Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory – OCI

Unpleasant thoughts come into my mind against my will and I cannot get rid of them

I think contact with bodily secretions (sweat, saliva, blood, urine, etc.) may contaminate my clothes or somehow harm me

I ask people to repeat things to me several times, even though I understood them the first time

I wash and clean obsessively

I have to review mentally past events, conversations and actions to make sure that I didn't do something wrong

I have saved up so many things that they get in the way

I check things more often than necessary

I avoid using public toilets because I am afraid of disease or contamination

I repeatedly check doors, windows, drawers, etc.

I repeatedly check gas/water taps and light switches after turning them off

I collect things I don't need

I have thoughts of having hurt someone without knowing it

I have thoughts that I might want to harm myself or others

I get upset if objects are not arranged properly

I feel obliged to follow a particular order in dressing, undressing and washing myself

I feel compelled to count while I'm doing things

I am afraid of impulsively doing embarrassing or harmful things

I need to pray to cancel bad thoughts or feelings

I keep on checking forms or other things I have written

I get upset at the sight of knives, scissors or other sharp objects in case I lose control with them

I am obsessively concerned about cleanliness

I find it difficult to touch an object when I know it has been touched by strangers or certain people

I need things to be arranged in a particular order

I get behind in my work because I repeat things over and over again

I feel I have to repeat certain numbers

After doing something carefully, I still have the impression I haven't finished it

I find it difficult to touch rubbish and dirty things

I find it difficult to control my thoughts

I have to do things over and over again until it feels right

I am upset by unpleasant thoughts that come into my mind against my will

Before going to sleep I have to do certain things in a certain way

I go back to places to make sure that I have not harmed anyone

I frequently get nasty thoughts and have difficulty getting rid of them

I avoid throwing things away because I am afraid I might need them later

I get upset if others have changed the way I have arranged my things

I feel that I must repeat certain words or phrases in my mind in order to wipe out bad thoughts, feelings or actions

After I have done things, I have persistent doubts about whether I really did them

I sometimes have to wash or clean myself simply because I feel contaminated

I feel that there are good and bad numbers

I repeatedly check anything that might cause a fire

Even when I do something very carefully I feel that it is not quite right

I wash my hands more often, or longer than necessary