A study is attributing road rage to this psychiatric disorder:
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.
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“Intermittent Explosive Disorder”
Yea, right.
“It wasn’t me. I’m not responsible. I have Intermittent Explosive Disorder.”
Wonder how well it will fly in courts. Any bets on how long it’ll be before somebody uses it as a defence?
What they have, is, immature temper tantrums.
I think that’s the honest term for such behaviour Anon 9:00. It’s just glamourized into intermittent explosive disorder.
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