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OT: Yes or No

No, I am not just like a PT

No, I will not find you a job

No, I will not force you to become “normal”

Yes, I will help you find a way to do what matters to you (no matter what condition/diagnosis/limitation stands in your way)

Yes, I will embrace your unique qualities and differences

Yes, I will work with people that have both physical and mental illness on aspects of every day life (such as dressing, bathing, driving, cooking, community outings, regulating sensory input, school, work, social skills……. the list goes on)

Yes, I will always make your goals a priority

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It’s hard when you need, not want but need, moments of solitude and you’re constantly surrounded by people. I need time to let my mind relax, to let my soul breathe, to pray in a room by myself. I need that time for me. 

I can feel the panic set in, the anxiety building up when when people are too close, or talk too much, or even just in the same room as me. I can’t handle it and I apologize from the bottom of my heart if you feel I don’t care for you or your company. I just can’t do it.

I need time alone to connect to soul and my heart, to recharge my mind. Human interaction is vital, I understand, but so is my solitude.

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It’s hard when you need, not want but need, moments of solitude and you’re constantly surrounded by people. I need time to let my mind relax, to let my soul breathe, to pray in a room by myself. I need that time for me. 

I can feel the panic set in, the anxiety building up when when people are too close, or talk too much, or even just in the same room as me. I can’t handle it and I apologize from the bottom of my heart if you feel I don’t care for you or your company. I just can’t do it.

I need time alone to connect to soul and my heart, to recharge my mind. Human interaction is vital, I understand, but so is my solitude.

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“The greeting of peace (as-salamu ‘alaykum) has many meanings. One of these meanings is that the person you are greeting will be safe from you (from your tongue, your heart, and your hand) and that you will not transgress against that person with your words or your deeds. This greeting is also a prayer (for the person you are greeting) for peace, safety, mercy, and blessings. We should take these noble meanings, which we so often say with our tongues, and make them our way of life in our dealings with other people.”

— Salman al-Ouda

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An early foggy morning in a cabin by the lake, Finland. Sound on ;) (by Milamai)

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“Had there not been that inner battle and that inner storm, you might not have sought refuge in Allah. You might have felt safe on your own.”

— Yasmin Mogahed

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A man reviled Abu Bakr in the presence of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet remained seated. He looked pleased and smiled. He insulted Abu Bakr twice, but Abu Bakr controlled himself and remained silent. He insulted him for a third time, and Abu Bakr then let his tongue loose and responded back. At that, the Messenger of Allah got up and left.

Abu Bakr followed after the Prophet and said: “Messenger of Allah! He insulted me and you just sat there. Then when I responded to some of what he said, you became angry and got up.” The Prophet said: “There was an angel with you who was responding to his insults on your behalf.”

Then the Prophet said: “Abu Bakr, (keep in mind) three things which are always true, one of which is that whenever a person is subjected to an injustice but leaves the matter to Allah, then Allah will come to his aid… .” (Musnad Ahmad)

It is not a weakness to remain silent. It takes real strength. What others say will only hurt you if you let it.

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“الكل سيذهب إلى الله بعد وفاته، لكن السعيد من ذهب إلى الله في حياتهAll people go to Allah after their death, but the happy person is the one who goes to Allah while still alive.”

— Sayyid Qutb

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“You’ve been here before. Remember that. And Allah has always, always saved you.”

— Yasmin Mogahed

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“If you study your own struggles, the struggles of others, even in movies or novels you’ll see the root of all their suffering is always attachments.”

— Yasmin Mogahed

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“In trusting Allah, remember that what’s best for you might be what’s most painful.”

— Shaykh Omar Suleiman

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“Your anger is evidence that you want things to go your way and not the way God wants.”

— Muhammad al-Ghazali

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قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ

Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”

Source: alyibnawi, via IslamicArtDB

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“God has made it obligatory upon Himself toward the person who reads the Quran and acts by it to never let him go astray in this world and to protect him from torment and ruin in the Hereafter.”

— Ibn Abbas