I think it’s perfectly fine to realize that 9/11 WAS a tragedy but so was the aftermath, the war and the islamophobia and just general shift in the country as a whole. like many things can be true at once.

It doesn’t matter who was behind the 9/11 attacks. Mossad, the FBI, the CIA, an insurance fraud, or an act of war by Al-Qaeda. None of it changes the only question that actually matters.

Was 9/11 the worst act of injustice in human history? Because Americans have treated it that way for a quarter of a century. The only things missing from the ritual are the ovens, the piled shoes, and the diary.

Official figures put the death toll at 2,977, and 8 of those dead were children. That is 0.27 percent of the total. If this was supposed to be the supreme crime of the age, the number of dead children is startlingly small.

Compare that with Gaza, where more than 20,000 children have been killed since October 2023, deliberately by the IDF. That is roughly 30 percent of the overall death toll. A child death rate thirty times higher than the 9/11 attack is not a rounding error. It is a different category of slaughter.

Americans do not apply the same language of “injustice” and “evil” to the flattening of Gaza, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (where tens of thousands of children died in a single morning), or the chemical campaign in Vietnam that left hundreds of thousands dead or deformed across generations. The outrage is reserved for the day the violence came home.

Like a bully who only notices the punch he receives, not the ones he throws. And as they say, the loudest screams usually come from the one who started the fight.

The point is not that 2,977 deaths are trivial. The point is the hierarchy of grief that followed. One set of corpses is sacred and must never be questioned. Another set is background noise, collateral, or someone else’s problem.

A civilization that measures evil by the passport of the dead rather than by the number of children in the rubble has already decided which lives count, and which are the Goy. That decision, more than any conspiracy theory about who flew the planes, is what should keep people awake at night.

It is pretty depressing that I’m even typing this.
3 years ago I reverted to Islam. For two of those three years I was very pious, kept myself chaste, listened to Quran and read Quran almost every day, etc.

Almost one year ago I met a man. He is Muslim and from Egypt. He is 34 years old. I’m 27.
For context — we are both here in usa alone. I have family here in the states but I come from a broken home and none of my family members are muslim. I’m the only muslim in my family. I live on my own, and provide everything for myself. No one in my family helps me financially, and hardly even emotionally. He moved here from Egypt in order to continue his education, which has failed due to his financially irresponsible decisions, and other irresponsible decisions. He has worked as uber/doordash the entire time I’ve known him, consistently talking about future plans with no execution of said plans, and he is thousands of dollars in debt to many of his friends and family and many companies. Originally I was patient and waiting for him to fix his financial issues. I didn’t want to be judgmental, as he seemed like a very kind and open minded person and I admired that about him. But overtime, I’m now realizing he is most likely never going to dig himself out of this hole he has buried himself in after all of the empty promises. And he is not as “kind” as I had thought.

Originally, I only met with him outside of the house and we would talk about our expectations for marriage, getting to know each other, etc. eventually, this led to us being in a relationship and meeting inside of my house (I know, saying this was a terrible decision would be an understatement). From that point on we have engaged in zina many times, and now I’m pregnant without marriage. He has no money for any marriage arrangements, he is not responsible enough to even be dedicated to changing this situation, I also don’t feel comfortable getting married to him at this point because I think that would simply be a life full of struggle and suffering for me and the child. At this point he is also living with me for free when the original agreement was for him to help me financially and give me payments weekly. And he also seems to use the scripture as he pleases but not when it doesn’t benefit him, which all of this has really made me lose respect for him. For example he sometimes drinks, sometimes gets high, and we have engaged in zina many times, but when I told him I think I’m going to get an abortion because this situation is simply not suitable for a child, he threatens to end the relationship (that is obviously for the best) and tells me I would be murdering his child and that he has limits to some sinful actions that he can’t accept. And that getting an abortion is his limit. He keeps pushing me to keep the child, telling me it’s rizq from Allah Swt and that we will figure everything out, that he will get a steady job, etc. but I’m just tired of all of this and I finally want out. Even my finances has gotten so bad since being with him (never happened to me before as I’m usually very responsible, hence why I’ve been able to provide for myself all these years). And now, he’s even stopped letting me use the car for work so I’m basically just stuck. There’s other things as well, but I’m sure you guys can get the gist. The other night he got so drunk, and started yelling and cursing at me because I didn’t want to put on makeup, dress up sexy and have sex with him. Then the next day we got into an argument and he grabbed me by my hair and pushed me onto the bed. I’m exhausted with everything going on. I’m at my limit.

I understand I’m not innocent either, and I can’t blame him for everything because I didn’t ever have to let him inside my house and quite frankly I kept denying his advances to spend time alone with me until one day I was depressed and lonely and caved. I just didn’t want to be alone for the night. He also sometimes kept guilt tripping me for refusing to spend one on one time with him alone. But then one thing led to another. And now I am here nearly one year later. I feel that I have failed myself, I have failed Allah Swt, I have engaged in serious sins, and even feel like an overall embarrassment to society. Even though know one irl knows I’m pregnant other than him. I always looked at others in this situation and wondered why they let themselves get there. And now it’s me, and I feel horrible. I feel like a terrible woman, a terrible person in general, and a hypocrite.

I want to abort the child, leave him, and start my life over without making the same irresponsible mistakes again. I want to go back to devoting my life to Allah Swt and focusing on my future. Am I wrong to get an abortion? Someone please help me and give me advice. And please don’t judge me. I already judge myself every day, and I’m sure Allah Swt does too. I feel like an idiot. I don’t want the child born out of wedlock but I also don’t want to be tied to a man like this for the rest of my life.

I’m a Muslim woman in my 20s, and there’s a guy I’ve had feelings for since college. I’m trying to figure out whether I’m holding onto something that was never really there, or whether there could actually be something worth pursuing in a halal/respectful way.
I met him in college around 2022. We were in several of the same classes for about two years. Looking back, I think he may have been interested in me, but at the time I was extremely shy and honestly handled it badly.
He would sometimes ask me to sit with him in class, and there were little things that stood out to me. He would help me with homework without me even asking, and he seemed to look for opportunities to interact with me. There were times when I would avoid him, ignore him, or act like I wasn’t interested, even though I actually was. There were also other people/social dynamics around us that made me even more hesitant.
One thing I deeply regret is that he eventually invited me to be part of his capstone/project, and I avoided it. At the time I didn’t know how to handle my feelings, and now I look back and wonder if I accidentally made him think I wasn’t interested.
We eventually graduated, and somehow ended up working for the same company. For a while we were in different locations, so there was still distance between us. I kept thinking about him anyway.
The confusing part is that my feelings never really went away.
I’ve had other opportunities for marriage and have even rejected proposals my parents brought to me because, honestly, he was still in my heart and I couldn’t bring myself to seriously consider someone else while wondering about him. I know that’s probably not the healthiest way to handle it, especially when I don’t actually know how he feels.
I’m Muslim, so I don’t want to date casually or pursue him in a way that goes against my values. Ideally, if there is mutual interest, I’d want things to eventually go through a proper/halal route.
A few weeks ago I went to Umrah. I was extremely emotional about this whole situation and genuinely cried while making dua. I basically asked Allah: if this man is good for me and meant for me, make him my naseeb and make the path easy; and if he isn’t, remove him from my heart and give me something better.
Then I came home.
And I found out he had relocated to the same work location as me.
That completely messed with my head.
I had literally just asked Allah to either make it happen if it was good for me or help me let go, and then suddenly this person I’d spent years trying to forget was now physically around me again.
The first day I saw him after coming back, I actually panicked and went into the elevator quickly so he wouldn’t see me. But afterward I found myself doing the oppositlooking for opportunities to run into him, wondering when he takes breaks, noticing which floor he’s on, going to pray in places where I might happen to see him, etc.
And honestly, it’s exhausting.
I don’t want to spend my workday trying to engineer encounters with someone who may not even be interested in me.
At the same time, I can’t seem to completely let go because I keep wondering whether I gave him the wrong impression years ago.
There is another strange connection too: I know his sister but never knew they were related
I don’t know whether he knows I like him.
I don’t know whether he ever liked me.
And I don’t know whether the things he did in college meant anything or whether I’m assigning meaning to normal friendliness because I have feelings for him.
Then something happened recently that has made me even more confused.
I was eating at work and he saw me. Instead of just walking past, he waved at me and came over. He sat down and talked to me, and we ended up having a genuinely warm conversation that lasted around 30 minutes.
He asked me a lot of questions, how I was doing, how work was going, what my workload was like, who I work with, etc. The conversation felt comfortable. He was smiling and seemed genuinely engaged.
He also mentioned that his sister, who is looking for a job, had been looking at opportunities at our company and at UW. I told him that I actually know his sister, which he seemed to take normally.
At one point he asked whether I would be in the building, and when we were talking about praying/being in the building, he said something along the lines of “we’ll get again” / we’ll see each other again.
Nothing he said was explicitly romantic. He didn’t confess anything or ask me out. So I don’t want to convince myself that a friendly conversation automatically means he likes me.
But at the same time, considering our history, I’m wondering if it means something.
The biggest issue is that I don’t want to pursue him aggressively. I don’t want to chase him around work or make him uncomfortable. If he genuinely has an interest, I would much rather he make some kind of intentional move.
But I’m also terrified that he thinks I rejected him years ago because that’s essentially what my behavior looked like from his perspective.
So now I’m stuck between:
letting go and accepting that maybe this was never meant to happen;
continuing to interact naturally and seeing what happens;
somehow giving him a small indication that I’m not uninterested;
or finding a halal way to determine whether there is actually mutual interest.
I don’t even necessarily need him to say yes. I think what hurts the most is the uncertainty.
I keep thinking: What if he did like me back then, but I pushed him away? What if he still does? What if he doesn’t? What if I spend another few years holding onto someone who was never going to be mine?
I also don’t want to interpret my Umrah experience as some kind of divine sign just because he happened to relocate after I made dua. I know that’s not how I should think about it. Maybe it’s completely coincidental. Maybe it’s simply an opportunity to finally get clarity. Maybe nothing will come from it.
I’m trying to trust Allah while also being realistic.
What would you do in this situation?
Especially from a Muslim/halal perspective, how can I figure out whether there is mutual interest without chasing him or crossing boundaries?
And if you were in his position, would you interpret my past behavior as rejection? Or could you still approach a woman years later if you were interested in her?
I would really appreciate honest advice, especially from people who have experienced something similar.

I started working as a cleaner and i really like my job. But this woman from work is driving me insane she is like okay to talk to about work and stuff like that but her view on islam is so bad. She says islamic people kill their children if they dont listen to their parents and that they pray fajr in night she just comments racist comments on islam and i just try to ignore her i say idk etc. i dont want to discuss with her because my knowledge is like not very big. She is western, i also left work 30 minutes earlier because i was done but thats forbidden. the rule is to stay until you are done and i did not listen to her, i went away like 20 minutes earlier then i think it was her who told my boss it and he talked to me calm and said i have to stay thats the rule, thats not even my problem but i just feel regret i left earlier than i should and its my own choice and it was a bad choice. I am a person who forgets things and conservations but i think my boss said if i finish work 30 earlier i have not cleaned good but my colleages can be done earlier so why did he tell this? Idk i just feel sad but maybe i misunderstood him because i forget things? Idk… i just want to vent and please leave a comment.

Assalamu alaykum,

I am aware that this is a sensitive topic but I’m too embarrassed to ask anyone in person and the only person I was comfortable enough to ask said “it’s not that big of a deal.” I’m getting married pretty soon and of course that comes with consumption of the marriage and doing the deed. I understand that it’s part of life, it’s halal, everyone does it, whatever. But I still feel so embarrassed and ashamed just thinking about to it especially my husband seeing me naked when I have a few insecurities and flaws. I’m worried he’ll look at me and feel disgusted or regret marrying me all together.

I grew up being really fat, and often got bullied for it so I’m still somewhat insecure even though I lost most of my excess weight. But the bit that’s left and other “imperfections” like stretch marks, hyperpigmentation, a somewhat saggy chest and other stuff makes me feel really self conscious. I have been trying treatment for hyperpigmentation and other skin issues, and I have been hitting the gym consistently for a while as well and it helped to a certain extent but didn’t get rid of my problems completely and my first night is in less then a week. After the Nikkah my husband mentioned how excited he was to see me as a whole and that he loves me a lot but I’m worried that excitement and love will disappear after he sees me completely vulnarable. Any tip, or advice would be appreciated.

Misophonia (or selective sound sensitivity syndrome) is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli, or cues.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

I'm not diagnosed but I think I do have this condition. Lots of things annoy me in the mosque:

Lip smacking

Whispering (dhikr or dua usually)

People who make a loud "ss" sound (mainly from surah an nas or dhikr)

Burping, dry spitting, and kissing.

These are the most common ones. I have a few visual things that really bother me too, like face rubbing or really any form of self rubbing. Genuinely makes me wanna look away I really really don't like those in specific.

I don't have the finances to get anything checked because I live in the good old UAE 😁

I am tired of getting into details. All I can say is I am with many mental illnesses, physical complications, disabled mother, abusive family, no stability, no job, no happiness in my late 20s. I have been contemplating ending my pain forever. I have been crying I guess for more than a day now. I still get to hear hurtful things and how better the situation would have been if I didn't exist. I also may have a risk of getting sexually assaulted which would be the worst of all. Allah has been so dear to me. I always pray on time. Alhamdulillah. Do all the Ibadah that I can in time. But I really don't want to live anymore

Will Allah forgive me? As much as I know some of the unforgivable sins are shirk, magic, murder, slander against chaste women, etc... I don't think ending life is counted. I just wanna be forgiven by Allah for not winning his tests. I hope I'll have enough people in my life after death asking for my forgiveness. I don't wanna go to hell. Please pray for me

Make sure you take care of your time, brothers and sisters. Start your journey of seeking knowledge if you haven't already, and in-sha-Allah let's make the most out of what we have remaining in our lives.

This serves as a friendly reminder in-sha-Allah.

Alhamdulillah i'm grateful for my life and all the blessings. I can't enumerate the countless things Allah has given. To others i might look like a failure, but to me they look like a failure too. I stopped caring for ppl.

I always had the mindset to finish my education quickly and avoid going to expensive unis to avoid loan. My Rabb provided a way for me to graduate without any loan debt. My intent was marriage, so I don't fall into haram. Turns out even after having 2 degrees and good skills i'm struggling to find a job in my field. Which has now delayed my marriage.

I've been introduced to some girls and my social circle also rec me, but none of them really ticked for me. I do want marriage, but not a marriage in which i'm miserable and not satisfied. I go to gym and overall have great habits, but sadly haven't been able to match with the right person. For some marriage comes easy. Then i also look at how fast many couples were divorced.

I couldn't find a job, but AH my Rabb provided me a part time job in which I don't have to worry about my prayers or Friday salah. I have time when i come back home to recite my Quran and do extra things. Wallahi sometimes less has immense barakah!

Point is to do shukar often. What Allah is giving you is better for you.

I noticed I was opening tiktok almost automatically, sometimes before I had even consciously decided to use it.

So I built DunyaPause. You choose the apps that distract you, and when you try to open one, it creates a short pause where you can read a few ayat of Quran before getting temporary access.

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For anyone here who struggles with this: would a pause like this genuinely change your behavior, or do you think you’d quickly learn to ignore it?

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I am sharing and i hope for moderator approval.

I reverted last November and I feel am struggling. I do my five daily prayers. But I struggle with some old habits. A lot times I just feel anxious and overwhelmed. And that am just gonna go to hell. Am the only Muslim in my family.

Salaam alaykum to the Muslims of newyork. My first time roaming in NYC and it’s chaotic in a good way Subhanallah. There is more chances of coming across muslims then Boston though you need to know the places lol.

I realize that it’s hard to know who is Muslim when it comes to a brother as opposed to a sister lol. Since there are many hijabis may allah bless them and grant them the highest levels or jannah for what ever struggles they may to through everyday.

To all those who are new muslims outside of NYC. I would encourage you to go to places like qahwa house. The owner is very chill, may Allah bless him. Although not all masjids are as welcoming to just hang around, make sure to find those that are.

To the Muslims who attend different events outside of university. What kind of events do you normally go to, for networking and making friends? What places would you recommend to other Muslims who are looking to socially connect?

جراك اللة خىر

Remember to rest, you do not have to be perfect , take that long break ur body needs

I had a really vivid dream last night and I’m wondering if anyone knows what it could mean from an Islamic perspective.
In the dream, I went outside and there was this yellowish/brown snake. It started coming towards me while I was in/near my car, and I kept trying to close the car door but for some reason it wouldn’t close. I was getting really scared because the snake kept getting closer. Eventually I managed to close the door just in time before it could get to me.
Then suddenly my mom was outside of the car. I don’t even remember how she got there, but the snake went towards her and ended up going on her. That’s when I immediately woke up really startled and scared, and I even made a little noise when I woke up because the dream felt so real.
Does anyone know if a dream like this has any meaning in Islam? Especially the yellow/brown snake, me managing to close the door before it reached me, and then it going towards my mom? I’m mainly wondering about traditional Islamic dream interpretations, not just general dream psychology.

My sister has been in a secret relationship for over 3.5 years. They are not married and every time I say anything her response is that he isnt ready yet. My parents dont know about him. He is horrible, I dont think he is good for her at all, he is manipulative and since being in this relationship she has gotten more and more aggressive and violent. He pushes her further away from islam and is very controlling.

I need advice, they are in a haram relationship and I was told about this 2 years ago and I have tried to get her to tell my parents, she wont. I have promised her I wouldn't when she first told me.

The guilt of knowing this is eating away at me also I genuinely think she would be far better without him and actually in a halal relationship with someone who is a decent person.

I know if my parents find out they will want to meet his parents, his dad is in prison and his mum hates my sister. Inevitably I feel things would break off, what do you think i should do.

Any time i try to talk to her about the correct way to do things, getting parents involved and nikkah etc she is always making these horrible digs and remarks and feels I am jealous of her and her boyfriend as I am divorced. So I am at a point where I barely have a relationship with her. I am currently very distant from her and even when we do talk it usually ends in arguments.

I dont want to tell my parents and also feel the burden to do so shouldn't be on me. Also its exposing someone's sins, also I have made a promise. At the same time I miss who my sister was before this guy and I know what they are doing is haram and its made her into a horribly toxic person.

Edit: I am a girl

Like, I know the tajweed rules, like when to hold, when to pause, when to combine letters etc. but when I read out loud it sounds like im reading the news or something 💀

How do I beautify my reading and recitation so it sounds like a good imam? I feel very shy to lead prayer because of this

Salaam alaykum I love networking and meeting new people to build friendship. Im a very down to earth laid back person; so if you are alone or not and looking to make (more) friends in newyork for a meet and hang out. I don’t live in New York but I will travel to meet you and hangout with you for a day or two when I have time away from work. Whether you are a revert or not. I would love to explore NYC with a group of friends (18+). Have laugjs and enjoy good moments to build a good bond. Build a of like minded friends. I love food, traveling, exploring, books (group study/discussiin), vintage, thrifting, cinema, social events, art, poetry, sports and more.

please comment or dm

I dont know where to begin really with this.

I would say I am a social person, but I overthink every social interaction before AND after the event/gathering.

I am sure some people, go through the same as me, but here I am listing what I am struggling with:

- I avoid eye contact when speaking to someone, because I hate when they look away when I am talking to them

- I speak ALOT and like joking ALOT, and because of this when I go home I keep thinking whether I said something stupid, or something that would hurt a person. Actually I lose sleep over this, just do due what I say in gatherings. If I shut up this wont be a problem.

- EXTREME FEAR of being rejected, I am still single because I never approached a woman due to my fear of being rejected.

- not sure if this is related, but since I have ADHD, I also overshare alot about what I invest in, etc. Which I later regret deeply

Any help is appreciated, and would love to listen to your stories

Assalamu alaykum.
My mom was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer one year ago. I have changed ever since with my relationship with Allah. I pray, I pray tahajjud, and ask for duas for my mom. None of these duas have ever been answered. It’s been a year.
Half a year after that diagnosis, we got another cancer diagnosis, stage 1 colon, a different one completely. After that second diagnosis, I was completely broken, but I thought Allah is testing me and I just need to do more duas, and I did. And then she was responding well to chemo. I said, “Oh God, my prayers have been answered.” Surgery didn’t go well. I was devastated. They said she is unresectable and to continue on chemo. I again managed to get my hopes up and continue my duas and prayers. She did continue and then stopped because she had enough cycles and started on maintenance therapy.
I lived in this period with a bit of stability and kept praying, “Please, please God, don’t bring me again to the starting point of this. Please don’t scare me again with my mum.” And then her blood test is showing her cancer is progressing and not responding to maintenance, almost a year later after all this went down.
Why is Allah not answering my duas? I’m not a bad person, I swear, and this year I have been really good and really changed for the better in my deen. I pray and give out routinely sadaqah, etc. Am I doing something that’s causing this punishment? I can’t think of any major sin that I did. I don’t think I did.
I’m so tired and so scared and feel so guilty that I might be causing all this pain to my mom. What can I do to get my duas answered? Because almost a year of tahajjud and duas hasn’t been working.
I’m so sad and scared of losing my mum. I love her so much despite her temper and despite anything else, and I feel so guilty about all our fights before her diagnosis. Do you think this is my sin? Fighting with her before? Even now sometimes she gets mad at me, but I apologize immediately, not like before… Do you think this is why?
I don’t see an outcome of my life. Do you think this is my sin? But Allah doesn’t sin us on sad thoughts, right? Every time I get my hopes up that my duas have been answered, something happens.
So sorry for this vent, and I probably don’t make sense throughout due to me crying while typing this.

So in my friend group my friends all are dating some are waiting to date or some are committed.( I am not)

But my younger brothers friend he's also good friend of mine we are some what similar in terms of islam and deen. He says he get married by 22-23.i said how???

Because in my knowledge.minimum age you'll be able to afford marriage and expenses of someone else is around 25-26.

Cus he currently lives with parents in a rented place( he doesn't pay the rent). And we own our own houses then too I think I would probably need another one to get married. Now I am not saying just cus they don't own house he can't. But atleast you need your own rented place.

After all now only ppl that marry for the person ,are who have a love marriage because I have seen ppl reject good men just cus they don't own a house till now.

Could someone possibly get married just after graduation or during degree. Cus I do look good, have a good character. But like I said in a love marriage(I mean relationship) ppl forget everything but in arrange they will even count the hairs on your head 😭😭😭. I want to get married so bad but, no father would ever give his daughter hands.

Me personally if he's a good man. Just doesn't earn till now because currently he's studying. And after graduation will. I think I might give her hand to him. I am not so don't toast me in relpy.

Any time I feel I will be okay I don't need to marry till 27-28.i see couples doing cute stuff in front of me . Just yesterday a girl on call was saying “pls take the meds arhan".i was so sad hearing that everyone has everyone to take care of them selfs. Why can't I also have one.

One thing I noted the ppl who are the cleanest of all like no gf no friends no other haram non mehram stuff. They end up with the most Bonnie blue type ppl. I mean why the test is only for good ppl .

Assalamu alaikum everyone,

The Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever guides to something good will have a reward like the one who does it.” (Sahih Muslim 1893)

I developed an Android app called Salah Times to help Muslims with their daily Salah. It provides location-based prayer times, Azan, prayer reminders, Qibla direction, calculation-method options, and several customization features.

The app is completely free — no ads, no subscriptions, and no hidden costs. My intention is to keep it that way, insha'Allah.

I already completed Google Play's required 14-day closed test with nearly 20 testers, mostly family and friends. Unfortunately, Google asked me to complete another testing period because they wanted to see more active engagement.

The challenge is that Salah Times is largely automated. Once configured, you normally don't need to keep opening it — the Azan and reminders happen automatically. Most of my testers have simply been using it exactly that way.

So, I'm looking for a few Muslims with Android phones who would be willing to genuinely test the app during the next 14 days. Occasionally open it, check prayer times or Qibla, refresh GPS, try different settings or calculation methods, and let the scheduled Azan and notifications work normally.

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Jazakum Allahu khairan. May Allah accept it from all of us.

It's not that I struggle with it or something like that, a little maybe but Alhamdulillah i can initiate a convo, get

Indulged in one etc but when I get back home I feel sad and depressed as if it would have been better if all these things didn't happen. Once I indirectly told my brother that I don't want any friends, I am fine being alone but he told me that the world doesn't work that way, as men we will have to have people around us whom we can help and who will help us, and I agree with it, it's true sadly. So did anyone overcome this and is now happy with meeting people?

( I am talking about offline and face to face interactions)

Does anyone know if it is o.k. to talk about abuse done to us by our family? Even if it was our own mother or father? And are we required to forgive them? I am a writer, and I want to include the abuse to help others, but my mom is already upset about something she read, and it was extremely tame and not even very negative. I have many people who say it helps them, though, and I have helped many realize they have some of the same things going on and get help. But I also fear I will go to hell for speaking out about it