Amina has been having a very hard time trying to get married. She sees her friends getting married all around her, and the despair of not finding the right spouse is getting exacerbated as she looks through their wedding photos on Facebook. She begins to doubt herself and feels utter frustration with the process. Many …
When you think of the word “recovery” what comes to mind? I know from the members at Purify Your Gaze, this word initially brought about feelings of resistance, fear, and loss of hope. But it did not stay that way. I am eager to share with you some of their comments, as they describe in …
“Zeyad Ramadan help me…. I am sick of this I don’t know what to do. I’m disgusted with myself. I have lost hope with myself. I hate myself. I wish suicide wasn’t haram in Islam. I just dont want to exist anymore. If I die right now I know I’ll go to hell. I’ve my …
The mistake that most women make when dealing with consistent feelings of worthlessness, unhappiness and burnout, is that they try to catch a break through the wrong outlets. One of the ways that may lead you to burnout is when you show a lot of concern and care for people around you such as your …
We all experience burnout and become overextended at times, and in those moments, the most important thing we want is to have a break. By engaging in their unwanted sexual behaviors as a way of relief, those struggling find themselves feeling even more depleted, more guilty, and more tired instead of feeling recharged. The reason …
I am very excited to share a milestone of a client of mine with you that I think you will benefit from. These are important moments to pause and reflect over, especially if you have recently engaged in your unwanted sexual behaviors, and felt the loss of control and despair over your behaviors, that seem …
Have you ever felt that because you’ve been struggling with unwanted sexual behaviors for so long, you are doomed forever and you cannot begin to think of living a life without these behaviors? You may have thoughts like: “Since I’ve been addicted for so long, I’ve got no hope, no chance in my life. So …
You may believe that success is only about counting the number of days that you are abstinent from your unwanted sexual behaviors. While that is a measure of success, it is not the greatest fruit of recovery. Men and women who have sought some sort of help for their unwanted sexual behaviors in our programs, …
We’ve all heard at Purify Your Gaze the personal tragedies that addictions bring. We are all familiar with the common ones, resulting in loss of relationships like marriage, people losing their jobs, or their faith. There’s a real cost and price that individuals have to pay because of their addictions but I think why it’s …
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