{"id":7,"date":"2020-03-20T00:18:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/barmm.info\/imh\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2020-04-11T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T02:33:55","slug":"info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barmm.info\/imh\/info\/","title":{"rendered":"INFO"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Welcome to the Islamic Mental Health section of the BARMM.info web site where you can find resources for mental health and well-being in Islam.<\/p>\r\n

Mental health has, sadly, not been given as much importance as physiological health in our communities. In fact, expressing one’s mental health challenges or concerns often has either one of two extreme consequences:<\/p>\r\n

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  1. the person’s issues are dismissed as simply weakness of faith, and mental illnesses (such as depression) has no place in Islam;<\/li>\r\n
  2. the person is automatically considered insane by other community members. Instead of opening up, there is a greater tendency to suppress one\u2019s thoughts and emotions, and carry the burden alone – which may then lead to wrong conclusions or decisions in life.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    This Islamic Mental Health section was created to address the above-mentioned reality, in shaa Allah<\/em>. Specifically, it aims to:<\/p>\r\n