Emotional wreck

/ɪmˈəʊʃənəl ɹˈɛk/

/ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ɹˈɛk/

Emotional wreck

a person who is experiencing intense feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety, or any other strong emotion that causes them to feel overwhelmed and unable to function normally

Examples

1. -When I lived here, I was an emotional wreck.

2. It's no wonder that Best was an emotional wreck.

3. So that's how I came to be lying on the road that cold March morning - a physical, mental, emotional wreck.

4. So the next day in this marathon, after I connected with the two runners I did, and I was a pretty emotional wreck.