Archive For: Dear Fatima
Assalamu alaikum 23FI am feeling very hurt, and I feel like I am in so much despair. For context, I have really bad PTSD. I’ve been diagnosed with PTSD among other conditions, and I have crippling anxiety. I am currently in therapy. Since early 2025, or early last year, I have been praying and asking ... Read More
Dear Fatma I am struggling with fear and anxiety I feel like Islam is too heavy for me I’m using drugs to cope but I am tired I am afraid to pray everything is scary morning every day should I quit I am tired. I’m struggling with anxiety in the morning afraid of everything my ... Read More
Salam,I’m a 14 year old girl, and there are so many things wrong with me and I have so many worries but I CAN’T FIGURE THEM OUT. Ever since I was young I’ve been hyper-aware of myself and very self conscious of every thought, impulsion, situation, and I’m good at analysing problems. This might be ... Read More
Thank you for submitting your post to Stones to Bridges! We pray you will find the responses below beneficial. If you find these responses helpful, we’d love for you to share what you appreciated, and how you feel it might help you moving forward in the comments section below! Response from a “Fatima Counselor”: Assalamualaikum ... Read More
Its been 6 years and for every single day i masturbated its repetitive and every time i just feel worse and worse and i cant wven look at myself anymore knowing that i can resist a desire i cant talk to anyone about it and i know if it continues at this rate im just ... Read More
Salaam,I dont really know how to phrase this but every since 7th grade ive been in this like sadness loop if you call it. At first I thought maybe it is depression but sometimes I get these periods of like 2 weeks of not being sad. I dont know how to decribe my feelings sometimes ... Read More
I don’t even know where to start, haha! It’s not important, but it would be nice to share something with someone. I’m almost 17, and more days than not, I have felt so hopeless. I’m the oldest daughter, and so I guess naturally feel a lot more pressure. I’m a first gen, so I’m born ... Read More
Assalamu alaikum, I am 23f currently in therapy and trying to find the right combination of medication. So far, I have been diagnosed with several conditions, but the most prominent are depression, c-ptsd, anxiety, OCD, and possibly ADHD.I have been struggling with severe, debilitating depression for many years. My mind has been fighting itself since ... Read More
I am a 15 year old girl was born into a Muslim family, and my whole family is Muslim. I was raised that way, but I was born in the United States in an Arab African family. Growing up, my mom would tell me to pray and ask God for things, and I did it, ... Read More
I am 16F, and I write fan-fictions that are featuring homosexuality. I struggle with the religious boundaries of writing same-sex emotional connections. I have been writing for a few months now, and the issue is weighing on my conscience. While I strictly steer away from lewd and explicit scenes, I still feel that this is ... Read More
