Downward Spiral

1. When somebody goes into a downward state of depression and (maybe) finds their way back up.

2. A Nine Inch Nails album.

1. Ohh, man, i feel like shit today. I think i'm on the downward spiral.

2. I am a big man, yes I am, and i've got a big gun. Got me a big ol' dick and i, i like to have fun.

by Phantom The Unknown September 29, 2012

Downward Spiral

one of the most evasive mushroom-cloud laying motherfuckers on Hobowars.

Downward Spiral is Betty's hero.

by Downward Spiral (508660) July 02, 2008

Downward Spiral

the act of falling from the top of the drinking world to be the sick drunk chick. Usually occurs when a chick tries to out drink a man. The chick will rapidly descend into a drunken mess.

Dude, Kelly totally tried to out drink me and I was no you fucking can't. Kelly totally hit the downward spiral after two shots.

by Beaver825 July 23, 2010

The Downward Spiral

A conceptual album and the second studio album released by Nine Inch Nails in May of 1994. It revolves around an unidentified man who basically goes on a "downward spiral" essentially, or path to eventual and imminent self-destruction.
It went quadruple platinum, and was deemed (I can't, for the life of me, remember who said this) "The bleakest platinum album probably ever released."

The Downward Spiral basically put Nine Inch Nails on the map in the 90s.

by VitalyKimiSebNirvana October 16, 2012

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails CD released in 1994

Hey did you listen to The Downward Spiral yet?

by John Coltrane November 05, 2005

downward spiral

This term describes a depressive state where the person experiencing the downward spiral is getting more and more depressed, perhaps due to causes unknown. It is called a downward spiral because there is no way to stop it, its just going to get worse and worse... until the person crashes, and maybe finds their way back to happiness.

"I don't know what's causing it, but I just want to warn you that I'm on the downward spiral."
"seriously? I hope everything is ok."

or

"I hate my fucking job, my wife is cheating on me, and the only thing keeping me sane is my job with this new startup company that is slowly running out of money for us..."

by the babe July 28, 2005

Downward spiral

A state of continuous or coninthing depression that may or may never end

"Emperor Lemon has been on a downward spiral mentally, and now he's completely lost it." - Stuart "Keemstar" Reilly

by VD Peruvian October 22, 2016