going mad
Losing one's mind
Going mad describes losing one's sanity or mental stability: I thought I was going mad when I kept hearing voices.
More commonly, it's used hyperbolically for intense frustration, obsession, or restlessness: This waiting is driving me mad, She's going mad trying to find her keys.
In British English especially, going mad can mean becoming wildly enthusiastic or losing restraint: The crowd went mad when the band took the stage.
- freaking outLosing emotional control suddenly
- off the railsBehaving erratically or chaotically
- insanitySevere mental illness
- hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
out of your mind · losing the plot · delirium · psychosis · derangement · losing it · dementia · bedlam · unhinged · batshit crazy · flipping out · cracking up · coming unglued · snapping · lunacy · craziness · raving · go crazy
going madgetting better
Progressing toward wellness
healing · stabilizing · finding oneself · rehabilitating · improving
going madcalming down
Becoming less agitated
keeping one's cool · relaxing · settling down · keeping calm · keeping cool
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