The Mindful Muslim is an Inspirited Minds platform that hosts raw, open, and honest conversations on various topics within the sphere of mental health, psychology, Islam and spirituality.

This month we spoke to Adam Afghan who shares his experience with anxiety, depression, OCD and intrusive thoughts. Adam opens up about how he struggled with anxiety as a child and experienced disturbing thoughts later in life which culminated in him contemplating suicide. He also speaks about how he eventually sought help to improve his mental wellbeing. Today, he continues to actively confront his thoughts and manage his mental health. He says: “real courage, is tackling problems head-on.”

Some of the things we explored are:
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - What does Adam spend his time on?
01:37 - Experience of helping refugees in Palestine and Turkey
02:33 - Background and education
04:00 - Struggles with anxiety and intrusive thoughts
11:15 - Talking to a therapist about OCD saved his life
13:13 - Speaking about mental health as a man
18:24 - Islamic mental health information exists
25:12 - Social media impacting mental health
31:28 - Critiquing suicide and the core reasons behind it
39:46 - 'Be a man' - What does it mean?
46:10 - Beauty standards for men and women
47:55 - What Adam wants to see in the future
49:25 - Paving the way for improved Muslim mental health
50:10 - Adam's favourite Hadith and reflection on Islamic support
54:46 - Outro

You can reach Adam Afghan on instagram @aadamafghan   / aadamafghan  

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