Dear Fatima, I am a 17 year old girl struggling with family relationships. I never understood my low self-confidence but now I’m certain that the source of it must be my father. I absolutely abhor him at this point and am trying to repair myself but the more I tell myself to let him fight ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I am a senior in high school, turning 18 in a few days, and I still think about a college sophomore boy whom I had very deep feelings for when I was a sophomore in high school. I know now that we were never supposed to be friends because he is a non-mahram ... Read More
I am a young woman turning 18 in a few days. I have the habit of sinning with the intention of repenting, which grew more these past few days since my way of thought was that I could sin such as by watching and listening to haram material and masturbating, up until I’m 18, and ... Read More
I am nearly 18 and a female. I daydream and fantasize the life I want to have all the time, but I don’t do anything about it. For the most part, I just think. I also try to escape my problems by watching music videos and soap operas. It is so easily accessible and tempting. ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I’m 15 years old female and my parents have decided to move to a new house, I know this is going to sound really stupid but I actually was sad when I heard this. My problem Fatima, is that I already feel alone as is, and this home that I live in now ... 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
Over the years, Stones to Bridges (STB) has received many posts about depression, anxiety and feelings of self-worth. Our “Fatimas” have come up with excellent strategies to deal with these issues, ranging from internal reflection to active coping techniques. Instead of searching through the various posts for these strategies, we thought it might be helpful ... 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
If you really knew me, you would know that I’m a fake. When I’m in a crowd of new people, my first instinct is to cower. When I say cower, I don’t mean to actually shake in fright. I’m mean that I automatically place people above myself and I feel like “I don’t deserve” to ... Read More
