Do you have road rage? You may have “intermittent explosive disorder.”

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According to this study, it may be a disorder and not caused by idiots on the road. The study was based on a national face-to-face survey of 9,282 U.S. adults who answered diagnostic questionnaires in 2001-03. It was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. About 5 percent to 7 percent of the nationally representative sample had had the disorder, which would equal up to 16 million Americans. That is higher than better-known mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Coccaro said. The average number of lifetime attacks per person was 43, resulting in $1,359 in property damage per person. About 4 percent had suffered recent attacks. The findings were released Monday in the June issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

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Hmm...so it's all about a psychological disorder? I thought it was all about maturity and/or building up tolerance. I don't know...I find it difficult to agree with the study and question how the tests were even conducted.

When I was like the age of 17 to 22'ish I probably had road rage. I'd chase down the idiots yelling, cursing, honking the horn, etc...but we were all "punk kids" once in our lives (no offense to the younger audience). But driving for so many years, I've built tolerance...to the point when one asks, "What for? Why bother chasing the person and curse at them?" Sure, I curse in th car and maybe flip a bird once in a while, but that's about it.