fatimah ahmed
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Salam alaykum,
I am struggling with these problems the past couple months and really need some advice. I am undiagnosed but suspected with Autism and placed on a waiting list by my GP, i've been diagnosed with ADHD. Part of my issues is that i struggle with sensory issues, especially with smell. My autism/ADHD symptoms became worse after a very stressful year at mosque where i was monitored inside and outside of mosque to make sure no islamic rules were broken otherwise i'd get kicked out, i feel like this depleted my emotional strength and might have induced some sort of PTSD in me.
Ever since then i've become weaker at tolerating sensory overload and have become worse at masking aspects of autism - such as lots of communication with people and i get tired very often.
my mother saw my symtpoms of constnat meltdowns and thought i was possesed by jinn and she's conacted teachers in india who confirmed her claims of me being possesed by ashiq jin - they diagnosed me through photos of my hair & my mother's mother's name . I had a session with a raqi in the uk that uses quranic ruqya, and he told me that i am not possessed as i showed no symptoms and that its autism and my mother should understand. she doesnt understand and insists that i am still possesed by a ashiq. i read surah baqarah every day but my symptoms of sensory overload dont seem to go, so im convinced it's autism.
because my mum doesnt believe in autism at all or any other mental health issues, she doesnt cater to any of my communications with her and gets angry if i tell her that i cant be in a room due to strong smells etc. I have moved out to protect my mental health, but every week i go back its the same argument. I dont know what to do, and have no one to communicate this with, i haven't told any of my friends as i'm ashamed of moving out but i had to do this as i was self harming through constant meltdowns and felt suicidal. Please can you give me some advice as the guilt is destroying me, i feel as though i've dissapointed allah greatly through moving out and my inability to have a relationship with my mother, as she doesnt understand at all despite what i tell her, and depsite me telling her i've been diagnosed, seen a raqi etc.
please i need some islamic giudance on this, i really need your help.