Diagnosis
Spurred by Philip’s post inquiring as to whether he has OCD, I clicked through to the OCD Assessment survey.
A few quick radio buttons later, I had my survey completed and clicked the ‘calculate score’ button. Philip said he scored a 41, and had mentioned how he routinely physically checked his car windows to make sure they were secure, stacked his child’s school books in tidy piles, and cleaned his keyboard daily. With only a 41 to show for that (which falls under the category of “you’re probably alright”), I figured I had to be sitting somewhere under that number. Maybe somewhere in the high thirties?
Nope.
I got myself a shiny new score of 60. Yep. 60.
Your Score: 60
51 - 100 It is possible you have OCD and that it is affecting your life. We recommend that you carry out a full assessment (you could try our full version) or seek diagnosis from a mental health professional.
Well. That’s fun. I’ma go arrange something in descending order of width and color. And then wash my hands for an hour.
Philip said,
May 6, 2008, 10:49 pm
Thanks for commenting on my OCD post, Tiger. I’m returning the favor. You have a nice blog here.
redshift said,
May 7, 2008, 10:11 am
I got a 65. I used to be much worse, but I’ve improved over the past 5-7 years or so. I didn’t think of it as affecting my life (any more), but you’ve got me questioning it!
Kate said,
May 7, 2008, 7:59 pm
I wouldn’t think too much off it - you seem to be leading a fairly productive life. It’s a free online quiz, so I automatically doubt its validity. It’s like trying to diagnose yourself on webmd or something. Just makes you paranoid for what is probably nothing.
Barbara (Xerraire) said,
May 26, 2008, 7:24 pm
I was 44 and I think some of that should be “allowed” as moms are given a grace amount of worry.
:)