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
CaoimhÍN	KEE-veen, KWEE-vin	Irish
Liesa	LEE-zah	German
ŽAna	-	Slovene, Croatian
Katja	KAHT-yah (German, Dutch)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene
Gavin	GAV-in (English)	English, Scottish
Suchart	-	Thai