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search  A "rageaholic", or "anger addict", is a person who gets
excited by expressing rage, or a person prone to extreme anger
with little or no provocation.[1] While "rageaholic" is not a
formal medical diagnosis, it has been developed as a lay
psychology term by counselors and anger-management groups
seeking to help people who are chronically angry and who
compulsively express fits of rage. There are also 12-step
programs for dealing with rageaholics, such as Rageaholics
Anonymous in Los Angeles, California, United States (US).[2]
Origin of term[edit]  The word "rageaholic" is patterned after
terms such as "alcoholic" and "workaholic", and the condition is
called "rageaholism". The term is relatively rare compared to
the older term "alcoholic"; that is, 30 major online
dictionaries on the Internet define alcoholic, whereas few
include "rageaholic" as a valid term.[3]  Potential triggers and
coping skills[edit]   Once an alcoholic takes that first d