slough of despond

A state of severe depression. The phrase originated in John Bunyan's 17th-century novel A Pilgrim's Progress. I started going to therapy once I felt myself slipping into the slough of despond.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marshall	MAHR-shəl	English
TomÀS	-	Catalan
Samia	-	Arabic
Dimitri	dee-MEE-tree (Russian)	Russian, French
Lanzo	LAHN-tso (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Marcos	['ma:kəus]