I went to this workshop today and I found it very interesting. There were three students who shared their personal journeys dealing with mental health. The students were from different religious background. The first student was a christian who admitted to have convert to many different religions. The second student was a muslim and the third one was a native. They've talked about how their religion has impacted their personal well-being. One student who was a muslim talked about his experience with ADD(I think it's called ADD or something). And since then he realized how this journey has made him got closer to God. He even found himself thanking God for the fact that he's still alive to the very moment. He also read a very beautiful verse from Qur'an, surah Adz Dzuha, where it talks about prophet's Muhammad's journey. At the time, there was no revelation from God whatsoever. As a result, the meccan was telling prophet Muhammad PBUH that God has abandoned him. After that, came down the revelation that says:
Your Lord (O Muhammad (SAW)) has neither forsaken you nor hates you. (Ad-Dhuha:3)
This verse calms me down as well. Because sometime, I do feel so alone and empty. And this verse has made me realize that God has never left us alone. He's closer to us than our own jugular vein. He's watching us even now. However there are times when we feel so alone and empty, that's only because we're so far away from God and He wants to bring us back. Furthermore, God is also testing our faith in Him therefore never give up hope ;)
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