Psychotherapy

[جوري]

I'm like that as well.

:wa: some people like to divide their anguish, others feel it makes them appear unnecessarily naked. My experience is that when people know a weakness about you they come and push it in a strategically timed manner, and the people who do it the most are those closest to you.

 

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:wa: some people like to divide their anguish, others feel it makes them appear unnecessarily naked. My experience is that when people know a weakness about you they come and push it in a strategically timed manner, and the people who do it the most are those closest to you.

LOL?

my experience is that when those close to me know a weakness about me, they tiptoe around it knowing what will happen should they push it.

your post actually made me laugh, you must be making it easy for people to push your buttons or something

 

[جوري]

No- I don't make a habit of the same mistake twice
I seek my own counsel and ask Allah swt for guidance - nothing wrong with being self sufficient or being your own island. We need each other but keeping a whole lot of yourself to yourself isn't half bad!
Do you want to know all there's to know about your siblings, spouse, parents etc. ?

 

[Muhaba]

it depends on whether a person needs psychotherapy (has a mental illnesses) or just needs councelling for problems (due to external situation).

problems don't go away by themselves and one may need to turn to some sort of advice, such as a marriage councellor or other or a self-help book or even an experienced elder. people do need someone's advice and while the Quran is perfect, it's not necessary that one finds the solution there not because it's nt there but because the human mind overlooks unless they are clearly told, you should do such and such. in this case, i am unsure how successful self-help books are.

human beings are not self-sufficient; we need guidance. we need someone to tell us, make us see the situation through another eyes. sometimes someone else understands the situation better and has better advice than the one who is suffering from it.

on the other hand, for mental disorders one might need to go to a psychotherapist. how helpful they are is a mystery as i have no knowledge of this field. for such health problems, it may be possible that reading the Quran, closeness to Allah, and ruqya will cure the problem. this is because that is an illness.

 

[PurpleCup]

There are many Muslims who are Counselors and can help the ummah with whatever their issues are. I always feel its its far more prudent to seek help then suffer in silence.

We have :muslimah::muslimah::muslimah: on Habibi Matrimonials which are there to help the ummah. I really feel every Muslim Matrimonials should have at least one.