Do You Have OCD?

People who are confused and want to know whether they have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can take a quiz to find out whether they suffer from it or not. The answers to the questions that are asked should be honest.

1. Do you have concerns with contaminations (dirt, germs, chemicals, radiation)?

  • Yes
  • No


2. Are you over concerned about keeping objects (clothing, tools, and groceries) in perfect order or arranged exactly?

  • Yes
  • No


3. Do you have personally unacceptable sexual or religious thoughts?

  • Yes
  • No


4. Do you have images of horrible events or death?

  • Yes
  • No


5. Do you worry about terrible things like fire, burglary or flood?

  • Yes
  • No


6. Do you worry about spreading AIDS (i.e. giving to someone)?

  • Yes
  • No


7. Do you worry about accidentally hitting a person with your car?

  • Yes
  • No


8. Do you have any worry about any harm coming to your loved one because you aren’t careful enough?

  • Yes
  • No


9. Have you ever worried about acting on an unwanted and senseless urge or impulse for physically harming a loved one or pushing a stranger in front of a bus?

  • Yes
  • No


10. Have you worried about losing something valuable?

  • Yes
  • No


11. Have you ever done washing, cleaning, and grooming over and over again?

  • Yes
  • No


12. Have you ever counted or arranged things again and again?

  • Yes
  • No


13. Have you ever checked things light switches, stove knobs, water faucets, door locks and emergency brakes again and again?

  • Yes
  • No


14. Do you collect useless objects?

  • Yes
  • No


15. Do you inspect the garbage before throwing it out?

  • Yes
  • No


16. Do you keep on repeating actions like getting in and out of the car or going through the doorway for a long period of time or till it feels ok?

  • Yes
  •  No


17. Do you unnecessarily reread, rewrite and reopen letters before mailing them?

  • Yes
  • No


18. Do you feel the need to touch some objects or people again and again?

  • Yes
  • No


19. Do you engage in examining your body for signs of illness?

  • Yes
  • No


20. Are you in need of some constant assurance to know whether you have done things and tasks correctly?

  • Yes
  • No


21. Do you avoid colors, numbers, and names that are related to dreaded events or to unpleasant thoughts?

  • Yes
  • No


22. Do you have recurrent and persistent thoughts?

  • Yes
  • No


23. Do these thoughts seem to be intrusive and inappropriate?

  • Yes
  • No


24. Do the thoughts make you feel very anxious?

  • Yes
  • No


25. Do you try to ignore or suppress the thoughts?

  • Yes
  • No
Answering yes to a significant number of these questions may indicate that you have OCD and you should seek professional treatment.

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