Personality Disorders
“My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession”. -Joaquin Phoenix Popular films like Fatal Attraction, Silence...
View ArticleHow Your Appearance Can Impact Your Mental Health
“Say, who has forbidden the beautiful gifts of God, which He has produced for His servants, and the things clean and pure, which He has provided for Sustenance?” (Qur’an: 7:32) With the month of...
View ArticleMommy Dearest: When Your Mother Has a Personality Disorder
“Paradise is at the feet of the mother.” - Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your friend mistreats you. But what can you do if the source...
View ArticleTen Effective Stress Solutions
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” -William James Dr. Nafisa Sekandari & Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi The American Medical Association links stress to...
View ArticleIrrational Fears and OCD in Children
On Friday, May 23, 2014, ABC’s 20/20 presented a very informative and realistic view of how Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) impacts the lives of children and their families. These children were...
View ArticleSupporting Gaza While Reducing the Psychological Stress on the Self
The past few weeks we have been bombarded with media images from Gaza that have been heartbreaking and anger provoking. We feel the pain of the families of the victims and can’t imagine the fear and...
View ArticleAnxiety Disorder: The Most Common Mental Illness In The World
“Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah loveth not those who trespass beyond bounds. Do not make mischief on the earth, after it hath been set in order, but call on Him with fear....
View ArticleLiving with Schizophrenia: One Woman’s Story
Original Source: Huffington Post Sonia’s story The one message I’d like to give to people about schizophrenia is that yes, it is severe illness that can affect your life in a very complex and negative...
View ArticleAre You Making These Mistakes When Treating Mental Illness?
“Never give up on someone with a mental illness. When “I” is replaced by “We”, illness becomes wellness.” ― Shannon L. Alder Guest Post: Saba Malik Twelve years ago, I was bruised and blessed with...
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