Sentence examples for when I was upset from inspiring English sources

When I was upset, I Googled.

And I vividly remember, when I was upset and terrified, seeing a pale, yellow field full of cowslips in the countryside.

I remember my father said to me, on more than one occasion when I was upset about something or depressed, "Well, if you live long enough, you'll feel better".

I remember her telling me once, when I was upset about something, that I could only control and be responsible for my own actions, and that I couldn't control what other people said or did.

When it came to my friends, people who I really liked and who seemed to like me back, the idea of a hug, or calling them up when I was upset, or talking about things that were awful without laughing the pain away, was terrifying.

Years later, when I was upset with my brother over something, my mother told me the story and told me I really don't know how much he cares about me.

You can tell when I'm upset.

"I talk to him when I'm upset.

I don't work that well when I'm upset.

Right now, I don't know what to say because I'm very upset and I know how I am when I'm upset.

MEGHAN O'ROURKE: As I say in the piece, I write things down all the time, in order to understand them — especially when I'm upset.