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
Joye	JOI	English
Mislav	-	Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Tondra	TON-drah	Esperanto
Carmel	['kɑ:mel]
Matteo	maht-TE-o	Italian
Herminio	er-MEE-nyo	Spanish