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OCD Symptoms Test: check recurring signs

Posted inMental Health

OCD Pattern Check for Daily Life

This test looks at intrusive thoughts, urges to repeat or check, distress, and the amount of time these patterns take up. It cannot diagnose OCD or replace a licensed evaluation.

If obsessive thoughts or rituals are taking over school, work, sleep, relationships, or safety, a clinical review may be worth serious thought.

Estimated time6 minutes
Question count16 questions
Result styleScore band, subscale snapshot, and next-step ideas

Answer for the last month. Pick the option that matches how often the pattern showed up.

1. Unwanted thoughts get stuck in my mind even when I try to move on.
2. I feel driven to check, wash, count, repeat, or arrange things until it feels right.
3. I know a fear or doubt may be exaggerated, but it still feels hard to dismiss.
4. I repeat a task because stopping after one try does not feel safe or complete enough.
5. These thoughts or rituals make me feel tense, ashamed, or worn down.
6. I ask for reassurance because I cannot settle a doubt on my own.
7. I avoid places, objects, or people because they might trigger a disturbing thought or ritual.
8. I lose time because a routine gets repeated longer than I planned.
9. I feel a strong need for order, symmetry, or exactness that is hard to let go of.
10. I know a ritual is not fully logical, but skipping it still feels extremely uncomfortable.
11. Family, work, or daily routines get disrupted by my need to check or repeat.
12. I spend a lot of mental energy trying to neutralize, cancel, or push away certain thoughts.
13. I mentally review a past action again and again because I worry I missed something important.
14. I redo a task because the first version feels contaminated, wrong, or incomplete.
15. The pattern makes ordinary decisions harder because I keep circling back to the same doubt.
16. I feel a strong wave of distress if I try to resist the thought or ritual instead of answering it.

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    References

    1. National Institute of Mental Health. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd
    2. National Institute of Mental Health. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: When unwanted thoughts or repetitive behaviors take over. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-when-unwanted-thoughts-or-repetitive-behaviors-take-over
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