Dear Fatima, My whole heart and being is on fire. I’m a senior in high school and I’m living with severe ADD. Thus, my emotional intelligence is low and my sensitivity is very high. There are many things that I get super sensitive and emotional about. In particular, I get super sensitive and emotional when ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Recently I’ve been incredibly stressed. Everything bad that could possibly happen is all happening at once, and I’m too weak to cope. I can’t talk to my parents about this, because they insistently say “You can do it, you can do it” without even realizing the pressure I’m under. I wake up in ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am a girl, a senior in high school, and I don’t have real friends. The meaning of a friend is someone who I don’t have to struggle to converse with. We naturally start talking when we see each other and it isn’t awkward. With friends, I don’t feel emotionally drained when they ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m 15 years old female in highschools. This year, in AP World were learning about Islam, so the teacher I have is very good actually, and she likes Islam, but that’s not my problem though, my problem is the questions I’m going to have to answer to 30 kids by myself, like What ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am 20ish woman, living in an Islamic country…umm, what I am about to write is not about me, it is about my cousin. So.. she’s 16, has a lovely foster parents and an older foster brother . So basically she’s my foster cousin but I will go with just cousin. She was adopted by ... Read More
Dear Fatima, my mom is very persistent that I take the ADHD medication known as adderall. She does not believe that I should skip any days of the week and that taking it regularly is vital for my health and well being at school. I am so frustrated with her. I don’t agree that it ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Why do you think men rape and how do you even get over being raped As salaam Alaikum, I really hope I do my best to answer these very important and sensitive questions. I’d first like to make this resource available to you if you or someone you know have been a victim ... Read More
hey stb people, lemme just say a thing: when i found out this website existed, i cried. i cried because i, for once, felt that there might be people out there that can help and support me in my really problematic life :/ so yea i feel like this might be a little long, but ... Read More
One of our Muslim youth leaders ran away from home when she turned 18. She was a role model for the youth in our community. Very few people know and are devastated. 1. How could we support her? she talks over social media to some of her friends but not her family. 2. How could ... Read More
Dear Fatima, third time contemplating suicide. My mom raises her voice at me for everything I ask for or say I need. She is becoming increasingly aggressive and we can’t talk without having a fight. Don’t know what to do. I’m on the verge with a painful cough and cold. I am feeling so sick ... Read More
