Are you sure? I've always taken it to mean that the person became confused. "My mind started swimming" - I was confused, I didn't know what I was thinking about; there were too many thoughts in my head to deal with ...If your mind swam, you let your imagination flow.
Are you sure? I've always taken it to mean that the person became confused. "My mind started swimming" - I was confused, I didn't know what I was thinking about; there were too many thoughts in my head to deal with ...
"When I heard that Peter had been arrested for murder, my mind started swimming."
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