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
Olumide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Praveena	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Chrysanthe	-	Ancient Greek
Tayeb	-	Arabic
Abigail	AB-i-gayl (English), AH-bee-giel (German)	English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Judie	JOO-dee	English