Wondering what type of OCD you have? Learn about the most common OCD themes, including contamination, harm, checking, relationship OCD, false memory OCD, health OCD, and more, and see how they all follow the same underlying pattern.

Moral scrupulosity is a form of OCD characterized by excessive guilt, moral doubt, and a relentless need for certainty about being a good person. People may become trapped in cycles of rumination, reassurance-seeking, confession, and compulsive self-evaluation that never fully resolve their doubts.