The Fast of Tisha B’Av — Depressive Disorder
Question
Yesterday evening I asked how one should conduct oneself on Tisha B’Av in a psychiatric ward regarding pills... three times a day, etc.
The rabbi ruled for me that in this situation I do not need to fast at all.
So I wanted to ask: I am not in a psychotic state or anything like that.
It is simply that I am there due to a personality disorder, depression, sharp ups and downs, and some suicidal ideation.
But I am quite capable of fasting...
So why am I not obligated?
The rabbi ruled for me that in this situation I do not need to fast at all.
So I wanted to ask: I am not in a psychotic state or anything like that.
It is simply that I am there due to a personality disorder, depression, sharp ups and downs, and some suicidal ideation.
But I am quite capable of fasting...
So why am I not obligated?
Answer
Hello and blessings
You are exempt from fasting.
You need to strengthen yourself and recover.
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