14 September 2009

Quick, without looking,

what does "beside myself" mean to you?

If you looked it up, don't answer.

3 comments:

  1. at some extreme of emotion..."beside myself with _____"...either joy (ecstatic) or anger (livid)

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  2. beside myself means that I am ranting and raving - overwhelmed perhaps surprised.

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  3. so overwhelmed with a particular emotion it's like an out of body experience... "I was beside myself with joy"... like it takes two of me to handle all that emotion.

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