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
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
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
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
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
dear fatima, i’m a 19 yo female who used to never pray often, but in the last few months due to sudden guilt and anxiety i began praying five times a day. ideally this wouldn’t be too difficult for me, after all it should only take up 20-30 minutes of my day total, but ever ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I have a concern regarding the boundaries between parents, in-laws, and spouse as they relate to rights of marriage. I know that one of the number one reasons for divorce is the interference of in-laws, aside from financial and emotional/physical concerns of the couple. When basic rights are not being met in the ... Read More
Today is the day of Arafah for me and I met up with a boy and we kissed a lot and did things of that sort. I did not fast today, and I sinned very badly knowing today was the day of Arafah where your sins are erased for the past year and the next ... Read More
I am struggling with my teenage son. He has always been such a smart child. He’s always been against anything that goes against our religion. But last year I faced a nightmare when I discovered that my boy is having conversations with friends telling them that he’s bisexual (he’s never had sexual relationships). His dad ... Read More
Dear Fatima, Assalamu alaikum. I’m a muslim teenager who suffers with serious anxiety. Recently I’ve been going through anxiety about death and have been asking dua for me to live a long life in which i can worship Allah(swt) and die a Muslim. However, the more rewards i try to gain by constant Zikr and rememberance ... Read More
