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What is Mental Health?

How do I deal with my Mental Health?

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1: I am fine but would like to know more about mental health to spread awareness

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2: I have a friend going through something and would like to learn more to help them

How can I help my Friend?

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3: Either a friend or myself are dealing with anxiety or a poor mental health

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4: Either a friend or myself are considering self-harm in some way and are looking for help

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5: Either a friend or myself are in drastic need of assistance and are currently a danger to ourselves

Are you experiencing…

Academic Stress?

Stress during test and exam time is normal and often affects everyone in one way or another. For some of us, the stress and anxiety associated with our academics can be inhibiting our physical and mental well-being...

Social Pressure?

Social pressure is something that we all experience in one way or another. It can be peer pressure, societal pressure, or pressure from our families. All of these combined can have a grip on how we act, dress, eat, and...

Thoughts of Self-Harm?

Self-harm can materialize in a number of ways. Often, people who partake in self-harm do it in the hopes that the pain will help them feel calm and relieve the tension that they are feeling. However, what they...

Discrimination?

Many of us have been put in situations where we have felt like we can’t or don’t belong because of what we look like, where we come from, or our gender. At these moments it is important to remember that the...

Domestic Issues?

What goes on in our homes can often play a large role in how we interact in our day-to-day life. When things at home are turbulent, it becomes difficult for us to be 100% present in our school and personal lives. This can often...

Something else?

There are a number of things that we can experience throughout our lives. If you feel as though what you’re going through is not represented, fill out our webform with your situation to receive a response .

Understanding Mental Health

Mental health is something that we all have although our understanding of it may shift based on our background. Mental health exists both with and without mental illness, which is something that not everyone has. The two are different but are often interrelated. Mental illness does not necessitate poor mental health and likewise, good mental health does not indicate a lack of mental illness. You can start by looking at the resources here.

Self-Care

There are many different issues which make self care important, but the main thing for us to remember is that we are not alone. There are many other people who have gone through the same issues that we have, and there are many resources here that help us learn from their experiences and improve the quality of our self care. For this to work we need to implement two simple steps:

Dealing with Mental Health

Dealing with our own mental health may be a challenging task when we don’t know where to begin. It is key to figure out if what we’re experiencing is, in fact, a mental health issue.

Help a Friend

As we navigate through our lives and relationships, it often becomes clear that our friends and loved ones may be going through some experiences that we may or may not relate to.

Find Support

If you feel like your thoughts and feelings are getting in the way of living your every day life, it may be helpful to reach out to a professional and speak about the problems that you are facing. The following helplines are a great place to get in touch with someone who can listen to you and offer support:

Muslim Schools Mental Health