Description: Putting pen to paper for the world to read
Putting pen to paper for the world to read
The time I spent attending my undergraduate university was the most difficult of my life. This wasn’t because the classes were too difficult or because it was tough being away from home, but because the depression and anxiety that was already in me began to show its truest colors the moment I set foot in my dorm room. The worst part of it all was that I had no idea what depression and anxiety even were. Generally, in the Muslim community, mental illness is such a taboo topic that it is not acknowledged as a
I was a junior in college when I finally began to understand that I needed therapy. After two years of fatigue, panic attacks, and spiritual struggles, one of my friends opened up to me about her struggles with depression. Suddenly, something clicked. I looked back at the days I physically could not get out of bed, the numerous times I cancelled plans at the last minute because I just didn’t have the energy to socialize, and the nights I spent lying awake from insomnia dreading having to get up the next day