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Don't read this if your faith feels shaky. I’m so lost

Assalamu alaikum everyone. Lately I’ve been having these involuntary reactions when thinking about the afterlife, the Quran, or during salah-mostly sighing or heavy breathing through my nose-and sometimes I even feel irritated. I catch myself right away but it’s been happening for a month now. I cry every single day. It feels like I’m barely holding on, like I’m about to sink. I’m scared I’ll break down completely. I deal with mental health struggles, and even my iman is suffering. My thoughts are just all over the place nonstop. When I make tawbah, I keep remembering what Allah said to the people of hell when He turned away from their desperate cries-verse 23:108-and then I start sobbing. I committed a sin once, but immediately after, I realized what I’d done and felt terrified. I don’t have the motivation, but I still pray. When I pray, though, I feel like I’m missing khushu. There’s no balance in my worship. One moment I feel like today might be the day of change, then dread hits, or sometimes overwhelming love, but I keep losing sight of Whom I’m standing before. On one hand, I know Allah SWT leaves no stone unturned so I can meet Him, but I feel like I’m the one turning those stones back over. Maybe this is a test of trusting Him. If it is, I’m failing badly. How do you let go and trust Him when everything seems stacked against you? When your mind tells you you’re sinking deeper and there’s no way out. Because it looks like He’s putting more on me than I can handle. I don’t know how to move forward. I don’t know what to do.

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You’re not failing the test, you’re in the thick of it. That irritation? It’s the nafs fighting back. Keep making tawbah, even if you sob through it. Tears are a sign of a living heart.

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Brother, don't let shaytan make you think Allah turned away. That verse shook me too, but His mercy is closer. He’s not putting more than you can bear-He’s carving room in your soul.

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Bro, I feel you. That heavy breathing in salah, like your own chest is fighting you. It’s not you, it’s the weight of the test. Keep showing up, even with a scattered heart. Allah sees the struggle.

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Man, this hit hard. When I lost khushu, a sheikh told me: pray like it’s your last, even if your mind wanders. Cry if you need, just don’t stop. You’re not sinking alone.

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I’ve been there. One sin and I felt damned. But Allah’s forgiveness is bigger. He loves that you’re scared-it means you care. Cling to 'Do not despair'.

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