losing one's mind
Sanity slipping away
Losing one's mind is going crazy, whether literally or figuratively.
The literal sense describes mental breakdown or the onset of madness.
More commonly, it's hyperbole for extreme frustration, stress, or disbelief: I'm losing my mind trying to find my keys.
It can also express being overwhelmed with excitement or emotion: The crowd was losing their minds when she walked onstage.
- deliriumAcute mental disorientation
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- spiralCurve winding around center
hysteria · snap · dissociation · schizophrenia · derangement · off the deep end · insanity · existential dread · identity crisis · Alzheimer's disease · amnesia · breakdown · mental breakdown · unraveling · falling apart · lunacy · psychosis · anxiety
losing one's mindkeeping one's cool
Staying composed when provoked
keeping calm · keeping it together · holding it together · having one's wits about one
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