go mad
Become mentally unhinged
Go mad means to lose one's sanity or become mentally unhinged: The isolation drove him to go mad.
More commonly, it's used hyperbolically for intense frustration or obsession: I'll go mad if I have to listen to that song again.
In British English, to go mad for something is to become wildly enthusiastic about it: The crowd went mad for the band.
Severe reality detachment
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- collapseSudden structural failure
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
snap · lose it · crack up · nervous breakdown · disintegration · overwhelm · panic · desperation
Holding false beliefs firmly
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
- paranoidUnreasonably suspicious of others
delirium · demented · lunatic · unhinged · deranged · crazy · loony · mental
psychosis
Severe reality detachment
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- collapseSudden structural failure
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
unraveling · snap · lose it · crack up · nervous breakdown · disintegration · overwhelm · panic · desperation · distress
delusional
Holding false beliefs firmly
- psychoticSuffering reality-detachment
- hallucinationsPerceptions without external cause
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
paranoid · delirium · demented · lunatic · unhinged · deranged · crazy · loony · mental · unstable
anger
Intense hostile emotion
temper · outrage · frenzy · aggression · explosion · eruption · tantrum · berserk · livid · seethe
anarchy
Disorder from absent authority
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
confusion · disarray · mayhem · upheaval · havoc · commotion · uproar · rampage · wild · out of control
go madcome to one's senses
Return to rational thinking
get well · stabilize · regain one's senses · snap out of it · get better
go madthink straight
Maintain mental clarity
stay grounded · see reason · sober up · stay sharp · get a grip
go madstay calm
Remain unruffled
keep one's cool · calm down · keep calm · keep it together · settle down
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