Hi all,

I am new here, and find myself here because of anger issues that I find becoming a bit out of control.

I am a 38 year old single female with a demanding career. Most of the other people in my office are older men, 50+, and I am known as being very competent but high strung and *****y (to be honest).

I have a pretty good support system, but no one that necessarily "gets" what I have to contend with in terms of my OCD. I have had OCD (mostly intrusive thoughts, without compulsive behaviors) for well over 20 years. More recently it has become severe in terms of not being able to let go of negative thoughts, and becoming angry.

In addition, I have unfortunately developed misophonia recently (less than a year ago). Certain sounds that other people make cause me great distress.

I was on Paxil for about 7 years, and that stopped working. I am now on mirtazapine, which is not indicated for OCD, but does help somewhat with the anxiety that I experience, and depression.

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to deal with the anger/OCD or tips on misophonia. I have a great psychiatrist but I think she would just want to try me on another SSRI, and I have a very difficult time both getting onto and getting off of SSRIs.

Any suggestions would be wonderful!