Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability

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abandon - freedom from normal restraints in behavior
aberrant - (adj) departing substantially from standard behavior
abnormality - deviation from normal, accepted behavior
agita - Informal. anxiety; agitation
agitated - (adj) overly excited or anxious
agitation - mental excitement or disquiet; perturbation
agony - intense mental pain or tortured state of mind
amentia - mental deficiency, esp. low intellectual capacity
analgesia - insensibility to pain while conscious
angst - feeling of anxiety, apprehension, and insecurity
anguish - extreme mental distress
anomaly - any abnormality or deviation from the norm
anxiety - distress, uneasines, apprehension, and psychic tension caused by fear of impending or imagined danger or misfortune
at loose ends - distracted, unsettled, uncertain
at sea - confused, dazed, or disoriented
attack - fit of disorder; active episode of recurrent illness
at wit’s end - perplexed, esp. having exhausted one’s mental resources
baffled - (adj) confused; confounded
bewildered - (adj) extremely confused and disoriented
bizarre - (adj) odd, extravagant, or eccentric in behavior
black out - (vb) undergo temporary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory
blow one’s mind - Slang. become overwhelmed with wonder or bafflement, esp. when drug-induced
brainsick - (adj) mentally disordered
breakdown - physical, mental, or nervous collapse; nervous breakdown
breaking point - point at which one succumbs to stress
broken - (adj) completely crushed in mind and spirit
brooding - (adj) depressed, moody
bugaboo - imaginary object of fear, causing disproportionate anxiety
bundle of nerves - extremely anxious individual
butterflies - Informal. queasy feeling due to nervousness or agitation
cabin fever - restless irritability from isolation or prolonged confinement
catatonic - (adj) marked by stupor, rigidity, muteness, and bizarre or purposeless activity; (n) one suffering from catatonia
cold sweat - concurrent chills and perspiration from fear or shock
collapse - nervous breakdown or extreme depression
comatose - (adj) in a state of prolonged unconsciousness
come to - (vb) awaken from unconsciousness
compulsive - (adj) unable to control an irrational impulse to do something
confounded - (adj) baffled or confused
confused - (adj) unable to differentiate reality; disturbed in mind or purpose; muddled
conniption - fit of hysteria, rage, or alarm
consternation - amazement or dismay causing confusion
crack up - (vb) Informal. suffer a breakdown; go insane
crisis - turning point in mental disorder
crumble - (vb) suffer emotional collapse; go to pieces
death wish - conscious or unconscious desire to die
delirious - (adj) suffering from delirium
delirium - state of confusion, disordered speech, hallucination, and frenzy
delusion - persistent false belief regarding self or others
depression - condition of general despondency, dejection, and withdrawel
despair - utter loss of hope and confidence
deviant - (adj) straying from normal behavior; (n) one who so strays
diabolical - (adj) perverse, as though possessed by devil
disorientation - displacement from a normal sense of time, place, and identity
distracted - (adj) confused, unfocused, at loose ends
distraught - (adj) extremely agitated
distress - mental pain or suffering
disturbed - (adj) showing symptoms of emotional illness and distress
dither - nervous, disoriented, or indecisive state
dizzy - (adj) mentally confused
doldrums - spell of inactivity or depression
dotty - Informal. mentally unbalanced; amiably eccentric
eccentric - one who behaves abnormally; oddball
eccentricity - bizarre or abnormal, but harmless, activity
erratic - (adj) peculiar, inconsistent, or unpredictable in behavior
euphoria - feeling of extreme elation
fanatic - (adj) marked by excessive behavior
fantasy - delusive view or idea
fantods - emotional outburst or fit
fazed - (adj) disturbed or disconcerted
fit - sudden, violent emotional reaction or outburst
flustered - (adj) confused, anxious, or agitated
frantic - (adj) mentally deranged, out of control, or very nervous
frazzled - (adj) in state of extreme nervous fatigue
freak - Slang. abnormal individual
freak out - (vb) Slang. behave irrationally, withdraw from reality, or experience nightmarish hallucinations, esp. when drug-induced
hallucination - perception of objects not really there
heebie-jeebies - Slang. condition of extreme anxiety and nervousness; jitters; willies
hysteria - uncontrollable, irrational outburst of emotion or intense anxiety
hysterics - fit of hysteria
imbalanced - (adj) mentally disturbed or abnormal
instability - tendency to behave in an unpredictable or erratic manner
insufficiency - lack of mental fitness
jangled - (adj) tense, irritated, nervous
Jekyll and Hyde - person marked by dual personality, one good and one evil
jimjams - Slang. jitters
jitters - extreme sense of panic and nervousness; heebie-jeebies; screaming-meemies; willies
kamikaze - (adj) recklessly self-destructive
lobotomized - (adj) sluggish, dull-witted, or calmed due to lobotomy
maladjusted - (adj) poorly adapted to normal society; eccentric
malcontent - one rebelliously opposed to societal norms
manic - (adj) hyperactive; excessively excited or agitated
mental - (adj) Informal. affected with a disorder of the mind
mental illness - disorder of the mind
mixed-up - (adj) completely confused or emotionally unstable
muddled - (adj) confused
nervous breakdown - breakdown
neurotic - (adj) excessively anxious or indecisive
non compos mentis - Latin. lit. not of sound mind; mentally incompetent or unsound
obsessive - (adj.) unable to escape some persistent idea or need
off-the-wall - (adj) Informal. extreme terror or nervous hysteria; jitters
on pins and needles - experiencing nervous anxiety or anticipation
on tenterhooks - in a state of uneasy suspense or anxiety
overwrought - (adj) extremely anxious or agitated
paroxysm - sudden emotional outburst
peculiar - (adj) odd or eccentric in behavior
perturbation - agitation
perverse - (adj) obstinately unreasonable, willful, or evil
phobic - (adj) suffering from exaggerated, illogical fears
pixilated - (adj) slightly unbalanced
prostration - state of overwhelming exhaustion or helplessness
queer - (adj) peculiar or eccentric in behavior
rage - uncontrollable anger directed at any available target
rattled - (adj) confused, disconcerted, and anxious
retarded - (adj) severely mentally deficient
rocky - (adj) Informal. unstable, upset, or unsteady
screaming-meemies - Informal. extreme terror or nervous hysteria; jitters
shaken-up - (adj) disoriented or confused
shattered - (adj) in a state of mental, emotional, or nervous collapse or disintegration
shock - sudden, violent emotional disturbance, usu. caused by traumatic event or injury
slough of despond - state of extreme depression
spell - period of mental distress
spooked - (adj) Slang. fearful over imagined threats
state - abnormal condition of mind
stressed-out - (adj) Informal. exhausted or extremely anxious
strung-out - (adj) Slang. addicted to a drug; in an extreme state of nervous exhaustion
stupor - state of extreme apathy or torpor from stress or shock
swivet - state of extreme agitation
tantrum - uncontrollable fit of rage or hysteria
tizzy - Slang. state of disorientation, anxiety, or upset
trance - sleeplike state of suspended animation
trauma - disordered psychic state due to emotional stress or physical injury
turmoil - state of extreme agitation and confusion
turn - Informal. nervous shock, as from fright
twitter - state of anxiety or agitation
unsound - (adj) abnormal or disordered, as in the mind
unstable - (adj) unable to control one's emotions or behave within accepted norms
up the wall - extremely anxious or agitated
willies - Slang. extreme state of anxiety and jitters; heebie-jeebies
worked-up - (adj) agitated, unable to contain emotions
zoned - (adj) Slang. dazed, disoriented, or confused