I'm panicking because when I was sitting to watch TV I got the thought "What if you got up and smeared soap across your television right now?" And now, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with that thought.

Thank you for this. I asked my therapist what to do and she said "In the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't really matter if you smeared soap on your TV." And I became very triggered by that because I almost felt like she was delving into the content of the thought, when thoughts are just thoughts. She's a NOCD therapist as well. I get so conflicted because people say different things. I agree with with you though and will try to keep letting the thought just be thoughts. Also, thanks for the resources.

I'm not sure why she said "In the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't bother me." Smearing soap on my TV would bother me even with OCD out of the picture.