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When emotional eating undermines the spiritual benefits of fasting

I gained weight during Ramadan because I binged every night after iftar and I feel like I completely missed the spiritual point of fasting

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unaddressed emotional patterns surface more intensely during spiritual practices that involve restriction and discipline.

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“Where Are You with Islamic psychology — nafs and spiritual wellbeing?”

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