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
Cyril	SIR-əl (English), SEER-əl (English), TSI-ril (Czech)	English, French, Czech, Slovak
Veda	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Mainio	MIE-nee-o	Finnish
Aileen	ie-LEEN, ay-LEEN	Scottish, Irish, English
Trishna	-	Indian, Hindi
Toros	-	Armenian