downward spiral
deteriorationism
degeneration
toothpaste is out of the tube
precariousness
out of the frying pan, into the fire
worsener
wretchedness
mental block
nerves
baaad
nervousness
disastrousness
hellishness
sword of Damocles
disimprove
nightmarishness
troublesomeness
catastrophize
go wrong
melting point
perfect storm
tar baby
own goal
negativity thinking
messed-upness
a bad penny always turns up
chagrin
escape mechanism
backslide
volatility
make matters worse
take a turn for the worse
delusions of persecution
dilemmaticity
worsening
souring
lose ground
evil-minded
miskindle
freefall
every silver lining has a cloud
divorced guy energy
misordering
miserableness
deterioratingly
head trip
problem space
make heavy weather of
ill-fatedly
darkly
deterioration
come a gutser
misery
variance
curate's egg
borderline personality disorder
mental disorder
tit-for-tat
tough luck
discomposure
ugly
kick in the teeth
bad luck
misfortune
Finagle's law
go to pieces
drop behind
topsy-turvy
ill luck
abreaction
can of worms
crash
sorry for oneself
hair-trigger
fall
pessimization
bedraggledness
ass in a sling
what has someone done
reap the whirlwind
recombobulate
worst comes to worst
mischance
deteriorationist
feydom
mishap
baddishness
kick someone when they are down
rancor
stroke of genius
flip-flop
do more harm than good
slips and capture
cobra effect
Double Jeopardy