Take an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Test
Do you experience unwanted thoughts that keep coming back, feel a strong need to repeat certain actions, or spend a lot of time checking, cleaning, arranging, or seeking reassurance? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can involve recurring thoughts, images, or urges and repetitive behaviours or mental routines that can become difficult to control. These experiences may take time, create distress, or interfere with everyday activities.
Before You Begin
Think about your experiences during the last few weeks and choose the answer that best describes how often you have experienced each problem.
There are no right or wrong answers. Answer each question as honestly as possible.
How Have You Been Feeling or Behaving Recently?
During the past few weeks, how often have you experienced the following?
How Does the OCD Test Work?
This self-screening asks about some experiences commonly associated with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, including unwanted recurring thoughts, checking, cleaning, arranging, repetitive actions, and reassurance-seeking.
Answer Based on Your Recent Experiences
Read each question carefully and select the option that best matches how often you have experienced it. Try not to choose an answer based on one unusual day. Think about your overall experience during the period mentioned in the test.
What Can Your Result Tell You?
Your responses provide a general picture of the OCD-related experiences you have reported. A screening result does not diagnose OCD. OCD can present differently from one person to another, and some symptoms may also occur alongside anxiety, depression, or other concerns.
What Does a Professional Assessment Look At?
A psychiatrist may consider: the type of unwanted thoughts or urges you experience, repetitive behaviours or mental routines, how frequently they occur, how much time they take, the level of distress they cause, whether you feel driven to perform certain behaviours, how they affect work, studies, relationships, or daily activities, and other emotional or mental health concerns. This broader assessment helps a mental health professional understand your concerns rather than relying on a screening score alone.
When Should You Consider Professional Support?
Consider speaking with a qualified mental health professional if recurring thoughts or repetitive behaviours are becoming difficult to manage, taking significant time, affecting your routine, or interfering with work, studies, relationships, or other areas of life. OCD is a recognised mental health condition, and professional assessment can help identify the concerns involved and guide appropriate care.
Take the Next Step With ReWell
If recurring thoughts, checking, cleaning, arranging, or other repetitive behaviours are affecting your everyday life, a psychiatric assessment can help you understand what you are experiencing.
ReWell Institute of Mental Health
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