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How can individuals with depression and anxiety distinguish between an authentic divine response and their own mental defenses or illusions?

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How can individuals with depression and anxiety distinguish between an authentic divine response and their own mental defenses or illusions?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 2 years ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Humans cannot know God's mind and so we should not assume that anything that happens in our life is a negative response from God. Instead it is better to focus on the fact that God always intends the best for His servants and that the nature of life in the material realm is such that it is full of difficulties. We need to try to develop coping mechanisms for these difficulties if possible and not augment the difficulties with thinking that they are a sign of God's anger or displeasure.

May you always be successful