instruction: hello doctor I think I have a counting disorder whenever I do certain work I do not know from where this feeling comes to me that I have to do that same thing several times until I get satisfied for example whenever I pick a book then I have to pick that book four or more times and sometimes 20 times another example is that whenever I wash my clothes then also I pull out the clothes from the bucket 20 times until I get satisfied is my case normal or serious please help
output: hi I am sorry to hear about your problem let me try to explain your problem in detail what you are describing is called obsessive compulsive disorder ocd a person suffering ocd has repetitive thoughts that are beyond control for example in your case it is this feeling of doing the same thing several times these are obsessions the act you do to feel better and get rid of these thoughts are called compulsions coming to the management the first thing you need to do is start cognitive behavioral therapy in which the therapist will help you recognize his thoughts and teach you techniques to control them and not get involved in this behavior the second thing is medication in severe cases medications are required this can be checked after complete evaluation medication and cognitive behavioral therapy combined are the gold standard treatment of ocd I hope this helps