Maryam Amir – Self harm and healing in Islam

			Messages from you who practice
self harm, wondering if God hates
		

			you, worrying that he wants to
punish you. God didn't create you
		

			to hate you. If you're practicing
self harm, it's likely because
		

			you're so overwhelmed with what's
happening in your life, you feel
		

			like this is one form of control
that you have, and you're not
		

			thinking the same way you would be
if you were in a healed state. Law
		

			says, Well, don't swim or be
happily love
		

			that rope when you're climbing a
mountain of pain is what keeps you
		

			grounded, reading Quran in
translation, remembering His names
		

			and attributes as you walk through
nature. But you know what you also
		

			need when you climb a mountain, a
backpack full of supplies, and
		

			that is seeking professional help
and support, processing what
		

			you're going through, through
journaling, investing in your own
		

			healing, will be a form of healing
in your relationship with God,
		

			because you won't be projecting
your hatred and loathing for
		

			yourself onto the way that you
think he sees you. God created you
		

			for a reason. He's with you
through all you're going through,
		

			and you are worth your own
healing.