Psychology & Neurodiversity
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From human behaviour to neurodiverse perspectives, explore how we think, feel, and experience the world 🧠
Take a break before you break.
A “break” isn’t just something we take after we’re exhausted, it’s something we need before we reach that point.
Many of us keep giving, caring, and pushing through until we feel completely drained. Slowly, we lose touch with ourselves in the process.
But rest is not laziness. It’s not weakness. It’s wisdom.
You are more than your responsibilities. And taking care of yourself is part of taking care of everything and everyone you love.
In Islam, we are reminded that Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear (Qur’an 2:286). Yet many of us carry more than we were ever meant to emotionally, mentally, and physically.
You don’t have to earn rest. You are allowed to pause simply because you are human.
So rest without guilt.
Ask for help without shame.
Slow down without apology.
Because you don’t need to break to deserve a break.
Everyone says that girls love with their ears……. somehow that phrase makes me feel sick 😐
I prefer actions 👩🏽⚖️
The trend has changed now men are the ones who love with their ears 😃
NEVER make permanent decisions on temporary feelings.
The difference between real self-awareness and the hallucination of being self-aware 😅 just saying 😄
The exact same sentence to two different friends:
"Hey, the joke you made about me in front of everyone yesterday really hurt my feelings."
Ahmed has read all the psychology books and follows all the mental health pages. He immediately replies:
"I’m sorry you were triggered, but I’m just a blunt person. It’s my defense mechanism. You need to do the inner work to figure out why a simple joke affected your nervous system so much."
Ahmed thinks he is highly self-aware because he knows all the right terminology. In reality, he is weaponizing therapy words to avoid taking accountability.
Jamal, on the other hand, just takes a breath. His ego wants to get defensive, but he pauses, reflects on his own behavior, and says:
"I thought I was just being funny, but I didn't read the room and I completely crossed the line. I was wrong to say that, and I'm really sorry I made you feel bad."
Jamal doesn't use big words. He just takes ownership.
Do you see the difference?
After several months of waiting for a referal to get an autism screening, alhamdulillah I'm now on the waitlist.
24 months lmao.
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People often fall into a “victim mindset,” where everything feels like an injustice and responsibility is avoided.
While pain can be real and valid, staying in this mindset blocks growth and keeps us stuck. Instead of only asking “Why is this happening to me?”, we should also ask “What can I learn from this?” and “Where can I improve?”
Islam encourages reflection and accountability, accepting hardship while also correcting ourselves and growing through it. Not all suffering is injustice; sometimes it is a means of purification and growth.
True strength is not in always being right, but in taking responsibility, learning, and becoming better.
My phone tells me: Storage Full. I tell it: Brother, my brain is like that too!😅🙆
What is it that makes you go for a person to marry... I m coming to realise the health also matters. Age could be just a no. Indeed Allah knows Best.
