If a person have ocd problem why he always counts and they feel that if they do not count then it going to be dangour to their loved one is that thoughts real?

Question

Obsession is a recurrent and intrusive thought which comes repeatedly into the individual's mind, against his wish, which is his own thought, and cannot be wilfully controlled, and produces immense distress when not acted upon. The compulsion is the behavior which a person does to overcome the obsession, which when not done leads to Depressive thoughts and Anxiety. This is due to altered Serotonin pathways in the regions of the Brain, in which thought centre s are located. The medications given for OCD precisely act on these pathways to normalise the Serotonin transmission to reduce and remit the obsession so that compulsions are also stopped. All the Best.

Jagadeesan M.S. · Accepted Answer

Obsession is a recurrent and intrusive thought which comes repeatedly into the individual's mind, against his wish, which is his own thought, and cannot be wilfully controlled, and produces immense distress when not acted upon. The compulsion is the behavior which a person does to overcome the obsession, which when not done leads to Depressive thoughts and Anxiety. This is due to altered Serotonin pathways in the regions of the Brain, in which thought centre s are located. The medications given for OCD precisely act on these pathways to normalise the Serotonin transmission to reduce and remit the obsession so that compulsions are also stopped. All the Best.