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Bismihi ta'ala

A ghusl itself should not take you more than a minute or two. Please keep in mind that when one excessively doubts and repeats their act multiple times, this will lead to waswasah, and simple things will become very difficult. 

Please watch this tutorial on ghusl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtDGChWoSeE

Also, on the topic of waswasah, watch this lesson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2HGVepaC8&list=PLHj5BjXrLabga8Y6BJGjty6oNCzrwmXL-

With prayers for your success.

No, it is sufficient to perform Ghusl al-Janabah with a single pitcher of water. It is better to balance the concern over washing everything with the concern of not wasting water. Remember that Islam came from the desert! And in most of human history people didn't have showers. Also, maybe it is not good for your skin to take very long showers. 

Of course, please don't start worrying that you are committing a sin by washing too much or using too much water! Just keep in mind that Islam is meant to be easy and that Allah is forgiving; as long as you are trying to do it correctly, He is not going to punish you if you accidentally miss one small spot, and eventually you will do another ghusl for one reason or another and that spot will be taken care of. 
 

If the doubt is rare, then you can repeat to be sure that you recite properly, but if the doubts are repeatedly happening, then you do not need to repeat nor to care for such repeated doubts because it can be from Shaitan who tries to spoil your worship by creating repeated doubts.

1. Always start your Prayers with seeking help of Allah from Satanic whispering by saying after Takbiratul Ehraam :  A’ootho Billah minashaytan Arrajeem  أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم.

2. Try your best to focus on your Prayers and do not let any other thought penetrate into your mind while praying.

3. Remember while praying the grave, the Day of Judgement, The Paradise, the Hellfire and your need to the Mercy of Allah.

4. Pray as if it is your last prayer because every one from us is exposed to death any time.

5. Pray to Allah ( SWT) as if you see him in your heart and talk to him directly.

wassalam.

Thank you for your question. This usually happens because of a fear that without pronouncing the Arabic letters correctly the prayer will not be vaild. But when that fear is out of balance this can lead to someone over pronouncing the letters or repeating many times. The way to get over this is to not think about it so much and to ignore the urge to keep repeating. Get your pronunciation checked by someone and then don’t worry about repeating.

As for being distracted that is normal and there are things you can do to help such as praying in a quite place and turning off your phone.

May you always be successful