The whole family got into a real emotional mess, and it ended up being physically draining.

He was also an emotional mess, frequently breaking into tears, even sobbing.

She sounds an emotional mess, and is using you as a substitute for her lost love.

She considered climbing over the gate just to spite him, but the whole emotional mess had made her tired.

That was really tough as I was an emotional mess.

I was such an emotional mess at the movies.

The art is often crude, unafraid to make an emotional mess.

Buffalo had its own emotional mess to deal with.

Sure, it was a struggle, but I somehow muddled through the emotional mess.

The fact that he was such an emotional mess helped me to keep the necessary distance.