He was said to be in a very distressed state.

If you're in a very distressed state you can't take.

He said his wife left the house in a very distressed state.

She herself had been reluctant to question him too much, especially since he was in such a distressed and exhausted state.

She had been in a distressed state and had to live with her brother.

Overall, he didn't know if he'd ever seen the ship in such a distressed state.

And Rex had gone off into the garden in a distressed state of mind.

In her distressed state, she needed to talk with someone.

She couldn't be left alone in this distressed state.

A person with a distressed state of mind may not be able to accurately recall information.