Feeling alone on the toughest day
Assalamu alaikum, everyone. I'm a recent revert to Islam-I took my shahada about a month ago, alhamdulillah. But the timing's been tough because I've also been dealing with addiction for a while now. I used to be Christian, and one big reason I embraced Islam was the strong, welcoming community, even from a distance. Lately, it's been a challenging time because these days are very important in Christianity, leading up to Easter, and attending church is seen as essential. My family and old friends have been going together, like they do every year-I did too for my whole 22 years-but this is the first time I haven't joined them. It's been lonely; I've stayed home, praying, while they're all at church. They notice I'm struggling and keep telling me to go back, saying maybe things are hard because I've stopped attending. I haven't told them I reverted yet-they probably wouldn't understand or be supportive, and might even make fun of me for becoming Muslim and dealing with addiction. So I'm just navigating this alone, plus the addiction issues. It's a lot to handle right now.