4. Make plenty of Duaa

Make as much duaa as you can and ask for whatever you desire. Pray to Allah to cure your illness and make things easy for you.

Your duaa doesn’t have to come in a format; just let it all out; HE is always listening, and you will find relief in making duaa.

When you break your fast, when you pray Qiyam, the time between the Adhan and Iqama, and during Laylat al-Qadr, in shaa Allah, make duaa, for these are some of the times when prayers are readily accepted.

5. Take a breather every once in a while

Don’t try to finish your goals for the day in one sitting. If you’ve planned on reading 15 pages of the Qur’an, don’t do it all in one sitting; this may tire you and keep you from completing other tasks.

6. Make dhikr

This is perhaps the easiest yet one of the most rewarding things one can do. You can make dhikr anytime, anywhere. Keep your tongue moist with the dhikr of Allah (swt.)

“The remembrance of Allah (swt) is the greatest (deed)” Quran (Surah 29: Verse 45)

7. Take everything one day at a time

Don’t worry about completing tomorrow’s or next week’s goals.

Don’t beat yourself up for not being able to complete a certain task on time before; don’t let it sadden you.

Focus on the present and how much you can achieve now, taking it one step at a time.

8. Reward yourself

Pat yourself on the back for accomplishing a daily goal; you deserve it. Keeping a reward beforehand may also keep one motivated to complete their goal.

These are just a few tips that I thought could help one with depression. I hope they were beneficial.

Individuals suffering from mental illness can’t always control how it affects them, just as with many physical illnesses.

If they’re not leading a very productive and ‘normal’ day-to-day life, it’s not because they chose it.

There are many mental illnesses out there, and they are all complicated. They affect every individual differently, and so one may react differently to them than another.

Depending on the seriousness of the condition, some mental illnesses, for example, eating disorders or schizophrenia, can even prevent a person from fasting in Ramadan.

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So if you know somebody who is suffering from depression or other mental illnesses, please offer them support and be gentle and patient with them.

May Allah (swt) ease our affairs and our pains; may He grant the ill a quick recovery; may He change us for the better this Ramadan; and may He accept all our prayers and ibaadah this Ramadan. Aameen.

I’d like to end this by wishing all my sisters and brothers a very happy and productive Ramadan!

This article is from the archives and was originally published at Aspiring counselors club.com.