Take OCD Behaviors Test and Find Your Calm

The Breeze OCD online test for adults is a quick and insightful tool that helps you understand whether the thoughts and behaviors you experience might be related to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety-driven mental disorder and is typified by repeating thoughts and feelings (called obsessions) and the repetitive behaviors intended to reduce the repeating thoughts and feelings (called compulsions). These symptoms can be persistent either separately or simultaneously, but mostly they should negatively impact day-to-day functioning.

People with OCD often have strong feelings about certain things, like being too afraid of getting germs. For example, until your hands are sore and chapped, you may repeatedly wash them to allay concerns about contamination.

OCD may be caused by differences in the functioning of the orbitofrontal cortex and basal ganglia. It is more difficult for those who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder to stop unwanted thoughts, adjust to new circumstances, or break mental habits because of these brain impairments. Therefore, it has a big influence on the reasons they might act compulsively. [1]

When someone engages in compulsive behavior, they feel less anxious after doing something rather than feeling safer. Before you leave, you might make sure you've locked the door three times or that you're cleaning the house for the second time in a day.

Typically, compulsive behavior lowers anxiety and provides a momentary sense of control over the situation. This relief is usually short-lived, and the person may experience increased anxiety the next time, feeling as if they have no choice but to fulfill the compulsion.

Examples of compulsive behavior:

• After a conversation is over, you may find yourself reconsidering a remark you made.
• When you're even a little anxious, you should pray because you think that things will go wrong otherwise.
• Before leaving the house, make sure your phone, wallet, and keys are in your bag, even if you have already checked it.
• Unknowingly picking at your skin, pulling your hair, or biting your nails excessively.
• Proofread your text or email several times before sending it to make sure there are no mistakes.
• Constantly browsing social media, not for enjoyment, but to avoid feeling excluded or to decompress.
• Shopping compulsively and believing that if you don't buy this item now, something negative will happen.

Unwanted, intrusive, frequent, and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that evoke negative feelings like fear, anxiety, or disgust are called obsessions. Most people with OCD understand that their thoughts are a result of their mind and that they are excessive or unreasonable.

Here are some examples from daily life:

• Keeping your hands off of public surfaces, elevator buttons, and doorknobs
• Locking doors and turning off stoves repeatedly
• Reading and rereading emails or messages to ensure there are no mistakes
• Checking wallet, keys, and phone dozens of times daily
• Arranging books, clothes, or objects until they feel “just right”
• Being anxious if someone rearranges their stuff
• Avoiding certain “unlucky” numbers during tasks
• Silently repeating words, prayers, or affirmations to “undo” bad thoughts
• Imagining worst-case scenarios repeatedly to “prepare” or prevent them
• Constantly checking online for health symptoms (cyberchondria)
• Repeatedly confessing minor mistakes to feel “clean” or forgiven
• Refusing to touch personal items after visiting public places

An online OCD test from Breeze can help you identify patterns that may indicate the presence of OCD. It’s quick, confidential, and designed to give you insight into how OCD could be affecting your daily life, relationships, or work. By getting a clearer picture, you can take informed next steps toward support or treatment if needed. Although they can provide a preliminary understanding, they are not definitive diagnoses.

These tests typically include a series of questions designed to assess obsessive (intrusive) thoughts and compulsive behaviors. It's 20 carefully designed questions designed by mental health experts and based on instruments such as the Y-BOCS, DOCS, and OCI-R/OCI-4.

OCD quiz contains various question types, such as a mix of yes/no, multiple choice, and rating scale questions (from “never” to “very often”). Only innocuous questions about your daily routine and thought process are included in this simple-to-run test.

In just 5–7 minutes, you’ll receive a personalized insight report that explains how your answers compare to common OCD patterns. This test looks at four main categories of OCD behaviors:

• Intrusive thoughts—unwanted, distressing ideas or images
• Order and perfectionism—need for control, precision, or symmetry
• Mental rituals—repetitive internal actions or reassurance-seeking
• Cleaning and contamination fears—compulsions tied to germs or safety

Once you're done, you will get individualized results in a general format that shows your likelihood of having OCD tendencies, ranging from low to high.

• Low OCD tendencies (mild patterns that may not interfere with daily life)
• Moderate OCD tendencies (noticeable behaviors that sometimes affect focus or peace of mind)
• High OCD tendencies (significant behaviors that may be impacting relationships, work, or emotional well-being)

Additionally, your results show which of the four OCD categories—cleaning and contamination fears, mental rituals, order and perfectionism, and intrusive thoughts—you fall into on a scale from low to high.

Contrary to popular belief, OCD and anxiety disorders are far more prevalent than you might imagine. According to estimates, 1.2% of American adults experienced OCD in the previous 12 months. And there is hope because OCD can be treated!

See a mental health professional if these ideas or actions begin to affect your relationships, job, or mental health, to start your treatment. The two main approaches to treating OCD are psychotherapy and medication. Combining the two therapies is possible in psychotherapy; for example, CBT with ERP, the most advised talking treatment for OCD:

• The focus of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is on how your feelings and behavior are influenced by your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes.
• Exposure-response prevention (ERP) techniques and grounding exercises are examples of useful coping mechanisms.
• Joining a self-help or support group can be beneficial for many people with OCD or other anxiety disorders.

Other than treatment that can be assigned by a mental health specialist, you can support your mental well-being with self-help tips:

1. Refocus your attention away from intrusive thoughts. Write down obsessive thoughts or worries in a diary. Digital journaling in the Breeze app can help identify how repetitive your obsessions are.
2. Anticipate urges to help ease them. Try locking the door more carefully the first time, for example, if you have a compulsive habit of checking that it is locked. Or make a video to show yourself that you locked the door.
3. Make time every day for worrying. Instead of attempting to repress compulsions or obsessions, schedule a time slot for worrying about everything and dedicate the remainder of the day to this activity. Write down any intrusive thoughts or compulsive urges that come to mind during the day, put them off until your worry period, and then carry on with your day.
4. Stress management. Despite not being the cause of OCD, stress can either precipitate or exacerbate obsessive and compulsive behavior. Studies indicate that self-care and relaxation methods can help reduce symptoms in individuals with anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder. [3] Try to complete at least half an hour of relaxation exercises each day, such as deep breathing exercises or mindfulness meditation. Additionally, try grounding techniques and relaxing games to unwind your anxiety in Breeze app.