my brother is suffering from obsession compulsive disorder. He is suffering of lack of confidence & insecurity. He checks his certificates again and again whether hey are properly placed or not. He checks daily his marks & his name & other data in certificates on regular basis. he feels insecure as if his certificates may be stole by some one and his future may be spoiled.he sometimes checks lock of door too.some times checks his ATM card whether data is correct or not...is there any dust that may corrupt his ATM card....sometimes checks again and again his purse....or mobile if all data is OK...as sms center no etc.....as if someone don t stole any no. from his mobile and disbehave with that person and may spoil his relation with that person. and this checking process may take two to three hours and no of repititions again and again he is basically a teacher on contract basis...and doing his job very well.
Hi, I do appreciate your concern for your brother. From what you have mentioned, your brother is having obsessions of doubts with checking compulsions. That's what is making his do things he is currently doing. You should seek a psychiatric consultation for him. Treatment with medications like fluoxetine would be effective for him. In addition, he can also consider option for cognitive behavior therapy in form of exposure and response prevention. This will consist of multiple sessions focusing on overcoming the obsessions and learning to control them. It is a highly effective treatment option for obsessive compulsive disorder. I do hope that I was able to answer your query. Wishing your brother speedy recovery.