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
Valko	-	Bulgarian
Jukka	YOOK-kah	Finnish
Julie	['dʒu:li]
Lanre	-	Western African, Yoruba
Ruth (2)	RUYTH, RUTH	Limburgish
Jitka	-	Czech