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When spiritual fasting is mistaken for mental illness

I started fasting not just during Ramadan but other times too because it makes me feel closer to something I can't name, but my family thinks I'm developing an eating disorder.

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Authentic spiritual practice is misinterpreted through the lens of contemporary psychological categories.

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