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.
Reproducible Arm Pain. Pain in the left arm that is brought on by movement or pushing on the painful area is typically less likely to be heart related. Simple activities, such as lifting weights or moving heavy furniture, can cause a strain or inflammation in the arm muscles or joints.