I indulge in neurotic thoughts. the thoughts occur and re-occur in my mind so frequently that i almost feel pathetic about my self.... these days too , my mind is flooded heavily with different thoughts, thoughts about my past.
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salamalaikum,
resected brother Burhan. my problem is that sometimes , not too often , i
indulge in neurotic thoughts. the thoughts occur and re-occur in my mind so
frequently that i almost feel pathetic about my self.... these days too , my
mind is flooded heavily with different thoughts, thoughts about my past ,
although alhumdulillah i `ve never committed any sin which i could repent on ,
but there were some mistakes which i think every human being makes in the
course of his / her life and i have been sincerely asking my Lord to forgive my
mistakes and He has bestowed me with a good life alhumdulilah but still i feel
obsessively guilty for no reason....please help me out of this situation...i`m
sick and tired of these over-indulgent thoughts and depressed mental frame
work...should i see a psychiatrist ? or if there is any dua to come out of this
thing , please let me know about that...i`ll be really reallyu grateful to you
for that.
please
reply as early as possible because these thoughts are eating up my peace.
thankyou.please reply as soon as possible.
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Answer:
Contentment depression
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and Beloved Sister, know with absolute conviction
that your Lord Creator loves those who love and obey Him, know with absolute
conviction that your Lord Creator is well aware of your exact condition, know
with absolute conviction that He is near and answers those who call upon Him in
sincerity and humility, know with absolute conviction that if He desires some
good for you, none and no combination in creation has the power to withhold His
Mercy…and know with absolute conviction that the life of this world is more
than a short and transient test from our Lord who puts us through conditions
good and bad, only to see what we do in those conditions!
Neurotic thoughts, desperation, depression, undue stress,
etc. are the diseases and the lot reserved for the disbelievers, who neither fear
Allah and the Last Day, nor have any hope in the infinite and sublime Mercy of
Allah Subhanah!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale-Imran verse 175:
175 It is only the Shaytaan that suggests to you the fear of his
votaries: be ye not afraid of them but fear Me if ye have faith.
Dear and beloved sister, know
with conviction that it is none other than the avowed enemy of man, the
accursed Shaytaan, who inspires these thoughts of desperation and depression
into the hearts of men! But our Lord
Most Gracious, Most Merciful guides His believing slaves towards His
Forgiveness and Mercy and the hope of attaining those Everlasting and
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumur verses 53-54:
(O Prophet) say: “O My
servants who have wronged their own souls….Do not despair of Allah’s
Mercy! Surely, Allah forgives
all sins. He indeed is the All
Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your
Lord and submit to Him before the scourge overtakes you; for then you may get
no help from anywhere.”
Those who sincerely believe in
their Lord and the Last Day, obey Him, fear Him, and in absolutel humility are
hopeful of His Forgiveness and His Mercy…it is the solemn promise of their Lord
that not only shall they have absolutely no fear and no grief in their eternal
lives of Paradise in the Hereafter, but they will be sheltered from fear and
grief in the life of this world too.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 111:
111 Allah hath purchased of the believers
their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 41 Surah Ha-Meem verses 30-32
30 In the case of those who say "Our Lord is Allah" and
further stand straight and steadfast, the Angels descend on them (from time to
time): "Fear ye not!" (they suggest) "nor grieve!
but receive the Glad Tidings of the Garden (of Bliss), the which ye were
promised!
31 "We are your protectors in this life and in the Hereafter:
therein shall ye have all that your souls shall desire; therein shall ye have
all that ye ask for!
32 "A hospitable gift from One
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!"
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chatper 2 Surah Baqarah verse 112:
112 Nay! Whoever submits his
whole self to Allah and is a doer of good he will get his reward with his Lord;
on such shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 46 Surah Ahqaf verse 13:
13 Verily those who say "Our Lord is Allah" and remain firm
(on that Path) on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.
Regardless of the trials and tribulations the conditions
of life might bring upon them, the true believers, who sincerely believe in
Allah and the Last Day, know that these trials and tribulations of this short
and transient life are no more than only tests Decreed upon them by their
Lord….and on One Inevitable Day they will be gathered in the Presence of their
Forgiving and Merciful Lord and will receive a full recompense for their
patience.
Your Question: or if there is any dua to come out of this
thing , please let me know about that...i`ll be really reallyu grateful to you
for that.
If one asks any individual what is truly his heart’s
desire, or what is he truly searching for, or why does he try so hard to earn
and gather wealth, etc.; if one truly searches deep, you will, in all
probability, get only one universal answer!: Everyone running the ‘rat race’ of
life, is searching for ‘contentment’!!!
A student thinks that if he studies hard for so many years
and obtains his desired degree and qualification, he will be able to get a good
job and that will give him that desired ‘contentment’! A youth thinks that if he marries a good
woman and has a family, he will attain that desired ‘contentment’! A businessman thinks that if he earns much
money, he will attain ‘contentment’! Every person, regardless of his
nationality, race, color, language, status, wealth, etc., every single human
being is in search for this illusion of
‘contentment’! But when the
person reaches his goal which was supposed to give him the ‘contentment’ he so
desires, he only realizes that he is not content, and makes another goal, and
when he reaches that and is not content, makes another one! But this illusion of ‘contentment’ always
remains beyond his reach. At one stage,
the person has changed and chased so many goals in the hope of attaining
contentment, only to realize that he is not content…until finally, desperation
and depression sets in!
All Praise is due to Allah Subhanah Who has guided the
believers towards the ONLY thing that will bring contentment to one’s
heart! The whole world is desperately
searching for this state of one’s heart, but little do they realize that Allah
Subhanah has reserved this state of contentment only for those who
unconditionally submit to Him and His Guidance!
The one secret every human being is searching for, and the absolute
antidote of depression and desperation is secured in this One Beautiful and
Glorious Verse of the Al-Quran:
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 13 Surah
Raad verse 28-29:
The people who have accepted (the Message), their hearts find comfort in the remembrance
of Allah. Note it well!, that it is
Allah’s Remembrance Alone that brings contentment to the hearts! Blessed are those who have accepted the
Message and done righteous deeds. They
will have a good end.
Thus, my beloved sister in Islam, the one and only thing
in this whole wide world that can truly bring contentment to your heart, and
take you far far away from the state of depression and hopelessness, is the
constant Remembrance of your Lord Creator, Allah Subhanah, the Lord of the
Worlds!
Remember your Lord as much and as often as you can, Praise
and Extol Him as much as is easy for you, read the Glorious Quran as much as
you can with understanding, obey, follow, and completely submit yourself to the
guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah, strive to do deeds which will bring about
the Pleasure of your Lord and abstain from doing deeds that bring about His
Anger and His Wrath….for Allah is our witness sister, nothing, and I repeat and
reiterate, absoltuely nothing in this world can bring ‘contentment’ to one’s
heart except the Remembrance of Allah Subhanah, the Lord of the Worlds!
If one trusts,
obeys, and follows the guidance
and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan