Who suffers road rage?
Perpetrators of road rage also go through a process of handing over their judgment to righteous indignation. It happens quickly and involves a lot of confused thinking and emotion. At some stage, the obstructing or annoying motorist comes to represent something or someone who deserves punishment, revenge or suffering. He becomes everyone who’s ever laughed, perhaps, when I was humiliated, or got in my way when I needed to do something. There can be no general explanation of why road rage is sometimes so extreme. These are the cases that hit the media, but lesser levels of road (out)rage form a constant backdrop to motoring and are highly problematic in their contribution to stress and the harm done to mental health. Reasons for extreme rage To review possible reasons for extreme rage: Some people have a mental disorder called ‘intermittent explosive disorder’. They would have a prior history of ‘blowing their top’, assaulting others or destroying property owing to rage that is out of p
