Do I Have OCD Quiz

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15 Questions | Total Attempts: 140 | Updated: Jun 16, 2022
1. Do you ever feel anxious about bad things potentially happening to you?

Yes, I worry that bad things will happen to me because of being contaminated by things like dirt, chemicals, germs, or radiation.
Yes, all of the time. I have repeated thoughts in my head about me getting hurt in some way.
Yes, I fear bad things will happen to me if I don’t stick to my routine of having things in a certain order and doing things a certain number of times.
Sometimes I do
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Do I Have OCD Quiz
Do you often feel anxious or experience repeated thoughts or obsessions over things? Do you obsess overdoing things a certain way, in a certain order, or a certain number of times? Are your thoughts persistent and uncontrollable, no matter how much y... See more
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2. Have you ever tried to avoid situations that could trigger obsessive thoughts you have?

Yes, because I always think about the germs and other things I could be contaminated with. I get too nervous.
Yes, because I am trying to avoid bad things happening to me
Yes, but it never works. If I don’t count things or touch things a certain amount of times, I can’t even walk out the door. Sometimes I avoid places because I am embarrassed.
I am generally okay going places.
3. Does it bother you if you don’t do things in a specific order, a specific number of times?

Not particularly, but I do like to stay organized
No, that doesn’t bother me
Yes, every single day
Sometimes, I like to be very neat and organized
4.  After you leave your house, are there times you fear you forgot to do certain things like locking the door, turning the oven off, or turn the lights off?

No, I am pretty responsible
No, I mostly worry about what will happen while I am outside the house than things I forgot to do inside the house.
Yes, very frequently
Not usually, but I will think about it sometimes randomly just wondering if I forgot to do something or turn something off if I am in a hurry to leave the house, but I won’t go back to check
5. Would you consider yourself a germaphobe?

Sometimes
Not to that extent, but I do always keep things clean and organized
Yes, very much so
Not really
6. Do you ever experience unwanted or unpleasant thoughts?

 Yes, about all the germs that I touch when I am out places or potential contamination from other things
Yes, very frequently. They are reoccurring thoughts many times about something really bad happening to me or someone else
Yes, about my need for routine and symmetry
Sometimes I do, but nothing specific or repeated
7. How stressful is it for you if things aren’t in a certain order, in groups of a certain number, or facing a certain way?

That doesn’t bother me
I only have some things that I like a certain way, but I wouldn’t get stressed out over it
It could potentially cause a panic attack or anxiety attack if I don’t fix it
It is pretty stressful; I like to keep everything organized and seeing things out of place makes me anxious.
8. How often do you worry about things being contaminated by germs?  

Every single day
Never
I don’t think I have ever worried about that
Sometimes I do
9. Have you ever experienced thoughts of causing harm to yourself or someone else by not checking things repeatedly to be sure?

I just fear in general about harm form all the dangerous chemicals and germs in the world
Yes, very often and it really bothers me
No
I don’t understand what that means
10. Do you have certain rituals you do, such as repeating tasks or saying different phrases, to reduce anxiety?

Not really
Option Sometimes
Yes, and I have to do them or I can’t function
No, what kind of ritual?
11. Do you fear contamination from the environment and indulge in excessive cleaning?

Yes
Not at all
Sometimes
No, I usually end up arranging stuff around myself
12. Do you feel the need to check on things excessively and arrange them (lights, switches, bedsheets)?

Sometimes, I am mostly cleaning things around the house
Not at all
I usually check doors and windows as I feel someone might harm me
Yes
13. Do you spend hours of the day thinking about your obsession?

Yes, my mind is engrossed with thoughts of cleanliness
Not really
Yes, my mind is engrossed with violent thoughts
Yes, I am usually arranging things in my head
14. Do you worry that you might lose control and say or do something that hurts someone else?

Not really
Not at all
Yes, absolutely
I have no fear of people but only fear symmetry
15. Do you spend a lot of your time cleaning or washing (either personal hygiene or your home)?

All the time
Not really
No, my mind is filled with disturbing imagery
I spend a lot of time arranging stuff

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