The Sahifa as ‘medicament’ for psychological and emotional turmoil

Download my little chart that I wrote out for Atamar when he was in psychological meltdown.

For those states of mind wherein a large black bear is beating  you over the head with a millstone.

Recite or listen to the prescribed Supplication.

STATE OF MIND – SUPPLICATION to use
Unfulfillable longings: Supplication 78, Whispered Prayer asking for Mediation
Feeling guilty, I am evil, weak: Supplication 73, Whispered Prayer of the Beseechers
Feeling empty, barren, depleted: Supplication 19, for Water in a Drought
Desperate, I’ve run out, nothing left: Supplication 13, Seeking needs from God
I can’t go on: Supplication 22, in Hardship, Difficulty
Gloom, black cloud: Supplication 74, Whispered Prayer of the Thankful
Overwhelmed by evil, suffering, there can be no God: Supplication 77, Whispered Prayer of the Lovers

Gnawing anxiety, persistent worry: Supplication 54, for the Removal of Worries
Restless anxiety when you feel it coming on: Supplication 60, against that Feared & Dreaded
Nameless, objectless anxiety & dread: Supplication 72, Whispered Prayer of the Hopeful
Urge to run away & escape: Supplication 75, Whispered Prayer of the Obedient
Intrusive thoughts and memories, can’t escape the pictures in your head: Supplication 81, Whispered Prayer of the Rememberers
Trapped, no way out, frantic: Supplication 7, at the Time of Distress
Fear, terror, panic: Supplication 76, Whispered Prayer of the Devotees

Feeling of pointlessness, futility, despair: Supplication 79, Whispered Prayer of the Utterly Poor
Bleak despair: Supplication 59, in Distress Seeking Release
Drowning, losing my mind: Supplication 82, Whispered Prayer of Those who Hold Fast
I am going crazy, my head will explode: Supplication 23, for Well-Bring
Nervous exhaustion: Supplication 80, Whispered Prayer of the Knowers