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Question:
May
Allah the Almighty bless your knowledge — Ameen. Though the issue may appear
trivial to others, it constitutes a significant psychological burden for me. I
suffer from an acute and persistent fear of lizards (herpetophobia), which
severely affects my daily life. Upon encountering a lizard, I experience
immediate respiratory constriction, and the mere presence of one renders it
impossible for me to pass through that area. During warmer months, this
condition worsens as lizards frequently enter the house. If one appears in my
room at night, I remain sleepless until morning. Entry into the kitchen or
washroom becomes impossible if a lizard is seen there. The fear dominates my
consciousness throughout the day, manifesting as anticipatory anxiety and
persistent hypervigilance.
Answer:
As
part of a spiritual-psychosomatic management approach, the following regimen is
recommended: Take an unglazed clay bowl (traditionally used for serving firni),
fill it with potable water, and add two tablespoons of rose water. Recite the
following invocation three times over the mixture, and then gently blow upon
it:
"Yā Ḥayyiyu
Qabla Kulli Shay’in, Yā Ḥayyiyu Ba‘da
Kulli Shay’in"
یَاحَیِّیُ
قَبْلَ کُلِّ شَئیٍ یَا حَییُّ بَعْدَ کُلِّ شَئیٍ
Consume
this water on an empty stomach each morning. Refrain from eating or drinking
anything else for at least thirty minutes afterward. Additionally,
significantly reduce the intake of salt for a continuous duration of ten weeks,
as this dietary adjustment is believed to modulate neurochemical responses
associated with anxiety.
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