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Assalam aleikum, I love your site. I hope everyone will know about it and benefit. If possible you could have parallel sites in other languages? Many muslims find Arabic, French etc easier to understand.
Well done mashaAllah! I wish I could contribute actually, if I could do this for a living I would!
Mirfat
May I use this photo for a Domestic violence prayerline online
JazakiAllah khayran for the comments of support! We are so happy to be providing this service and pray that Allah (swt) continues to give us taufeeq in our endeavors. It really means a lot to hear such comments as they are very encouraging and remind us just how important this work is. We couldn’t agree more with everything you said and pray that our community continues to be receptive to our message inshAllah! Please continue to make duah for us and help spread the word about what we’re doing. Share our site with your friends and family and please repost our articles on Facebook/Twitter/Myspace, etc…!
I had no idea that this site existed! I have been wanting to set up something similar, but my lack of experience in the area, meant that I never really went down that route, and I felt would have been more dangerous had I done so with out other support.
I am grateful to you for this site. I pray that God blesses you and assists you in any way that you find that it is needed. Let this site be a source of great help, mercy and blessings for all those who visit it, and may people find a healing and be healed, by God’s grace and healing. I pray that your efforts are fruitful, and that all those muslims (and non muslims who visit this site), find healing and assistance and peace.
We really need this in our community. And I believe that this area is seriously developing and increasing as we recognise the need for healing from our own faith coupled with the skills that we gain for it.
I would love to be able to be a part of this one day. I am due to start deciding upon which area to pursue my training as a doc, and I am dithering between going into psychiatry or being GP. I don’t kjnow. please keep me in your duas. May God help us all and help those who leave posts here.
To the poster who posted about introvertedness, may Allah make that a way for your entry into Jannah, and alleviate you of the difficulties that you find, because of it. I suffer with that too, but alhamdulillah I struggle and continue to try to work with it. I pray that you find a good honourable and trustworthy psychologist to help you. There are techniques that you can use, and there are things in the past to help you get over the reasons behind it, and then there are also little duas and prayers to help you in the day in every situation. I also recommend reading ayahs pertaining to the Story of Moses inthe Quran. I pray you find benefit from that.
Salaams
Ws Mehreen,
JazakiAllah khayran for the head’s up! We’ll definitely check it out inshAllah!
AsalamuAlaykum. Hey I just thought that this documentary will be helpful for what you guys are doing;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoRmrqvr4s
You can write an article on it, as in when we seek the cure in pills instead of looking for it in our relationship with Allah (SWT). This documentary exposes how the entire world of psychiatry today is a business. Again JazakAllah Khair for what you guys are doing.
assalaam alaikum.may Allah reward you.please help me,i am 30 years old,but i have been an introvert since my childhood.i don’t know how to interact with people.when approached i get confused and don’t know what to say.i have seen psyscatryst but no change
Walaykum Salaam Ghezal. Thank you so much for your kind words and support of our site. Regarding your question about marriage…it is a delicate matter that only you will know the answer to but like many Muslims in similar situations, it’s difficult to find the right person when we are limited in our interactions. I would recommend getting involved in organizations or activities that you enjoy so that you meet like minded individuals. They might not be men but the people you meet may know of men you would be compatible with. As far as getting to know them, dating isn’t necessarily the answer. You can hang out with a group of friends or do what is today known as “halal dating” where you get to know someone in a purely platonic manner (talking on the phone, e-mail, hanging out with a group of friends, etc.). I believe it’s important to really know someone before you get married. Take your time, ask the right questions, get to know yourself and what you want in a marriage. Our post “10 ways to avoid marrying the wrong person” http://mentalhealth4muslims.com/blog/?p=243 I believe will be helpful in answering some of your questions (please also check “4 tips on finding the one” http://mentalhealth4muslims.com/blog/?p=145). Many young women have this idealistic fantasy of marriage or only want to get married b/c of the wedding day but that is a set up for trouble down the road. Marriage requires compromise and hard work. Be prepared and you will fare better than most people who get married with magical thinking. We have some really good books in the bibliotherapy store (http://mentalhealth4muslims.com/blog/?page_id=376) dealing with this very topic…browse and check out the selection. I’ve made sure to include some really good books. I pray you find the right person for you. May God bless you with a wonderful husband and you have a long, happy, and healthy marriage (i.A). Keep us posted! Nafisa Sekandari
Salaam uh Alaykum,
Mashallah this is a beautiful website and has become my homepage and favorite website. May Allah SWT bless all of you that are involved. I had a question sisters. Im 26 years old and come from a rather strict family and background. Im ready to move onto the next chapter of my life…MARRIAGE but how? Idont want to marry the person my parents pick for me as marriage is a very delicate thing now days. BUT being from a hard religious family and following the islamic rules…and not dating how would i know who to marry or find someone to marry and how would i get to know them??? im in dire need of help please. Thank you
G
Please contact several psychologists in your area regarding services for a child with the RAD diagnosis. Also, contacting your insurance and getting psychological referrals will be useful. Make sure the therapist is experienced with RAD as well as in working with children. Not all psychologists work with children. You can interview several therapists to find the best match. Also don’t feel you have to stick with one once you sign up with someone. If at any point you don’t think it’s a good match, begin looking for another therapist. Insha’Allah you will find someone soon for your son. Please let us know if you continue to have trouble. Nafisa Sekandari
Please tell me where I can go to get help for my son, who is 10, and desparley needs help. he has been diagnoised with RAD. Please help i need to get him help asap. Mashallah
Wa `alaykum salam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Dear Miguel,
Thank you so much for your comment. We sincerely pray we can continue to offer you and all of our wonderful supporters current, relevant and thought-provoking information. We look forward to hearing from you again!
Wa eeyak,
Hosai
Asalaamu Alaikum
Just wanted to say that this is a briliant website Mash’Allah and hope to derive much benefit from the content on here insh’Allah, I have been sure to pass it onto friends and family. Must say that this is the sort of website I’ve been looking for quite some time.
JazakAllah Khair
Miguel
Thank you for your comment Ramy. Insha’Allah we plan on addressing these issues in our future posts. ADHD in adults can have serious implications on one’s life if untreated. Since the underlying source of ADHD is a chemical imbalance in the brain, medication is the most common method of treatment. Working with your personal physician, neurologist, or psychiatrist you can ask for an evaluation for ADHD and if you’ve already been diagnosed, you can try some of the medications available to treat the ADHD symptoms. There are also many behavior modification strategies you can use to improve the symptoms of ADHD. Understanding more about ADHD may help you come up with the best “self-treatment” for you. Here’s a link to help you (http://www.medicinenet.com/adhd_in_adults/article.htm#behaviors). The behaviors related to ADHD such as lack of organization, time management, or planning create the most problems for adults so learning good organizational skills might be the place to start. Find strategies that work best for you. If you would like further information please don’t hesitate to contact me. Nafisa Sekandari
AA
.. i hope you can write something about ADHD in adults (ADHD-H/ADHD-I) .. and how to go through self treatment (if possible) from an Islamic prospective
First i want to say I like your site soo much …
My real request
Thanks Again … Ramy