My OCD Major Issues list (feel free to add to it)
having insulted or offended others
being homosexual or acting homosexually
auto exhaust or other poisonous gases – car exhaust makes me nautious and I feel like I can't breathe
hospitals, doctor's offices, and health care workers
your belongings being contaminated by having been present or used when something unpleasant was occuring – depressing memories of an item that has meaning
accidentally losing control and harming yourself – suicide
causing harm to yourself through your thoughts
never being able to be happy, or never being able to get what you want in life
doubt about whether you have somehow harmed or injured others in the past
being deliberately harmed by others – thinking about getting into violent fights with random people
being rejected by a loved one
being cheated or taken advantage of by others – because this has happened, and I doubt everything
having somehow cheated or taken advantage of others
having insulted or offended others
forgetting information (memories, facts, appointments, etc.)
being looked at or noticed by others in a critical way – because of the way I look it makes me feel worse about myself
your own mortality
the mortality of your family and friends
having bad luck – when things are going really good and then it takes a turn for the worse it seems like fate
parts of your body are ugly or disfigured in some way – confusion about my sexual identity (physically)
parts of your body are asymmetrical
part(s) of your body is (are) too large or too small
parts of your body are aging prematurely – vericose veins that are genetic
clothing does not fit certain parts of your body correctly (too loose or too tight) – having my chest show is embarassing in certain situations where people think I am a boy, also I don't like the way it looks sometimes
you have undiagnosed serious illnesses : multiple personality disorder – feeling like several different people rolled into one, and having those personalities come out at different times for different purposes of possibly pleasing others
questioning whether you have said, done, or thought certain things perfectly
questioning whether others perfectly understand what you have said
wanting to do, think, or say everything (or certain things) perfectly
perfectly understanding what you have read
perfectly communicating your thoughts through writing
excessive awareness of your own thought processes
awareness of specific things in your environment (sounds, colors, objects, people, etc) – surreal feeling, disconnected, non-reality
excessive awareness of abnormal body functioning (ringing in ears, aches, stiffness, pains)
using the toilet to urinate and defecate
using public restrooms
visitng a hospital
eating in restaurants
going to the movies
doors and windows
what you have read – vivid imagination, fear of reality and mortality
your paperwork or writing for errors
doing arithmetic -fear of math and numbers, making mistakes when counting back change
counting money and/or making change – " "
whether or not someone has acted sexually toward you
container tops or lids for closure
your own words or actions (to verify that you did not act inappropriately)
your own memory (by asking yourself or others)
that you have made the perfect decision – afraid to make mistakes because of a limit on time
repetitively apologizing or asking for forgiveness
questioning the wherabouts of your spouse or lover to make sure they are being faithful
watching who your spouse or lover looks at (in public or in movies, TV, and magazines) to make sure they are not being unfaithful
jealousy
reciting or thinking of certain words, names
rethinking thoughts
keeping new possessions unused and in perfect condition
only buying items that are perfect
saying things perfectly
remembering or memorizing things perfectly or in a special order
remaking decisions to ensure picking the perfect one
thinking of certain things perfectly or exactly
punishing or penalizing yourself when you do not behave perfectly
perfectly confessing all your thoughts or behaviors to others
making your pappearance perfect (hair, nails, clothes)
cutting your hair
performing activities until they feel just right
only performing certain activities at perfect times
the occurrences of certain body functions (breathing, stepping, etc.)
making mental lists or arrangements
repeatedly review ing past situations to try to remember or understand them
thinking specific thoughts in special ways
thinking about specific topics
creating specific mental images or pictures
repeating your own or someone else's words in your mind
rethinking specific thoughts
analyzing your thoughts to determine if they are (or were) appropriate
analyzing your thoughts to determine if they are really obsessions or not
asking others if you will be safe or if things will turn out well for you
asking others if they will be safe or if things will turn out well for them
confessing to having done things you believe may have harmed others
making lists
checking your appearance in the mirror for problems/imperfections
quesitoning others directly or indirectly about your appearance
feeling like you have to have your appearance improved surgically
cutting your hair to excess or for long periods of time to make it perfect
buying excessive quantities of items beyond an amount needed for reasonable usage
saving excessive quantities of informational matter ( newspapers, old lists, m agazines, junk mail, etc)
saving items simply because they belong to you or your loved ones
having to own complete collections of certain things, even if they're not important