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 you try to ignore them? If any of those questions are true for you, or if there is another reason you might be wondering if you have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), take this short Do I Have OCD Quiz quiz to find out.
1. How often do you worry about things being contaminated by germs?
A. Every single day
B. Never
C. I don’t think I have ever worried about that
D. Sometimes I do
2. Have you ever tried to avoid situations that could trigger obsessive thoughts you have?
A. Yes, because I always think about the germs and other things I could be contaminated with. I get too nervous.
B. Yes, because I am trying to avoid bad things happening to me
C. 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.
D. I am generally okay going places.
3. 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?
A. No, I am pretty responsible
B. No, I mostly worry about what will happen while I am outside the house than things I forgot to do inside the house.
C. Yes, very frequently
D. 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
4. Do you fear contamination from the environment and indulge in excessive cleaning?
A. Yes
B. Not at all
C. Sometimes
D. No, I usually end up arranging stuff around myself
5. Do you feel the need to check on things excessively and arrange them (lights, switches, bedsheets)?
A. Sometimes, I am mostly cleaning things around the house
B. Not at all
C. I usually check doors and windows as I feel someone might harm me
D. Yes
6. Do you spend hours of the day thinking about your obsession?
A. Yes, my mind is engrossed with thoughts of cleanliness
B. Not really
C. Yes, my mind is engrossed with violent thoughts
D. Yes, I am usually arranging things in my head
7. Do you worry that you might lose control and say or do something that hurts someone else?
A. Not really
B. Not at all
C. Yes, absolutely
D. I have no fear of people but only fear symmetry
8. Do you spend a lot of your time cleaning or washing (either personal hygiene or your home)?
A. All the time
B. Not really
C. No, my mind is filled with disturbing imagery
D. I spend a lot of time arranging stuff
9. Would you consider yourself a germaphobe?
A. Sometimes
B. Not to that extent, but I do always keep things clean and organized
C. Yes, very much so
D. Not really
10. Does it bother you if you don’t do things in a specific order, a specific number of times?
A. Not particularly, but I do like to stay organized
B. No, that doesn’t bother me
C. Yes, every single day
D. Sometimes, I like to be very neat and organized
11. Have you ever experienced thoughts of causing harm to yourself or someone else by not checking things repeatedly to be sure?
A. I just fear in general about harm form all the dangerous chemicals and germs in the world
B. Yes, very often and it really bothers me
C. No
D. I don’t understand what that means
12. Do you have certain rituals you do, such as repeating tasks or saying different phrases, to reduce anxiety?
A. Not really
B. Option Sometimes
C. Yes, and I have to do them or I can’t function
D. No, what kind of ritual?
13. Do you ever feel anxious about bad things potentially happening to you?
A. Yes, I worry that bad things will happen to me because of being contaminated by things like dirt, chemicals, germs, or radiation.
B. Yes, all of the time. I have repeated thoughts in my head about me getting hurt in some way.
C. 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.
D. Sometimes I do
14. Do you ever experience unwanted or unpleasant thoughts?
A. Yes, about all the germs that I touch when I am out places or potential contamination from other things
B. Yes, very frequently. They are reoccurring thoughts many times about something really bad happening to me or someone else
C. Yes, about my need for routine and symmetry
D. Sometimes I do, but nothing specific or repeated
15. 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?
A. That doesn’t bother me
B. I only have some things that I like a certain way, but I wouldn’t get stressed out over it
C. It could potentially cause a panic attack or anxiety attack if I don’t fix it
D. It is pretty stressful; I like to keep everything organized and seeing things out of place makes me anxious.
