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When Islamic counseling dismisses mental health treatment

My Muslim therapist keeps telling me that my depression is a test from Allah and I should just pray more instead of considering medication.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual frameworks become harmful when they replace rather than complement evidence-based healing approaches.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Islamic adl — justice as divine requirement?”

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