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Mental Health and Psychiatric Medications?

Mental health is sometimes suppressed in the Islamic community, attributing it to Shaytan, possessions, jinns, etc. But it is a reality many Muslims are facing and need information about. Let’s spread much-needed knowledge.

My husband thinks I did porn as a teenager

My husband imagines that he heard my voice in pornographic videos. Now he’s threatening to kill me.

Are thoughts of death and death dreams a sign from Allah?

How do I know that if I dream these death-related themes, it’s a “sign” or merely from my thoughts?

I feel like my death is near, and it’s really scary

Lately I’ve been having this feeling like the death angel is about to show up and take my soul and it’s really scary. This happens everyday, and I don’t like it.

Ultra-controlling husband is suffocating me

My husband grew up without affection, and when he saw how affectionate my family is, he decided that we are all perverted. Since then he controls my behavior down to the tiniest detail.

Scared that I’m about to die!

Four years ago I suffered a major anxiety attack, which left me fearing for my life.

My violent father has trapped me in an arranged marriage

Someone from my college has proposed marriage for me to my father, but since he is not from a wealthy family my father declined it. he is a practicing Muslim and his family also loves me. My father has rejected the proposal, and now he has chosen someone wealthy for me. Even though I don’t like the guy I cant do anything, because he will beat my mother and me up.

My sister is bipolar, how to help her?

I have a bipolar sister. She has been suffering for around 15 years. How do we help her? Not talking to her, and not doing anything, will not help.

Swapping school for caretaking my sick wife

We would fight often. It was later diagnosed that she was under the influence. She could see things. She got possessed. Either it was that, or she was schizophrenic. I started taking extra, extra care of her.

Is his psychosis causing him to sin?

He says his mental condition of psychosis leads to all this, but I don’t believe him. He asked for forgiveness, so I forgave him. But living with him has become unbearable and I no longer trust him. What should I do?