Rising Sun Psychotherapy & Nuevo Amanecer
Michele Boudreau, M.S., MFT
    Ritual Identification Chart


D irections: 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.


Examples:

Repeated Habits and Actions                                        Performance/Time



















My Rituals:
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  • 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
  • 60 minutes/day



  • 40 times/day
  • 50 minutes/day

  • 20 minutes/day

  • 10 hours/week

  • 10 minutes/day