beside oneself. In a state of extreme agitation or excitement, as in She was beside herself when she found she'd lost her ring, or Peter was beside himself with joyâhe'd won the poetry award.
Symptoms & Signs. Pain in the arm can result from a number of factors. Abnormalities or injury of the skin, nerves, bones, joints, blood vessels, and soft tissues of the arm can all result in pain. Arm pain, depending on the location and cause, may be accompanied by numbness, redness, swelling, tenderness, or stiffness of the joints.
Arm or elbow pain. Arm pain is common and usually caused by an injury or fall. It can often be managed with rest and over-the-counter painkillers. See your GP if your arm pain doesn't improve after several days, or if there's increasing redness, swelling or pain.