Hello Sir/Mam my mother is suffering from psychiatric problem, likewise she does one thing twice, if she started to wash something she continues to wash. Her health is deteriorating day by day. Can it be cured..

Dr. Saul PereiraPsychologist46yrs exp

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Meet with a counselor first and then if that person recommends a psychiatrist to deal with this issue, do visit one as soon as possible. She is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disease or commonly called OCD. This is a fear-based condition and for some reason she has not been dealing with this childhood fear which has now developed unto these repetitive adaptations to seem to need it for normal functioning. The behavior will then become based on magical thinking and certain rituals will become necessary to do normal things making her believe that either the frequency or the ritual is important to its success. This of course is a fallacy but there will come a time that even if told the truth, her belief will defy any logic and she will continue behaving like that even if it cripples her in her daily routines. It only appears as though some other force is behind these behaviors and that she is compelled to act in this fashion. That is obviously not true but no one can convince her of anything different. The obsession is a repeating thought pattern with no meaningful outcome; and the compulsiveness is the need to act on those obsessions also in a repeated behavior pattern as though she just cannot help herself, like the repetitive washing off of dishes. There are certain behavioral techniques to be implemented and if they work she may get out of this condition rather easily. If that does not work as desired, then medication has to be introduced, and in combination with counseling much work can be achieved. 

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