Jazakalllah khair.
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Muslim Mental Health
Anxiety is a protective measure Allāh Has Given human beings. By default, it isn't a bad thing. It serves as a kind of alarm system for our mind and body to help us get ready for dangerous situations. At the same time, it is possible for anxiety to take place at unnecessary times or at unnecessary levels.
Muslim When anxiety happens, the mind and body are affected. With our mind, we can have racing thoughts, inability to focus, difficulty remembering or learning new information. In the body it can cause racing heart rate, increased blood pressure, muscle tension, dizziness, nausea, constipation or diarrhea. We can also feel out of control, have difficulty sleeping or even feel like we're going to die.
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*Self help Islam and Anxiety*
We all experience difficulties in our life’s and as Muslims we should know that this is a test from Allah. In fact that this is something Muslims firmly believe in, that going through difficult times is inevitable.
*{Do people think they will be left alone and they will not be tried? …}* ( Al-`Ankbut 29:3)
*And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).* Al-Baqra Verse No:155
Allah gives us reward through affliction
It’s important to remember that as Muslims Allah has not left us but rather he wants us to get closer to him however we must also seek professional help where necessary.
For example when we re ill we go to see a GP to aid recovery. Just like if you are suffering from a Mental Health condition you should seek help from a Qualified professional Counsellor that is in congruence with your faith.
*Allah encourages us to seek help*
*Anxiety is something that we cannot escape given the adversities that we may experience everyday. Anxiety is a condition that doesn’t show itself out of nowhere. It slowly gets on us without us really knowing.*
Depression is a condition that brings us down and makes us feel like life is not worth it anymore. It slowly creeps its way into our system and turns us into a kind of person who isn’t enthusiastic about life anymore.
*What is Anxiety and How it May Lead to Depression and Vice Versa*
*What exactly is anxiety?*
Anxiety is often described as an unpleasant feeling that we all experience such as always being uptight, nervous, tense or irritable. It may affect how we think and behave as excessive worry may prevent us from doing things that we need and want to do.
Anxiety causes us to feel worried for a long period of time even if the worry doesn’t have any basis.
But it’s normal to worry or feel anxious about some things in life.
In fact, it can often be helpful.
For example, worrying about how you’ll pass your exam, driving test, acing that interview, you then prepare yourself by studying and as a result of being motivated by that concern is good.
*How do you know if it is good or bad anxiety?*
Well according to research It’s been found that symptoms of anxiety are much more frequent when the condition known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is present.
General worriers tend to spend an average of 56 minutes a day worrying, while people with GAD often spend over 300 minutes a day worrying — over five times as much.
Another thing to know about anxiety is that it goes hand in hand with depression.
They are two very different conditions but are often seen in tandem with each other.
If you want to know how to cope with anxiety and depression, then you need to understand how one relates to the other.
Sometimes having anxiety may lead to depression because being constantly worried will drag you down, filling you with negative thoughts that eventually lead to depression.
Having depression may also lead to anxiety because depression slows productivity which eventually leads to long-term worries and anxiety.
Once you know how to cope with anxiety and depression, you can relax without having to worry about one condition breeding the other.
*Symptoms of Anxiety*
For symptoms, there are four categories of symptoms to know whether you have anxiety or not, namely: physical, thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
Let’s start with the physical symptoms that you may have. Some symptoms would include tension, muscular pain, dizziness, chest pain, trembling, shaking, and palpitations.
For thoughts, you would often ask to worry about if something bad happens, you would always look at the worst case scenario, your mind is always on alert, and you often worry all the time.
For emotional symptoms, you would often feel nervous, panicky, or stressed.
You’d also feel very irritable and would have a short temper.
