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My friends mom is I think mentally not well.She is just 55 and she does not let anyone come near her.She bathes for 3 hrs and washes hands for half an hour every time.She wouldn't let any one come near her as she thinks they will compromise on her hygiene.No one can touch her clothes,no one is allowed to sit on her chair.
and she keeps crying all the time,everyday.When asked she says,"I don't know why am I becoming like this".
Can any one give me information regarding some very good doctor who can cure her & bring her back to her normal joyful self..
My friends mom is I think mentally not well.She is just 55 and she does not let anyone come near her.She bathes for 3 hrs and washes hands for half an hour every time.She wouldn't let any one come near her as she thinks they will compromise on her hygiene.No one can touch her clothes,no one is allowed to sit on her chair.
and she keeps crying all the time,everyday.When asked she says,"I don't know why am I becoming like this".
Can any one give me information regarding some very good doctor who can cure her & bring her back to her normal joyful self..
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hi,
It's good that you have recognised these behaviorism ad try to acknowledge her distress. This is the most common manifestation of Obsessive compulsive disorder.
Here patients repeatedly get irrational thoughts like being unclean and dirtier and so they need to wash themselves to get rid of the Dirt even after they know that it is excessive and illogical.
There are other symptoms that could be added to it like doubting the tasks been done properly or not and repeatedly checking, following strict rituals and counts and so on.
It is often associated with depression as it seems with your friends mom.
This could be treated with medicines like fluoxamine, clomipramine. Psychotherapies like ERP and CBT wull also benefit. Any psychiatrist can help you. So please visit a psychiast nearby and help her to get relieved of her distress.
It's good that you have recognised these behaviorism ad try to acknowledge her distress. This is the most common manifestation of Obsessive compulsive disorder.
Here patients repeatedly get irrational thoughts like being unclean and dirtier and so they need to wash themselves to get rid of the Dirt even after they know that it is excessive and illogical.
There are other symptoms that could be added to it like doubting the tasks been done properly or not and repeatedly checking, following strict rituals and counts and so on.
It is often associated with depression as it seems with your friends mom.
This could be treated with medicines like fluoxamine, clomipramine. Psychotherapies like ERP and CBT wull also benefit. Any psychiatrist can help you. So please visit a psychiast nearby and help her to get relieved of her distress.
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