Dear Fatima

What’s your struggle? What stones has life thrown your way? Everyone has them- problems that constantly linger on your mind and you just don’t know what to do about them. At Stones to Bridges, we believe that everyone should have a place to unwind and address what’s on their mind. It's time to take those stones and build your bridge.

Anonymously ask “Fatima”, our seasoned team of Professional Muslim Counselors, both male and female, for their thoughts and insight. Ask Fatima about anything on your mind – school, family, love, sadness, abuse and anything else! Sometimes an objective perspective and fresh mind can do you good.

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really need help

salam, this is a long shot but i find myself desperate so i decided to reach out here. i have severe ocd related to religion/ritual impurity and i would really like to be able to connect to a trusted muslim scholar to help clear up some of my doubts and uncertainties about certain islamic laws ... Read More

My mom hates me

Dear Fatima, Assalamualaikum. Hope you are well. I am 25 years old. I have one older sister and one younger brother. From the get go, I’ve always felt out of place in my home. Like I don’t belong here. I never had a close relationship to either of my parents. My mom has always seen ... Read More

Constant thoughts about my death nearing

I’m a 19-year-old female recently for 3 months I’ve been struggling with constant Thoughts about my death thinking it may, be a sign from Allah now I get extreme anxiety and panic attacks… It disrupts my daily life and it’s really bothering me I need help Response from “Fatima Counselor”: Salaam dear sister, firstly I ... Read More

what is actually my condition

I am a college student, a 20 y.o girl. I come from a religious family. I am the second daughter of five siblings. I have some problems with my mood and I have felt sad easily since about 5 years ago. but as I get older I think my feeling problem gets worse. last month ... Read More

Sobia

27, female, homeless, jobless. I tried many things, and many ways to approach life because my life is messed up. I had spastic hemiplegia from birth then, at the age of 17 I developed schizoaffective disorder: bipolar one. Before my diagnosis, I had a terrible childhood, very few memories of the ages from 1-10 but ... Read More

I’m tired

Hello! My name is peanut (I don’t give out my real name) I have been abused since the age of 11, and I’m 14 now. My mom abused me, I want to kill myself, I feel like she hates me. I told my teacher, and they didn’t care 🙁 mom says I do self-harm for ... Read More

Seeing Bars to Seeing the Sky

Dear Fatima, Have you ever experienced the feeling of driving passenger in your own life and watching it go by like lights while driving on the highway. Well, thats how I feel every day to constantly replaying the worst times of my life and always wondering what and why did I go down that path. ... Read More

Dealing with constant pressure in religion

I learned religion by myself when i was 13 . I learned how to pray by myself my information on islam everything. I only got my information through the internet. Since then i always feel the pressure that i need to do everything my religion expects from , but i can‘t . I can‘t sleep ... Read More

Hiding from my wife and afraid of her not forgiving me

My wife and I just got married and it’s been 11 months. However, I have been secretly dealing with a nicotine/vaping addiction and it’s been extremely hard to quit. I am afraid to tell her for what she might say, and if our marriage will be in jeapordy. But I am also afraid that if ... Read More

Just some struggles in life…

Assalamu Alaikum, I am 12 and i am a female. I started wearing the hijab in the 2nd week of march this year, since i have started, my moms side of the family and my cousins and my aunts who wear the hijab from my dads side are very supportive. But some of my aunts ... Read More

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