Yesterday night I listened to a friend cry out what she was going through. It pains me a great deal to hear how they speak ill of themselves. I hate it.

No matter what you do, no matter how bad of a thing you do, never should you stoop down so low. Feeling remorse shows how much morals you have and that’s more than enough. Stop digging into the wound and feel absolutely bad about yourself. It’ll only allow shaytan to drag you into more sinful deeds.

After talking, I realized again how secured I am that I am born into a family like mine. How Allah swt has protected me so much all this while, Alhamdullilah.

But that’s why I couldn’t stop crying in the bus on the way home last night. It pains me as much as it pains my friend who’s going through all this. 

I will try, as much as I can to motivate every single one of my girlfriends who’s going through enough mental pain. Yesterday, my friend ended the story with tears in her eyes and said,

“Nabihah…. are you disappointed in me?”

I will never be unless you stop trying.