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Someone please explain this expression?

What does it mean when someone says that they are 'beside themselves'?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Similar to "I'm out of my mind". Feeling detached from your usual self. Helpless, not in control.

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  • Tom C
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    It generally means that the person is angry, but it could also be used to express extreme frustration or astonishment.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It means they are the only one that thinks a certain way. Everyone else disagrees with them.

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