cold feet

noun, Informal.
1. a loss or lack of courage or confidence; an onset of uncertainty or fear:
She got cold feet when asked to sing a solo.

white feather
noun, Chiefly British.
1.a symbol of cowardice.
Idioms
2.show the white feather, to behave in a cowardly manner.

in a tizzy

adjective phrase

Very much upset; distractingly disturbed; in a state : I have been in a tizzysince reading his accus
ations

overwrought
adjective
1.extremely or excessively excited or agitated:
to become overwrought on hearing bad news; an overwrought personality.