A woman who has been guided to Islam fears for herself and is suffering from waswaas (insinuating whispers of the Shaytaan)

Question

Praise be to Allah.

Allaah
has given man in this world that which will help him to worship and
obey Him as He has commanded. He has given him strength in himself and
has created him in the best mould (cf. al-Teen 95:4). Then He sent His
Messengers to mankind to tell them the way to worship and obey Him,
and He sent down His Books to mankind, and gave the ability to understand
and learn.

The slave
has to seek the means which will help him to follow the path of obedience
and faith. These include:

1 – Striving
to perform the obligatory duties as prescribed in sharee’ah, and doing
so regularly.

2 – Striving
to keep away from haraam things and sin, because that has a great effect
on man’s heart.

3 – Taking
time to read Qur’aan. What we should note here is that the kind of reading
Qur’aan which has a beneficial effect on the one who reads it is that
which is accompanied by thinking and pondering the meanings of the verses
of the Qur’aan. Allaah has told us of the effect of the Qur’aan on His
believing slaves, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“and
when His Verses (this Qur’aan) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the
Verses) increase their Faith”[al-Anfaal 8:2]

“Allaah
has sent down the Best Statement, a Book (this Qur’aan), its parts resembling
each other (in goodness and truth) (and) oft‑repeated. The skins
of those who fear their Lord shiver from it (when they recite it or
hear it). Then their skin and their heart soften to the remembrance
of Allaah”[al-Zumar 32:23]

4 – Remembering Allaah
(dhikr) and persisting in doing so. Beneficial dhikr is that which is
done in the heart and on the lips. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“verily, in the
remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest”[al-Ra’d 13:28]

5 – Calling upon Allaah
(du’aa’) and turning to Him. Among the du’aa’s concerning this is that
which is described in the hadeeth of the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):

“There
is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says: ‘Allaahumma
inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatija naasyati bi yadika, maada fiyya
hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta
bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika
aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghayb ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana rabee’
qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’ huzni wa dhihaab hammi (O Allaah,
I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my forelock
is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree
over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You
have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to
any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the
Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and
the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release
for my anxiety),’ but Allaah will take away his distress and grief,
and replace it with joy.” He was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, should
we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn
it.”

6 – Striving to reduce
your attachment to this world and developing an attachment to the Hereafter,
for being preoccupied with the worries of this world makes a person
more worried and anxious, and makes the problems that he is going through
occupy all his thoughts and give him sleepless nights.

7 – Doing
things to help one relax and dispel worry, such as keeping company with
righteous people, relaxing in permissible ways and giving oneself variety
to avoid a boring routine.

If you
feel the need to visit a psychologist and consult him, there is nothing
wrong with that, so long as you beware of the deviant principles of
some doctors.