| Please answer the following questions to determine if you may have Harm OCD | ||
| Sr No | Questions | Response |
| Questions by Dr. John Levy, NYC | ||
| 1 | Do you spend hours and hours attempting to figure out if you present a risk to your spouse, family, friends, and/or strangers? | |
| 2 | Are you bombarded with intrusive thoughts or images of stabbing, suffocating, shooting, punching and/or murder? | |
| 3 | Do you worry that these thoughts may mean you are a “bad person”? | |
| 4 | Do you often have intrusive thoughts of accidental harm such as poisoning others while cooking or hitting a pedestrian with your car? | |
| 5 | Do you avoid being alone with others, as you fear you may act on your harm thoughts? | |
| 6 | Do you attempt to avoid getting angry? For example, thinking things like “If I get angry then I may ‘snap’ and impulsively commit a violent act | |
| 7 | Do you avoid large crowds due to your harm fears? | |
| 8 | Do you avoid objects that can cause harm such as knives, scissors, or guns? | |
| 9 | Have you taken precautionary measures to protect others? For example, thinking things like “I should hide all the knives in my house. It would be safer if I stand further away from others. | |
| 10 | Does watching violent movies or hearing violent news stories create immense anxiety for you? For example, thinking things like “Am I like this character? Am I enjoying this violence because I am a dangerous sociopath?” | |
| 11 | Do you abstain from drugs and/or alcohol to minimize your risk of impulsively causing harm? | |
| 12 | Have you researched serial killers in an attempt to seek reassurance that you are dissimilar to them? | |
| 13 | Do you compulsively check to see if you have committed a crime that you may not remember? For example, reading the crime section of the newspaper, calling the police to see if a crime was reported in the area, or driving in circles to see if you hit someone? | |
| Additional questions added by the author | ||
| 14 | Do you worry that you indeed want these thoughts to come true, that you may want to carry these actions out in reality? | |
| 15 | Do you worry that you are hiding your true nature from yourself and others and that it will emerge someday in a violent manner? | |
| 16 | Do you pray compulsively or turn to God compulsively by using spiritual / religious means to not lose control and harm others? | |
If you answer most of these questions in the affirmative, and if you feel distressed with these questions, there is a chance that you may have Harm OCD.
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