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October 10, 2020

How to Control Anxiety in a Pandemic

Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in their life. Feeling nervous and worried is part of the human experience. How many times have you felt your stomach drop or what my parents-in-law like to call “bubbles” in your tummy before…

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August 28, 2020

Question 3: How To Stop Gossiping and Judging People

Hi Amna What steps should we take to free ourselves from judgements? Not to judge people? – Farrah Dear Farrah This question is timely. You have asked this at a point in my life where I have been examining myself…

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August 23, 2020

Question 2: Am I Cursed?

Hi Amna, First off I want to say that I’m female, and I suffer from really bad anxiety. I see a therapist but this is so culturally/religiously specific I don’t think she would understand how anxiety provoking this is for…

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August 20, 2020

Question 1: Unrequited Love

Unrequited Love

This is the first time I’ve actually tried to actively seek help… Tbh I don’t really know where to start. There are quite a few things going on. But I think for now the main concerns I have is marriage….

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August 6, 2020

10 Days of Happiness – Day 9: Acceptance

Dear Reader, One of the biggest struggles in my life is acceptance. I struggle with it now and almost every day. I don’t know where it comes from, but when bad things happen to me I just wonder why is…

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July 30, 2020

Kanye or Kan-nay?

Dear Reader, You’ve probably seen the news. The latest celebrity gossip is that Kanye West has had another outburst (he’s had a few over the last few years) and is having problems with his marriage. His latest public episode took…

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July 19, 2020

10 Days of Happiness – Day 5: Something New

Dear Reader, As I’ve expressed before, I have my ups and downs. During lockdown, I fell into a bit of a hole.. not a deep one, but a hole nonetheless. The problem is that I have a problem with doing…

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July 16, 2020

10 Days of Happiness – Day 4: Presence and Mindfulness

Dear Reader, I would like to acknowledge at this point that I have really been enjoying making these blog posts. I got some news today which made me anxious, but I didn’t react as badly as I usually do. I…

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July 15, 2020

10 Days of Happiness: Day 3 – My Battle with Exercise

Dear Reader, So after posting my blog yesterday about WhatsApp anxiety I got a text from one of my close friends who lives in Asia. I would text her now and then to check in (she was pregnant) and usually…

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I'm an unqualified 30-something Middle Eastern Muslim woman who wants to help you. I'm on a mission to make the world a little better and promote mental health awareness – one anonymous question at a time! I am not a therapist, I cannot give any medical, religious or health advice. I am just a regular girl who has had a wide variety of experiences, lived in both the East and the West, will not judge you and more likely than not has been where you are now! So drop me an email with your question, what have you got to lose?

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