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I thought I was possessed
when salah triggered my panic attacks

السلام عليكم friend,
I remember when my anxiety and panic attacks first started…
I genuinely thought something was wrong with me.
At one point, I even thought I was possessed.
Because every time I stood for salah…
I would feel this sudden wave of anxiety.
Sometimes it would turn into a full panic attack.
I couldn’t understand it. Salah was meant to calm me.
But it did the opposite.
Why would something so sacred…
trigger something so overwhelming?
Then I started noticing a pattern.
It wasn’t just in salah.
Anytime my body moved
doing the dishes, going for a walk, even exercising…
I would feel anxious.
And that’s when it clicked.
My body had learned to associate movement with danger.
So even in salah, when I changed positions…
my system would go into panic.
The problem wasn’t my iman.
It was a nervous system that didn’t feel safe.
And the biggest thing that helped me…
was slowing down.
Because I was living my life like something was constantly chasing me.
Everything was rushed.
Everything felt urgent.
So I started doing things differently.
Moving slower.
Breathing slower.
Allowing my body to feel safe again.
And slowly… things began to change.
The anxiety didn’t control me the way it used to.
If you’ve ever felt this way…
like your body is reacting even when your heart just wants peace…
you’re not broken.
Your body just needs to feel safe again.
And that's what we do in the 6-Week Intensive.
We don't just talk about healing.
We actually teach your body how to feel safe again.
Through:
Nervous system regulation (so your body stops living in survival mode)
Intentional Islamic practices
Qalb healing (releasing what you've been carrying)
Mind rewiring (breaking anxious thought patterns)
Soul healing (reconnecting the soul back to Allah)
6 weeks. Small group (5 women max). Live calls.
This isn't another thing to add to your list.
This is the thing that helps everything else make sense.
Applications are open now.
We start April 12th In Sha Allah.
If you're ready to stop just coping and actually heal,
Only 5 spots.
When they're filled, applications close.
You don't have to live like this forever.
Your body can feel safe again.
Your salah can be peaceful again.
You can heal.
With love and duas
Noorain
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P.S: I'm opening a 6-week group intensive in April for women ready to do the deep work of healing and strengthening their relationship with Allah.
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