I just started therapy. I’m only on my second session, but it’s already bringing up so many feelings I didn’t expect. Therapy is making me feel miserable about myself in ways I never anticipated. I’ve always been an advocate for therapy. I’ve preached how important it is to take care of ourselves, how beautiful it ... Read More
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I am 15 years old and I struggle with OCD. I am very tense and need your help. At first, I used to pray a lot of nawafil prayers because I thought Allah would be angry with me if I didn’t. Whenever I saw any ayah about punishment, I ... 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
I am a 21 year old graduate with no technical job. I’ve had socializing issues for as long as I can remember. From what I have been able to gather myself it is from trauma and never having had developed social skills. I have talked with people about it trying to address(it never really helped ... Read More
Assalamu alaikum. I’m a 22 year old woman living in Norway. Lately I’ve been reflecting so much on my past friendship. I thank Allah every day for ending it. Because He saved me from someone I didn’t even realize was that damaging to me. At the time, I was living in an emotionally abusive household ... 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
Assalamu alaykum, I’m a 22 year old woman. Since February, I’ve felt a deep, unwavering desire to get married. SubhanAllah, I swear to you when that desire came, something changed inside me. Without even trying, I quit watching pornography. It wasn’t a struggle this time. I just knew: I need to let this go to ... Read More
I am female that is turning 15 this year. Regarding my family I can definitely say we’re struggling financially, at least that’s how I see it. We’re able to get by the month alright but we won’t have any money left for savings. My mother complains a lot about money troubles and I feel like ... Read More
Today after Asr, my mom told me that she makes dua for me to meet my naseeb soon. But she was frustrated and said, “For the love of Allah, show up to your classes. Go to university, get to know people, mingle so they know who you are and whose daughter you are. Nobody even ... Read More
Salam I’m 25 F , as long as I remember , I had moments of intense sadness from when I was roughly 15. I have strong family history of mental illness severe ones in fact and the first time I got diagnosed with an illness called dysthymia was sometime in 2020. I was in disbelief ... Read More
