I am homosexually oriented, unmarried and never involved in illegal sexual activities. However, due to my desires, I am suffering from depression, frustration and insomnia. How do I free myself from this web?

1. Think of something good that has happened or come to you in the past week, then immediately fall down into Sujood ash shukur (gratitude prostration) for at least 2 minutes reflecting on that good and the mercy of Allah in it. Do the same thing each day for the next month.
2. Do a complete focused fast on Mondays and Thursdays, and do the following:

1. Get up at night and read from the Qur'an in Arabic and English – “Inna fee Khalqis samaawati wal Ard” [1] while crying.
2. Make a focused wudu’ and pray Tahajjud, followed by;
3. A very light Suhoor (brown bread, olives and extra virgin olive oil + 2 table spoons full of canned tuna or one egg) followed by;
4. A day of focused Sunnah and Fard prayers.
5. Utilize throughout the day any of the Prophetic du’aas requesting ease like: “Allahumma laa sahla illaa maa ja’altahu sahlaa, wa anta taj’alus sa’ba in shi’ta sahlaa.” (O Allah, nothing is easy except what you make easy, and You can make what is difficult easy if You wish) as well as the other du’aas for depression like: Allaahumma rahmataka arjoo falaa takilnee ilaa nafsee tarfata ‘ayn. wa aslih lee sha’nee kullah. Laa ilaaha illaa Ant. (O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so don’t leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blinking of an eye. And rectify all of my affairs for me. Nothing has the right to be worshipped except You).[2]
6. Break the fast with 3 dates and a glass of water and pray Maghrib.
7. Have a light Iftaar followed by a focused Ishaa prayer.

The depression and homosexual desire should begin to lift, if not go altogether from the very first day of the ‘Fast Cure’. It will work if you do it believing with all your heart, strongly that this Prophetic formula WORKS and the degree to which it does work depends on how seriously you take it and apply it.

References:

[1] Surah Aal-Imran, 3: 191-200

[2] See Hisnul Muslim – the Muslim Fortress – for more.