Coping with Depression, stress and anger

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Re: Im so depressed :(

yes he'd most probably encourage you to become closer to Allah

sis I know it might seem strange to you cos' ur not used to it or you may not see it that way but why don't you try and let go of all around you and turn to the One Who Created you and Who Knows you inside out- more than you know yourself

and Who is just waiting there for you to call on Him

it is not for any reason He says 'those who fear Allah He will grant them a way out from every hardship'

fearing Him means being aware of Him and remembering Him and following his laws...

May Allah Guide you and give you peace and contentment amiin :w:

I always call on him, but I can't see the light :(
Over the years i've been a very depressed person because of family and friends, not only because of this guy. If I did see the light in the past, it didn't last long, the depression came back again and again.
But I will NEVER give up on Allah (swt) and I will carry on praying and remembering him, InshahAllah.
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

aww thats beautiful sis masha Allah!! that's the spirit but also read LAA HAWLA WA LAA QUWWATA ILLAA BILLAH there is no power nor might except with Allah


because depression is only from shaytan and when ur upset about something he comes and makes things evfen worse cos' ur already down

reading that gets rid of depression insha Allah
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

yupyup IceQueen~ is right, depresants just make u feel dependant on sumfin. u gotta take control of ur own life cuz Shaitaan will be delighted to take advantage.
Think of all the things u enjoy. We dnt hav boyfriends and wer\'e doin jus fine. Everyone has ups and down, u jus gotta focus on what u enjoy
Salaam
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

the same thing happened with my frnd recently.she was depressed for quite some time,but her case was reverse,the boy left her.anyways,i never approved such a kind of relationship.
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

I was just wonderin tanya, that u sed he was an ahmedi. U no it is wrong the relationship u r havin but it sounds 2 me that if he calls u, u wil go bak 2 him, u believe in iman is very weak. U sed that wen u found out he was an ahmedi u were 2 involved wiv him 2 let go. I dnt understand how involved u can possibly be. Do u hav kids by him? R u married 2 him? No! so ur not 2 involved wiv him.
Your luv for theis guy is takin over ur life.
Who do u seriously luv more, This guy who doesnt giv a **** or our creator allah (swt) and our beloved messenger, prophet muhammed (SAW). This guy doesnt even believe that our prohet was the last of our prophets. He's goin sgainst wot it says in the quran, yet knowin this u stil luv him and want 2 be wiv him.
I really dont no wot advice 2 giv 2 u sis as u hav had plenty of very gud advice from all the brothers and sisters on this site.
u mentioned u dont pray very often! but u also sed that u dnt no wot 2 do. Start prayin! how many times do we all hav 2 keep tellin u! read quran, thats the best comfort u can hav and dnt even say it doesnt work coz u probably havnt even tried it!
2 years ago my husband was murdered. he was 21. I had a daughter who was 2 and i was 8 months pregnant. I wasnt practising then. I was abspolutly distraught wiv wot had happend and thought I'd never get over it. I just wanted 2 die. Every nite I couldnt sleep coz i just kept thinkin and thinkin. I then startde 2 read the quran weneva I was upset or I couldnt sleep. That was the biggest and best comfort. I realised this is wot allah wanted I hav 2 accept it and remember why we r here. We r here to serve allah alone and 2 please allah in every way. Look tanya I dnt want 2 sound harsh wiv u, I really do sympathise wiv u but u really need 2 stop feelin so sorry 4 urself and move on. Stop waitin around 4 him, infact change ur numbers so u no he cant ring u anymore and u wont keep lookin at ur fne wonnderin wether he's gona 4 u.
No guy or girl infact is worth leavin ur family over. My family was against my marriage but luk who's here 4 me in the end. I dnt really no if u hav contact wiv ur family or not but try not 2 lose contact wiv them.
inshallah everythin wil be beta soon

This message has been repeated from be4!

Sister tanya as u keep repeatin urself, im repeatin myself also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

u know that u cannot be with him so u'll have 2 get over it.
just think of it as an aspect in life which u cant keep 4eva
and inshallah u will get better
u have to remember this life is like a test and right now u r goin through a hard question.
to stop ur self from crying just think that he was not a big thing in ur life just a small thing which u dont have to bother about any more
inshallah u will find some1 beta than him in jannat
i will make dua 4 u
wasalam , iqrah
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

salam whatever bad happens happen 4 a reason... God keeps ur hand empty to giv smtg better
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

Still waiting.... still no peace!

I think the only thing that will make me feel better is if I could talk to someone whose been through EXACTLY the same as me, have a heart to heart, woman to woman, otherwise nothing will help. :enough!:
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

No... What you need is to occupy your mind. Pray your daily prayers, do the voluntary prayers and fasts, read Qur'an, read books, gain knowledge, listen to Qur'an, listen to lectures etc.

Stop making excuses for yourself, there is no excuse, and no advice you are going to be pleased with. Get up for tahajjud prayer and ask Allah to make things easy for you and make plenty of du'a inshaAllah.

I'm sorry if I sounded harsh, but we all tend to make excuses when we dont like what we hear.
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

No... What you need is to occupy your mind. Pray your daily prayers, do the voluntary prayers and fasts, read Qur'an, read books, gain knowledge, listen to Qur'an, listen to lectures etc.

Stop making excuses for yourself, there is no excuse, and no advice you are going to be pleased with. Get up for tahajjud prayer and ask Allah to make things easy for you and make plenty of du'a inshaAllah.

I'm sorry if I sounded harsh, but we all tend to make excuses when we dont like what we hear.

Sorry which prayer is that? :-[
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

:salamext:


The tahajjud prayer is the night prayer, its also called Qiyaam Al-Layl (standing at night.) And you pray it before fajr.

Ways to help oneself pray Qiyaam al-Layl
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=3749&ln=eng&txt=tahajjud


I think i've heard about this prayer before but I didn't know what it was called and what it's for? Clicked on the link but I don't understand it properly. What are the benefits of this prayer? And how many rakaats is it? Sorry, I really don't know much do I :-[
Please enlighten me.....
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

:salamext:


On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: Our Lord (glorified and exalted be He) descends each night to the earth's sky when there remains the final third of the night, and He says: Who is saying a prayer to Me that I may answer it? Who is asking something of Me that I may give it him? Who is asking forgiveness of Me that I may forgive him?

It was related by al-Bukhari (also by Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud).


If you pray tahajjud on the last third of the night, then that is a really rewardable act and if you pray to Allaah on the last third of the night [i think this is before fajr prayer starts] - then you're prayer is more likely to get responded to insha'Allaah, so long as you remain patient in your prayers.

I think this will explain in a more clearer way insha'Allaah:


Tahajjud: Virtues and Way of Performance
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/...h-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503544728
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

Originally Posted by Grace Seeker
Tanya, I want to ask you a very simple, but also serious question.

Do you see yourself as a person of worth in your own right?


Not based on how other people treat you, or the circumstances in life, but just as a person. Are you worth it for people, for God to care about you?

Sadly, I don't feel worthy of anything. I've been hurt by so many people in my life, not just this guy, i've been hurt by family and friends that I thought I could trust. When you get treated like dirt time and time again, you lose your self worth. :cry:

Tanya, I want to tell you something that you may not be ready to believe is true, but it is. YOU ARE SPECIAL!!

You are worthy of love and respect.

You are a unique individual. There is no one else quite like you in the entire world.

And you are loved.

You may not experience or recognize any of these things to be true of your life, but I happen to know that they are.

Yes, you have also been beat up quite a bit by life. Perhaps this man was the best thing that you ever experienced in your life and you cannot now imagine anything better than some sort of fantasy that would include him.

The only problem with that is that it does appear to be a fantasy, and so you have yourself in a situation where you can't move on to any other possibility that might be there for you, because you have committed your life to something that isn't really there.

How do you move on? Well, if we were talking about a physical road you had to travel, how would you move on? Would you not look in the direction you needed to head and put one foot in front of the other. Then you would repeat that process again, and again, until eventually you found yourself at some new destination.

Oh, you could walk backwards staring at where you had been. You could even choose to remain unmoved. But neither would help you much. One would leave you stuck and the other likely to fall and get hurt. Not that there are any guarantees that the road won't be difficult enough on its own anyway. But, if what you want is to find happiness someplace else (as you have said you really aren't happy where you are right now), then I think you are going to have to move on.

And moving on emotionally is pretty much the same as moving on physically. 1) You have to decided that you're not going to keep hanging out in the same places that you have been. In other words, don't intentionally remind yourself about him. There will be plenty of unintentional reminders as it is. But it seems that you take time to intentionally think about him from what you have written in this thread.
2) You have to think of some place else you would rather be. This doesn't have to be another person. But something else has to become important to you in your life. What might that be? What do you like? What can you invest your time and energy in?
3) Then you have to begin to actually do that. Invest your time and energy in some of these other things.
4) Don't look back. You will remember this man at all sorts of odd times anyway, he seems to have that much of a role in your life. OK. If it happens it happens, but you don't have to dwell on it when it does. Instead, think on some of these other things.

Rejoice in Allah always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your own gentleness be evident to all. Know that Allah is always near to you. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Allah. And the peace of Allah, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.

Finally, my sister, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

Tanya, I want to tell you something that you may not be ready to believe is true, but it is. YOU ARE SPECIAL!!

You are worthy of love and respect.

You are a unique individual. There is no one else quite like you in the entire world.

And you are loved.

You may not experience or recognize any of these things to be true of your life, but I happen to know that they are.

Yes, you have also been beat up quite a bit by life. Perhaps this man was the best thing that you ever experienced in your life and you cannot now imagine anything better than some sort of fantasy that would include him.

The only problem with that is that it does appear to be a fantasy, and so you have yourself in a situation where you can't move on to any other possibility that might be there for you, because you have committed your life to something that isn't really there.

How do you move on? Well, if we were talking about a physical road you had to travel, how would you move on? Would you not look in the direction you needed to head and put one foot in front of the other. Then you would repeat that process again, and again, until eventually you found yourself at some new destination.

Oh, you could walk backwards staring at where you had been. You could even choose to remain unmoved. But neither would help you much. One would leave you stuck and the other likely to fall and get hurt. Not that there are any guarantees that the road won't be difficult enough on its own anyway. But, if what you want is to find happiness someplace else (as you have said you really aren't happy where you are right now), then I think you are going to have to move on.

And moving on emotionally is pretty much the same as moving on physically. 1) You have to decided that you're not going to keep hanging out in the same places that you have been. In other words, don't intentionally remind yourself about him. There will be plenty of unintentional reminders as it is. But it seems that you take time to intentionally think about him from what you have written in this thread.
2) You have to think of some place else you would rather be. This doesn't have to be another person. But something else has to become important to you in your life. What might that be? What do you like? What can you invest your time and energy in?
3) Then you have to begin to actually do that. Invest your time and energy in some of these other things.
4) Don't look back. You will remember this man at all sorts of odd times anyway, he seems to have that much of a role in your life. OK. If it happens it happens, but you don't have to dwell on it when it does. Instead, think on some of these other things.

Rejoice in Allah always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your own gentleness be evident to all. Know that Allah is always near to you. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Allah. And the peace of Allah, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds.

Finally, my sister, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.



I appreciate you trying to help me, thank you. But... you know what? You can curse me, you can say horrible things to me, you can say anything you like once I say this. I have lost all faith. I've given up. I will never be happy. No matter what I do it goes wrong, I strong throughout and kept my faith in Allah, I believed time and time againt hings will get better, even though deep down I wasn't sure they would, but I still told myself they will.

You can only see words on this thread, you can't see my suffering, you can only read about it. No one can see or feel what i'm going through, you can only imagine.

So far, things have only been getting worse for me, I just moved into a rented room, and you know what? The bed has bugs and mites in it, not only that, the place is dirty and filthy, has no shower, a dirty bath, I have to wash in a tiny bucket with a jug. I can't afford anywhere else, i'm on the verge of losing my job, then again, I wouldn't be surprised if I did lose it with the luck i've had in my life.

I pray and pray, yet I get hardship after hardship with not even a tiny bit of happiness between those hardships. Pls don't tell me to be patient, don't tell me things will get better, don't tell me Allah (swt) will help me, because Allah is not helping me and he doesn't want to help me, he hates me, I am cursed and I am being punished for mistakes that other people get rewarded for, they don't pray, they go out with boys, they go clubbing, they drink and they get rewards in return and so much happiness.

Every single day I wake up and think about that guy, I can't get him out of my head even though I prayed and prayed that I move on, that these feelings for him go away, that I love no one but Allah (swt), and what happens day after day, I'm thinking about him even more, crying, wanting to die feeling miserable beyond belief.

If that is sheytan making him come into my head, then he's doing this time and time again, and I can only see things that the sheytan is capable of, so tell me then people, where is Allah's help? I haven't seen it and I don't think I ever will, sheytan has taken over my life, I feel like he is controlling me inside. Where is Allah's help? How much patience can a person have??? :enough!:

On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. [Qur'an, 2:286]

^ Why do people commit suicide? Because the burden on them is greater than their soul can bear.

All I want now is to die, I can't bear this heartache anymore. :cry:

Thank you everyone for trying to help and advise me. I hope you all live happily and find happiness. Ameen.
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

:salamext: Tanya,

From what you have written, it seems that you are telling yourself the wrong things. You don't know whether Allaah (swt) hates you and you don't know that He doesn't want to help you; these are just things you are saying out of despair, and despairing like this is not going to solve anything. You don't need any of us to tell you this isn't true.

People have given excellent advice in this thread, advice such as reading the Qur'an and finding out what it is that Allaah (swt) is asking you and telling you to do; advice such as praying to Allaah and making du'a to him. And Alhamdulillah it seems that you are taking the right steps when you say that you have prayed to Allaah, but I think it is important that we look at this a bit more closely. Have a look at these links which explain how to do du'a properly:

Etiquette of making du’aa’

Why doesnt Allaah answer our duaas?


From these links, I've picked out some key points:
2 – Sincerity towards Allaah alone in making du’aa’. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allaah, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him)”

[al-Bayyinah 98:5]


Du’aa’ is worship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, so sincerity (ikhlaas) is a condition of its being accepted.


8 – Having certain faith that Allaah will respond, and focusing with proper presence of mind, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Call upon Allaah when you are certain of a response, and remember that Allaah will not answer a du’aa’ that comes from a negligent and heedless heart.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3479; classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2766.


10. He should be firm in his du’aa’, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No one of you should say, ‘O Allaah, forgive me if You wish, O Allaah, have mercy on me if You wish’; he should be firm in his asking, for Allaah cannot be compelled.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6339; Muslim, 2679.


13 – Ensuring that one’s food and clothing are good (i.e., halaal). Muslim (1015) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O people, Allaah is Good and does not accept anything but that which is good. Allaah enjoins upon the believers the same as He enjoined upon the Messengers. He says (interpretation of the meaning):


‘O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibaat [all kinds of Halaal (lawful) foods which Allaah has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits)] and do righteous deeds. Verily, I am Well‑Acquainted with what you do’

[al-Mu’minoon 23:51]


‘O you who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah — Islamic Monotheism)! Eat of the lawful things that We have provided you with’

[al-Baqarah 2:172]


Then he mentioned a man who travels for a long distance and is disheveled and dusty, and he stretches forth his hands towards heaven saying, ‘O Lord, O Lord,’ but his food is haraam, his drink is haraam, his clothing is haraam, he has been nourished with haraam, so how can he be responded to?


Ibn Rajab (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Ensuring that one’s food, drink and clothing are halaal, and that one is nourished with halaal, is a means of having one’s du’aa’ answered. End quote.


2. Repentance and turning back to Allaah. Sin is one of the main reasons why du’aa’s are not answered, so the person who is making du’aa’ should hasten to repent and seek forgiveness before he makes du’aa’. Allaah tells us that Nooh (peace be upon him) said:


“I said (to them): ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving; He will send rain to you in abundance, And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.’ ” [Nooh 71:10-12]


3. Beseeching, humbling oneself, hoping for Allaah’s reward and fearing His punishment. This is the spirit, essence and purpose of du’aa’. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors” [al-A’raaf 7:55].


Things which may prevent du’aa’ from being answered include:


5. Trying to hasten the response. Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allaah
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(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The du’aa’ of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not impatient and says, ‘I made du’aa’ but it was not answered.’” Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim.


Another important point is to realize that the response to the du’aa’ may take different forms: either Allaah will respond and fulfil the desire of the person who made the du’aa’, or He will ward off some evil from him because of the du’aa’, or He will make something good easy for him to attain because of it, or He will save it with Him for him on the Day of Resurrection when he will be most in need of it. And Allaah knows best.
So we can see that trying to hasten a response and despairing of Allaah's help are things which prevent a du'a from being answered.

I am being punished for mistakes that other people get rewarded for, they don't pray, they go out with boys, they go clubbing, they drink and they get rewards in return and so much happiness.
If somebody is punished in this life for a sin they commited, then that is far better than being punished for it in the hereafter. The pain of hellfire is far beyond what anyone can imagine or bear, yet the pain of this life is something far more tolerable. And people doing those things you mention are not being rewarded; Allaah (swt) is not pleased with them at all, for He says:

And strain not your eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (polytheists and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh), the splendour of the life of this world that We may test them thereby. But the provision (good reward in the Hereafter) of your Lord is better and more lasting.

And enjoin As-Salât (the prayer) on your family, and be patient in offering them [i.e. the Salât (prayers)]. We ask not of you a provision (i.e. to give Us something: money, etc.); We provide for you. And the good end (i.e. Paradise) is for the Muttaqûn (pious ). [Ta-Ha: 131-132]

Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the pleasure of the present world's life; but Allâh has the excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers, etc.) with Him.

Say: "Shall I inform you of things far better than those? For Al-Muttaqûn (the pious) there are Gardens (Paradise) with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is their) eternal (home) and Azwâjun Mutahharatun (purified mates or wives) [i.e. they will have no menses, urine, or stool, etc.], And Allâh will be pleased with them. And Allâh is All-Seer of the (His) slaves".

Those who say: "Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire." (They are) those who are patient ones, those who are true (in Faith, words, and deeds), and obedient with sincere devotion in worship to Allâh. Those who spend [give the Zakât and alms in the Way of Allâh] and those who pray and beg Allâh's Pardon in the last hours of the night. [Aal-'Imraan: 14-17]

Let not the free disposal (and affluence) of the disbelievers throughout the land deceive you.

A brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.[Aal-'Imraan: 196-197]

So even though your life might be at an all time low, there are thousands of people who are so much worse off than you, and if that is not of any comfort, then think of our role models in Islam who also lived in great hardship and suffering yet dealt with this with the greatest display of trust and love for Allaah. Think of our Prophet Muhammad :arabic5: who slept on a rough mat that left marks on his back; who never got to eat fully for more than three days continuously throughout his life and who subsisted on merely dates and water. Think of the wife of Prophet Ibraheem (as) who was left in the desert with nothing except her son, yet she trusted Allaah and Allaah gave her provision. So have faith sister, because it is the only way out of the darkness that comes into our lives.

On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. [Qur'an, 2:286]

^ Why do people commit suicide? Because the burden on them is greater than their soul can bear.
No, that is not true. It is because they have chosen not to face the trial that has come their way; they have chosen an "easy" way out; they have not fought their battle but have rather retreated from it. We must remember to ask Allaah for help and strength to pass through all trials that Allaah has decreed for us and that He keeps us strong in faith.

Also know that shaytaan cannot make you do anything. He whispers evil to everyone and tries his best, yet he is powerless when we remember Allaah and ward him off with the weapons that Allaah has given us, such as seeking refuge with Allaah from him.

To finish, everybody here has given you advice and encouragement in what to do. Yet none can take those steps except you. This thread can go on for 100 pages but all of it is useless if you never try to change. You must hold on to your faith and keep up your duties of prayer, Qur'an and supplication to Allaah - you may not be able to do everything in one go, but start slowly and maintain what you can. Over time you will forget about this person if you allow yourself to do so. You must allow Allaah to help you by putting in effort yourself and never givng up hope in Allaah. And whoever gives up a thing for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will compensate him with something better Insha'Allaah.

:w:
 
Re: Im so depressed :(

what is an ahmedi if its diffrent from kifir? i have not heard the word b-4?

ohhh sister, i am haveing deep men problems at the moment as well.........:laugh: i am trying to tell myself men are like trees- every where you look you see one.............well some have thorns.......or are rotten...or dead lol, or cant grow in your habitat..........ummm ok its just a saying to help out .....uhh its not really helping me much at the moment as well but we must stay strong.........things will end one way or another..........then we can move on..........*oh allah, give us strength.................
 

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