“Just pray more”

How many of you have heard this line or “miracle cure” before? Too many of us and much too often. Funny thing about this mental illness myth is that it sounds so good and who could argue with praying to Allah. I mean it’s gotta be right. And if you don’t think that praying is the solution, then what kind of a Muslim are you anyways? The Journal of Muslim Mental Health, there is an article titled “Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviours of Muslim Immigrants in the United States: Overcoming Social Stigma and Cultural Mistrust” in which the authors state: Mistrust” in which the authors state:

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