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I have felt this way before... often in fact. I have developed some bad "road rage" and in my case I can tell that it swells when I am not feeling well personally. Sometimes I think in spite of what other drivers are doing, it is something self destructive in me that causes me to react. There have been times when I've even had the urge to ram my car (nothing more than a thought... it is scary but I would not act on it) and a few times when I have followed people in anger.

Given the state of drivers today such behaviour can be dangerous... you never know what might be behind their anger.

I am still working on the source of the problem. But I also find it helps at times to just focus on the road itself. It isn't often the kind of thing for me where someone almost causes an accident, more doing something inconsiderate or unsafe. I may have the urge to "speed up" and beat them to the next light or something. When I can, I try to remember the bigger picture... why do I think I am in such a hurry (usually it is just the human drive to be there fast... there is no real reason) and I try to slow down and just let the other person go and forget about it. If I can do this after each "incident" I find I get home much happier.

In the incident that you describe though maybe part of your anger was that she might have caused an accident with children in the car, maybe part of it was a response of being protective of them, although afterwards you felt bad about the outburst also partly because they were there to see it.

Lady Dragus one thing I have learned about you is you have a great ability to see things through and sort things out. This may have been an isolated incident and something to be aware of but not to worry about. Or there maybe something deeper going on and thinking about this may expose something that will help you in situations like this and in other types of things as well. You always seem to put "learning about yourself" to good use, is what I am trying to say.

We are here to talk about this and help you sort through these feelings. Whether or not this is something that is a sign of some other problem remember what a great attribute it is to recognize when you are not "acting like yourself". It is a scary thing to realize, but in the long run will help you be happier. A lot of people would have just blown off the incident stating the woman deserved it (which she probably did... but that is not the point).

I hope I'm not babbling too much... I don't feel I've been as clear-headed in my responses for a while... due to all the changes going on here.

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