mental-state
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Go off the deep end
To lose emotional or mental control, often resulting in irrational or extreme behavior.
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strung out
To be extremely exhausted, tense, or agitated, often due to prolonged stress, lack of sleep, or the effects of drug use.
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out of it
To be mentally disoriented, unaware of one's surroundings, or not fully responsive, often due to fatigue, illness, or the effects of medication.
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Pull yourself together
To regain control of one's emotions and composure, especially after being upset or distressed.
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Have bats in the belfry
To be eccentric, slightly mad, or to have peculiar ideas.
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In a fog
To be in a state of confusion, bewilderment, or mental disorientation.
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Get your head out of the clouds
Stop fantasizing or daydreaming and pay attention to what's happening in the real world.
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In a haze
To be in a state of confusion, disorientation, or dreamlike mental obscurity.
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Get into a fog
To become confused, disoriented, or mentally unclear about a situation or task.
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Lost in a haze
To be in a state of confusion, disorientation, or mental unclarity, often as if shrouded in fog.
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Space out
To become mentally disengaged from one's immediate surroundings, often by daydreaming or losing focus.
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Feel blue
To feel sad, melancholy, or depressed.
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Bats in the belfry
To have "bats in the belfry" means to be eccentric, slightly crazy, or to have peculiar ideas.
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Out of your mind
To be irrational, insane, or completely unreasonable in one's thoughts or actions.
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Off your rocker
To be crazy, irrational, or mentally unstable.
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Around the bend
Becoming irrational, crazy, or losing one's sanity.
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Touched in the head
Someone who is considered to be slightly insane, eccentric, or not entirely rational.
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Inspiration strikes
A sudden, often unexpected moment when a new idea or creative thought comes to mind.
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To have one's wits about one
To be mentally alert and able to think clearly and respond quickly, especially when faced with an unexpected challenge.
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In the depths of despair
To be experiencing an extreme and overwhelming feeling of hopelessness and sadness.
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A hazy memory
A hazy memory is one that is unclear, indistinct, or difficult to recall vividly, often due to the passage of time or a lack of attention during the event.
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A clouded memory
A clouded memory is one that is vague, indistinct, or difficult to recall clearly.
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A load off your mind
To feel relieved of worry, stress, or responsibility after a problem is resolved or a task is completed.
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To be free from worry
To experience a state of mental calm and tranquility, unburdened by anxiety or concerns.
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Wrapped up
To be completely absorbed in a task or thought, or to have something brought to a definitive conclusion.
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Not all there
Describes someone who is mentally deficient, somewhat irrational, or lacking full cognitive capacity.
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Bonkers
To be completely mad, crazy, or extremely irrational.
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Off one's rocker
To be crazy, insane, or mentally unsound.
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Round the bend
To become mentally deranged or to lose one's sanity.
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Out of one's mind
To be irrational, crazy, or extremely upset and not thinking clearly.
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Lost one's marbles
To lose one's mental faculties, ability to think clearly, or sanity; to behave in a very eccentric or irrational way.
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In a muddle
To be in a state of confusion, disorganization, or disorder, especially mentally or with one's affairs.