Ritual Identification Chart
 

Directions: Identify the rituals you perform to undo or prevent harm, mistakes, deprivation, or other problems. Calculate the amount of time you spend performing these rituals. Make sure you have examined all of your repetitious habits to determine if they are compulsions.  Below is an example of a chart you might create:

Repeated Habits and Actions    Performance/Time

 

Repeating what I am doing to “undo” a bad thought   Counting the number of times I am repeating to make sure is not three times or a multiple of three   Washing my hands   Calling my husband to make sure he hasn’t been hurt   Counting rolls of toilet paper, canned goods, etc.   Buying things from garage sales   Putting two periods after every sentence I write

30 minutes/day   60 minutes/day     40 times/day   50 minutes/day   20 minutes/day   10 hours/week   10 minutes/day