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Anxiety, overthinking, worry about mom, unable to understand my studies

Anxiety, overthinking, worry about mom, unable to understand my studies

I have noticed several signs in myself that concern me, and I would like your guidance. I tend to overthink and worry excessively, particularly about how to help my mom. I often feel like I’m unable to understand what I’m learning; it takes me a long time to grasp concepts when reading. I also find ... Read More
 
How to deal with an exhausting family member?

How to deal with an exhausting family member?

I am 17 female living with my parents and siblings. For basically my whole life my father has been mentally chipping away at me, calling me names, invalidating my mental health issues, he yells often, and he is stubborn in that he refuses to apologize or take any accountability for what he does. Recently I’ve ... Read More
 
parents relationship

parents relationship

assalamu alaykum, im a female, 17 yo (18 in july), and a couple days ago i found out that my mom cheats on my dad, through text. what hurts the most is that when she was texting that bastard she called me to log out of her account since it was opened on my laptop, ... Read More
 
Fasting and mental health/Abusive toxic mother

Fasting and mental health/Abusive toxic mother

“Assalamualaikum 21F I’m not fasting during Ramadan this year. I never thought I’d reach a point where my mental health would stop me from observing it. I struggle with depression and CPTSD, and I’ve been struggling since I was 12. I managed to fast for the first five days, but on the sixth, I had ... Read More
 
Struggles caused by parental abuse and school

Struggles caused by parental abuse and school

Assalamu alaikum sister Fatima. Actually my problem is a common problem among the youth but for me this thing is a very very serious one. I probably think for months I am having problems with my emotional and mental state because of my parents and school. There are only three in my family. me, my ... Read More
 
My Muslim dad has a stroke that is getting a lot worse and absolutely refuses to receive any medical intervention.

My Muslim dad has a stroke that is getting a lot worse and absolutely refuses to receive any medical intervention.

His vision is getting worse, his speech is getting slurred, he is falling a lot lately, and his body is very weak. At first, the stroke was only numbness, but as the months pass, he is getting worse and worse, not to mention he refuses to stop smoking. He is living with me in the ... Read More
 
My mom hates me

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