Could I Be Obessive-Compulsive (OCD)?

OCD is defined as having either obsessions or complusions. Question 1-4 talks about obsessions, while question 5-8 talks about the complusions. Take this assessment to find out if either of these could be a problem for you.

Question 1: Do you have reocurring thoughts that you would consider distrubing that make it impossible to focus on your day?
          Yes, I get these things in my head and I cannot get them out of my head by myself
          Most of the time, my mind drifts and thinks of horrible things.
          I sometimes get something in my head and I cannot get it out without getting help.
          I can control what goes in and out of head anytime I want too.

Question 2: The things that you are thinking about have nothing to do with your life , but you cannot stop thinking about them.
          Yes, I worry about things that have nothing to do with me.
          I am concerned about global issues and I worry about them daily
          I hear something that is upseting and it gets me upset.
          I have so many problems of my own, I cannot worry about anything else.

Question 3: Do you try to ignore these thoughts and replace them with another thought or action?
          Yes, I try to ignore these thoughts, but they just keep on coming back
          I can sometimes get these thoughts out of my head by focusing on my own life
          I can sometimes get these thoughts out of my head by focusing on something else, e.g a movie or going to dinner, but then they come back afterwards.
          I do not suffer from these thoughts at all.

Question 4: Can you recognize that these thoughts are in your own mind and you made them up?
          I make up things in my mind all the time and cannot stop thinking about them
          I almost always can understand that these thoughts are coming from my own mind.
          I sometimes can understand and rationalize these thoughts in my mind.
          I do not have thoughts that scare or concern me.

Question 5: Do you have repeated behaviors (e.g.hand washing, ordering, checking)?
          Yes, I have to have a routine or else i get very upset
          I wash my hands a lot and worry about all the lights being off.
          I can only leave the house if I check all the lights and the stove.
          I could care less about the lights, I leave them blazing.

Question 6: I have been having the same thoughts everyday (e.g praying, counting, repeating words).
          I have to have a mental routine and if i cannot do my routine, I get really upset.
          I try to have the same routine everyday and it annoys me when I have to change it.
          I sometimes have the same routine everyday, but I can change it around sometimes.
          No way, the more I can change things, the better.

Question 7: The acts in question 5-6 help me stay calm throughtout the day.
          Yes, I do them because they have a calming affect on me.
          I do them, but not all the time.
          I sometimes do them,
          I never do them, have too much to think about.

Question 8: Are theses acts in question 5-6 clearly excessive and cause distress?
          Yes
          No

Question 9: How many hours of the day do either your complusions or obsessions take?
          All day, everyday I think i Need help.
          Most of the day, but there are times, I can shut them out.
          Only for a couple hours of the day.
          Never!

Question 10: Are these obsessions/complusions part of any other disorder you have (e.g. preoccupation with food in the presence of an Eating Disorder)
          Yes they are.
          No they are not.

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