a vicious circle

a difficult situation that cannot be improved because one problem causes another problem that causes the first problem again I get depressed so I eat and then I gain weight which depresses me so I eat again - I'm caught in a vicious circle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Taonga	-	Southern African, Tumbuka
Ekaterina	ye-kah-tye-REE-nah (Russian), ee-kah-tee-REE-nah (Russian)	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Gu&Eth;Leif	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Abi	-	Scottish
Yaroslava	yah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Finnbar	-	Irish