nervous wreck
Totally frazzled individual
A nervous wreck is someone in a state of extreme anxiety or emotional exhaustion: I was a nervous wreck before the interview, The constant uncertainty has turned her into a nervous wreck.
The phrase treats psychological distress as comparable to physical destruction—a person so overwhelmed by stress they can barely function.
Troubled by uncertainty
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- tenseStrained or nervous
- edgyTense and irritable
restless · fidgety · agitated · high-strung · on edge · overwrought · keyed up · uptight
Easily broken or damaged
- brittleLiable to shatter
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
frail · shaky · unstable · insecure · weak · tentative · timid · tremulous
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
spent · weary · worn-out · overworked · frazzled · run-down · strung out · fried
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
edgy · restless · fidgety · agitated · high-strung · on edge · overwrought · keyed up · uptight · wired
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- brittleLiable to shatter
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- vulnerableOpen to attack
sensitive · frail · shaky · unstable · insecure · weak · tentative · timid · tremulous · unraveling
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
depleted · spent · weary · worn-out · overworked · frazzled · run-down · strung out · fried · at breaking point
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- Fidgetersfidgeter, squirmer, wiggler, pacer, nail biter
- worriersworrier, fretter, overthinker, worrywart, worry wart
- people typesfriend, stranger, neighbor, enemy, buddy
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
- cowardscoward, chicken, wimp, milquetoast, poltroon
nervous wreckcalm and collected
Emotionally steady, unflustered
cool as a cucumber · unflappable · composed · serene · tranquil
nervous wreckrock
Solid earthen material
pillar of strength · steady as a rock · together · stable · well-adjusted
nervous wreckpillar of strength
Dependable source of support
rock · steady hand · cool head · tough cookie · unshakeable
nervous, uneasy, nerves, wreckage, shipwreck, nerved, nerveless, enervate, nerving