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
I feel like I’m starting to lose my mind. I’m a 22 year old Muslimah who deeply loves her religion, but I’m getting so angry, beyond angry and I feel guilty for feeling this way. I’m exhausted by the constant discourse about us having to control our sexual desires, while non-Muslims can have sex freely ... Read More
Ok I was very stupid when I was 10 but I can’t change the past. Let’s go (Reminder, I STILL have not gotten help) I was an overachiever, straight A student, good at swimming, did a little archery. Even when I was younger, I think I was battling low self-esteem. I think in my mind, ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I feel that I am at a pivotal stage in life right now, but I am so conflicted. I am a 24-year-old woman, turning 25 in about 4-5 months. Finding the right partner and getting married (and eventually planning a family) are high on my list of priorities. In fact, these have been ... Read More
I’m almost 20 and my parents have been married for 21 years. My mom has always been a religious person and my dad has been on and off. They decided to get divorced but islamically and we ended up moving to another state from my dad. After 5 years, he decided he wanted her back ... Read More
Assalam Alaykum, I’m not sure who to ask, but I’m young F18 and a brother asked my father for my hand 18 as well, to not fall into haram, and my father agreed and acknowledged that this brother would not be able to support me right away, and he is okay with supporting me until ... Read More
So i like a guy thinking he was muslim (he is born in a muslim family) and then realized he is not religious. He only revealed that when i asked him to marry me, and i was already in love. He is one of my close friends. But he promised me that our children will ... Read More
I am 21 and I’m a girl. The thing that I want most is to find love. To have a partner who I can just enjoy time with and laugh with and feel connected to. I want to do things the right way, the Islamic way, but I feel lost. I don’t know how to ... Read More
Hi I’m 20 years old and my parents are trying to force me to marry my cousin who’s 31 years old. According to my parents he prays 5 times a day and he’s just overall a good person but I just do not want to marry right now especially him. I grew up abroad and ... Read More
I am struggling with CPTSD due to childhood emotional neglect and sexual abuse. It remained repressed for my adulthood and I recovered my memories only a few years back. My whole world has turned upside down. Before diagnosis, I had a career path in my mind and hoped to eventually get married some day. But ... Read More
