The Lazy Muslim’s Way to Mental Illness Mastery

// Heart Like Heaven

The Lazy Muslim’s Way to Mental Illness Mastery
By Saba
[7 Mar 2010|No Comment]

Today’s a good day…very good day. Why?
My E-book, The Muslim’s 5-Step Guide to Bipolar Mastery, is finally here.
And now you can finally get more control and mastery over your mood disorder.
It contains the 5 steps you need to follow so speed up your Bipolar recovery. Each section also has an ayah or du’a that will [...]

// Mind Like Water

There’s No Place Like Goal!
By Saba
[6 Feb 2010|No Comment] There’s No Place Like Goal!

Dorothy: Oh, but anyway, Toto, we’re home. Home! And this is my room, and you’re all here. And I’m not gonna leave here ever, ever again, because I love you all, and – oh, Auntie Em – there’s no place like home!
Dorothy in Wizard of Oz should’ve  said there’s no place like goal!
The feeling you get [...]

// Breezy Body

A Seroquel a day keeps the insanity away but if mania’s a thrill, the hell with the pill
By Saba
[9 Feb 2010|No Comment] A Seroquel a day keeps the insanity away but if mania’s a thrill, the hell with the pill

It’s so tempting to drop the pills sometimes especially when it’s for Bipolar and Depression.
How do I take a pill for an invisible illness, a mental illness?
Bipolar and Depression start as feelings and end with destructive behaviors.
And sometimes those initial feelings give us such a thrill that we want more.
“I can sleep less and do more.”
“I can [...]

// Depression Valleys

Are you making these mistakes when treating mental illness?
By Saba
[9 Nov 2009|11 Comments] Are you making these mistakes when treating mental illness?

Five years have passed since my Bipolar diagnosis.
The best moments weren’t at the top when I reached a specific goal though it felt good for a while.
The best moments came along the journey, the people I’ve met and lessons I’ve learnt because of Bipolar.
From those lessons, I will share the top three mistakes you definitely [...]