Dear Fatima, I am a senior in high school and I don’t know if I should live anymore. I really need an ADD therapist but haven’t been able to find one. I am not skilled in being organized, getting good grades, or having friends. I lost my retainer for the second time because of my ... Read More
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, 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 haven’t seen my “best friend” for almost a month and we are going to be meeting in 2 weeks at the mosque. All of my friends are going to be there and while she talks normally to them, I am almost certain she won’t bother to even look at me. She blocked ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am a 17 year old girl and I have requested stones to bridges to help me connect to a counselor/therapist many times but no one is responding. All of the lights are starting to dim and I don’t know where to turn to for help. As much as I try, the Quran ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am 17, and I added my friend on snapchat and because of my immature self I didn’t stop adding her. I was being invasive. I was being clingy, it was my fault. She keeps blocking me. Today, I decided I would never add her again to respect her wishes and more importantly ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m a 17 year old girl in high school. I have been facing extreme social distress from a young age. There are 2 incidents that I will highlight. Most of the girls in my school never talk to me. In fact, I get so lonely sometimes that I have contemplated suicide. Reading the ... Read More
