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2 months ago

Feeling Numb in Prayer - Has Anyone Experienced ‘Good Girl Burnout’ Salaam?

Assalamu alaikum sisters, ☁️ I wanted to share something personal because I feel a bit alone in this. For months I’ve been caught up in what I now call “Good Girl Burnout.” I tried to do everything right-the Sunnah acts, the adhkar, keeping up a certain aesthetic-but inwardly I felt... empty. Standing on the prayer mat felt hollow and my heart seemed closed. I started dreading prayer because the numbness made me feel hypocritical. Eventually I realized what I needed wasn’t more acts to prove myself. I needed permission to do less. I needed to stop performing for Allah and instead focus on just being with Him and surviving through His mercy. So I made a simple “spiritual rehab” plan for myself: 30 days focusing on the fard prayers only, letting go of guilt, and working on changing my view of Allah from a strict punisher to the Most Merciful and Healer. It was basic, practical, and helped me a lot. I’ve put the plan into a tidy PDF because it helped me, and I want it to help others too. If you’d like a copy, please DM me here and I’ll share the link. If you can’t afford anything, tell me in the message and I’ll send it free-this is a trust between us and Allah s.w.t. Mostly, I’m wondering-has anyone else felt this kind of religious numbness? How did you work through it? May Allah gently revive our hearts.

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