Stress And Depression: The Results Of Not Abiding By Islam

[IbnAbdulHakim]

Why yes i would. I would think being scared and fearful would be a source of stress. As for the rest, if it works for you great, i just doubt it works magically as you mught suggest. Perhaps as a placibo but thats what they are for.

hmm, ok lets imagine your dad watches you every second. But you really believe that what his commanding you is good for you, you trust that he knows better then you and that if you ever do commit a sin, whilst he has the power to punish you he loves you because his your daddy, so his more likely to forgive you ONLY if you change your ways and repent.

Say you believe he knows everything (as most young kids think of their daddy's) and you feel happy to follow what he says.


Dont you think this is more likely to fight stress then accumulate it?! Because you fear his punishment, are hopeful of his mercy and are happy to abide by his ways because you believe its best for you. Any distress befalls you, its in his knowledge and his watching out for you...


make sense?

 

[Isambard]

I saw that one coming too.

Obviously, there are things in your control such as moving, eating or escaping form a burning building but the fact is there are things that cannot be controlled such as earthquakes or tsunamis - a religious person is more likely to say that it is the will of God whereas a non religious or one that don't believe in God would just complain about the situation either through words or physical actions as opposed to just accepting it (of course, this does depend from person to person - but it is something that is not instilled at a young age). The point with religion is to create a balance of internal and external forms of control whereas being not religious or rather not believing in God leads you to believe in more internal forms of control i.e. control freaks. Again, this does not apply to every non-religious folk but it is less likely in religious folk.

On a related note, yes stress can be useful to human beings as it can cause motivation to perform an action so stress in and of itself is not all bad. But, if no productive action is taken as a result of stress, it is bad for humans - psychologically and physically.

Im a psyc student as well

You're assuming alot in your hypothetical. The opposite could be argued using your example. The non-religious will be more stressed in the short-term because as you said, no comfort in the placebo (God). But theres a reason why doctors give medicines instead of always placebos.

The Non-religious then try to fix said problem or at least prepare for it better in the future leading to future situations being less stressful, or perhaps even gone.

A religious person(s) however may just rely on God again w/o taking action, leading to greater and greater stress as similar situations arise making them wonder if perhaps God hates 'em. This can lead to a snap and manifest itself in hysteria or mass hysteria as has been done historically by isolated religious groups w/o the non-religiou to fix their problem. ie. Near the end of the Jewish Revolt, Salem Witch trials, Inquisition etc.

Hypotheticals are fun:statisfie

 

[aamirsaab]

I don't dispute what you have written, Isambard. Of course problems must be solved and religion doesn't prevent that from occuring. What I'm talking about is the actual problem or rather what caused it. Since with religious folk the cause of it can be linked to something other than themselves (external beliefs) it doesn't cause stress immediately. Over time it can but it depends and that is really a different story, initially however, there is no stress or it is very reduced due to the belief in external control. Non-religious or rather those with strong belief in internal control will blame themselves for it thus leading to immediate stress, comonly know as mardy git syndrome.

Of course, religious folk do get stressed and suffer depression but they are less likely to than those who aren't becaue of the belief in God (external factor). So on that merit, the article does tell some truth. Just a shame it required a student's knowledge to explain the links further.

P.s; psychology rules!

 

[Isambard]

But you are assuming non-religious people suffer from autonomy, just like Im twisting it and assuming religious ppl suffer from nihilism.

Neither can be said to be true because of all the confunded variables makes any empirical data a guess at best.

So the OP is merely a person's unfounded opinion.

 

[aamirsaab]

But you are assuming non-religious people suffer from autonomy, just like Im twisting it and assuming religious ppl suffer from nihilism.

I noticed that twist you made, you sly guy, you The assumption was meant for those who have more internal belief (non-religious folk tend to populate this group more than religious folk since the latter have more external due to the belief in God)

Neither can be said to be true because of all the confunded variables makes any empirical data a guess at best.

Obviously there are confounding variables - I don't dispute that. However, there is an undeniable link between control belief and stress - control freaks (those who have more belief in internal forms of control) get stressed more than those who aren't, aka religious folk (who believe more in external control)

So the OP is merely a person's unfounded opinion.

Indeed, which is why I said he should have included statistics, research findings etc to back it up.

 

[NoName55]

Or a chemical imbalance.

The OP is just based on anecedotal info.

a chemical imbalance, a chemical imbalance that is more readily fixed by periods of counselling than doping/drugging the affected person?

how does the body work?
how does mind work?

 

[ranma1/2]

Indeed, which is why I said he should have included statistics, research findings etc to back it up.

that would have been great. Ill always take evidence over opinion anyday.

(of course what were the 3 great lies? lies, Dang lies and statistics.. lol)

 

[Isambard]

a chemical imbalance, a chemical imbalance that is more readily fixed by periods of counselling than doping/drugging the affected person?

how does the body work?
how does mind work?

Depends on the type of depression (which the article does not differentiate). Placebo effects can/do work, but not in the cases of a true chemical imbalance. Such as not enough dopamine receptors can cause social anxiety, depression and a few other pyschological maladies.

Believing in God or reciting the Qur'an will have little to no effect in such a case.

 

[Ibn Al Aqwa]

its a shame how people have began to fear the "j" word...

Ameen...to the Dua'a

please can a mod explain the reason for his banning...

 

[Muhminah123]

Since Muslims suffer from stress too, this was a great read. A perfect reminder for when we're feeling a little stressed - that maybe we've been a little out of touch with our worship.

You know, in this world where we're constantly being assaulted by so many negative things, it's easy to sometimes get a bit sidetracked. The result of course, can lead to stress. So, for me this was a very useful article.

Jazakullahu Khairan.

 

[ranma1/2]

j word?

 

[Keltoi]

From a Christian perspective, I will say that my faith in God helps me to deal with stress and other problems. However, when I was faithless heathen , I didn't feel more stress, more like a feeling of being lost and that life didn't have a point. I would say that this OP is probably more correct with those who aren't true athiests. Those with faith in God look at the world much differently.