Free Tool · Time Lost to Compulsions

Compulsion Cost Calculator

Find out how many hours per year OCD is stealing from you.

Nothing is stored or sent anywhere.

This calculator runs entirely in your browser. Your numbers are not saved, tracked, or shared. Adjust the sliders and see your results in real time.

Move the sliders to estimate how many minutes per day you spend on each type of compulsion. Be honest. There is no wrong answer.

Checking doors, locks, stove, emails, etc.

0 min

Washing or cleaning

0 min

Reassurance-seeking asking people, Googling

0 min

Mental rituals counting, reviewing, praying, neutralizing

0 min

Avoidance planning routing around triggers, preparing for worst case

0 min

Researching symptoms or fears

0 min

Other compulsions

0 min

Your time

Per day 0 minutes

Per week 0 hours

Per year 0 hours

Full 24-hour days per year 0 days

40-hour work weeks per year 0 weeks

Adjust the sliders to see your results.

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This tool is educational only. It is not a clinical assessment and does not create a therapist-client relationship. If you are in crisis, please call or text 988.