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Suggest Remedy For The Habit Of Keeping On Checking Things Out

hi.....i usually feel that whenwver i m leaving somwhere i again and agai check my pouch that i have put the money inside and i count it toooo even i know it that i have myself put thee money inside......simlarly i keep on checking wether i have locked the room or not even when i m sure that i myself have locked it.......
Wed, 1 Oct 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to healthcaremagic.

You have not mentioned your problems in details here.
you stated that you have habit to check the things like locked door or wallet etc. But you haven't mentioned how many times you have to check it. How many hours you spend in that habit?

From your talk it seems that you know these things are wrong.
If this checking seems to be wrong by yourself , you want to stop such checking but cant successfully stop such thoughts and it produces anxiety which is relieved soon after you check those things. These all things hamper your day to day life then it may be OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER.

SSRIs and many other drugs can help greatly with CBT.

consult a psychiatrist for it.

Hope I have answered your query,
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
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Suggest Remedy For The Habit Of Keeping On Checking Things Out

Hi, Thanks for writing to healthcaremagic. You have not mentioned your problems in details here. you stated that you have habit to check the things like locked door or wallet etc. But you haven t mentioned how many times you have to check it. How many hours you spend in that habit? From your talk it seems that you know these things are wrong. If this checking seems to be wrong by yourself , you want to stop such checking but cant successfully stop such thoughts and it produces anxiety which is relieved soon after you check those things. These all things hamper your day to day life then it may be OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER. SSRIs and many other drugs can help greatly with CBT. consult a psychiatrist for it. Hope I have answered your query, Regards, Dr.Chintan Solanki.