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November 2018

November 06, 2018

You Get an Ice Cream Sandwich! *Oprah voice*

Rewarding myself and reintroducing a familiar coping skill after a panic attack There are a...

November 05, 2018

It All Matters and So Do You

All Voices Count in the Muslim Mental Health Movement “Your lived experience is needed.” This...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Acceptance: My Illness, Working with My Body and Losing Weight

What messages bombard you daily? Are you even aware of the subliminal programming that shapes...

April 18, 2018

I’m a Mental Health Patient First

The conversation around mental health in the Muslim community has come a long way from...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

New Floor, New Skin

“I have to get all the termites off me!” I screamed wildly to my landlady...

March 30, 2018

Bipolar Strong

WORLD BIPOLAR DAY I had my first bipolar breakdown in the classroom where I was...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

When Grief Meets Mental Illness

Learning to cope with loss while living with multiple mental health conditions TW//Suicidality, Substance use...

December 2017

December 10, 2017

Suicidality as a Muslim, Part 2

My first bout with suicidal feelings was in high school. I remember sitting in my...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

When Suicide Hits Home as a Muslim

On life with a taboo illness Suicide Prevention Month is almost at a close. I...

September 07, 2017

Milestones, mental illness, and accepting Islam

I am the granddaughter of a southern Methodist minister. I used to love traveling down...

August 2017

August 22, 2017

Disordered Eating & the First 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah

I’m admitting to myself I have a real problem with food. I’ve been on a...

August 19, 2017

OCD, Anxiety, and Self-esteem

Recently I tweeted about a nurse who helped me start a dialogue with myself about...

August 18, 2017

I’m Black, Muslim and Have a Mental Illness. Charlottesville was Polarizing

I'll admit, my first response was to panic when I saw the news about Charlottesville....

July 2017

July 20, 2017

Souls Matter in Mental Health

The hospital is the great equalizer I always say I happened into writing about mental...

July 15, 2017

Tropical Storm Sakinah, Downgraded to Bipolar Loneliness

After my latest bipolar episode, my bedroom looked like a complete disaster. Things were everywhere,...

July 04, 2017

Bipolar Musings: On Mania & Being Muslim

I always hear that suicide is haram and that someone who dies by suicide will...

June 2017

June 11, 2017

Ramadan: Addressing My Mental Health & Processing Shame

We're halfway through Ramadan mashaAllah. I'm both happy to be able to gain some benefit...

May 2017

May 28, 2017

Reconnecting with myself as I get closer to Allah

A few days ago I decided to take a good look at my mental and...

May 26, 2017

Ramadan: When You’re Living with Bipolar and Anxiety

I’ve tried fasting many times since I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety....

May 26, 2017

Intrusive Thoughts and the Fear of Acting Impulsively (OCD)

I have a general fear of acting out or impulsively doing things that are inappropriate...

May 04, 2017

Disability and Mental Illness

I began thinking about applying for disability in 2012. I had lost my job after...

May 02, 2017

Vulnerability

I was feeling vulnerable. I was feeling less than pretty. I was feeling old and...

February 2017

February 26, 2017

A letter to my friend mental illness

Dear BP, Hi, how are you? How have you been? I'll admit I'm a little...

February 24, 2017

Dealing with migraines, anxiety and bipolar

I've had migraines since I was a child. As long as I can remember I've...

February 17, 2017

When Spring Brings More than Flowers

It's only mid-February. Winter is here in almost full force in the DMV area. But...

February 17, 2017

When Talking About Mental Illness is a Blessing

Anxiety Something happened when I participated in the Twitter #ThisIsHowAnxietyFeels hashtag. I realized how...

January 2017

January 10, 2017

Speech Therapy For Those With Mental Health Challenges

I often find it hard to express myself. The word I would use is muted....

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Fighting My Demons

Nobody ever sees what you don't do. The things you know are wrong &...

August 01, 2016

Delusions

My kids used to live in West Africa. They moved there with their father's...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Learning to Accept Mania

"Sakinah, can I ask why you got another tattoo? I just want to understand." Someone...