Take a brief self-reflection to explore whether some of the patterns you are experiencing may be associated with Relationship OCD (ROCD).
This is not a diagnosis. It's meant to help you reflect, not to tell you what you have.
ROCD (Relationship OCD) isn't the same as normal relationship doubt. It tends to show up as repeated, hard-to-shake questioning of your love for your partner, your partner's love for you, or whether the relationship feels “right,” paired with checking, reassurance seeking, or mental reviewing to try to resolve the doubt.
The questions below can help you reflect on whether some of these patterns may be affecting your relationship.
Think about your experiences over the past month and answer Yes or No.
Your responses do not suggest many of the patterns covered by this brief reflection. However, this is not a diagnostic assessment, and ROCD can present in many different ways.
If you are experiencing recurring doubt, checking, or reassurance seeking about your relationship that is causing distress, speaking with a qualified mental health professional may still be helpful.
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Some of your responses reflect patterns that can occur with Relationship OCD, such as doubts about your love for your partner, doubts about their feelings for you, or repeated checking on whether the relationship feels right.
This does not mean that you have ROCD. A comprehensive evaluation with a clinician trained in OCD and ROCD can help clarify what may be contributing to these experiences.
If these experiences keep coming back, take up significant mental energy, or interfere with your relationship, you may benefit from discussing them with a therapist experienced in ROCD and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
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Several of your responses reflect patterns commonly associated with Relationship OCD, including persistent doubt about love, reassurance seeking, mental reviewing, or checking whether the relationship feels right.
This reflection cannot tell you whether you have ROCD. However, if these experiences are recurring, distressing, or interfering with your relationship, a professional ROCD evaluation may help you better understand what is happening.
Mary Ibrahim provides therapy for OCD and ROCD, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and works with concerns such as relationship doubt, reassurance seeking, and intrusive thoughts about a partner or the relationship.
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If relationship doubt, checking, or reassurance seeking are taking up significant time, creating distress, or affecting your relationship, you may benefit from speaking with a therapist trained in ROCD and ERP.
Important Information: This is not a diagnosis. This brief reflection is intended to help you reflect, for educational purposes only. It is not a validated diagnostic instrument and is not a substitute for a comprehensive evaluation by a qualified mental health professional.
Answering Yes to one or more questions does not mean that you have ROCD or any other condition. Relationship doubt is common, and similar experiences can occur for many reasons.
A diagnosis of ROCD requires a clinician to consider the nature of your symptoms, how much time they consume, the distress or impairment they cause, your history, and other possible explanations.
This reflection is not designed to evaluate immediate safety concerns or mental health emergencies. If you are in immediate danger, are considering harming yourself or someone else, or are experiencing a mental health emergency, call 911, go to the nearest emergency department, or call or text 988.