Citations:rageaholic

English citations of rageaholic

Noun: "(slang) a person with a highly volatile temper"

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• 1984 — Matthew McKay et al., The Divorce Book, New Harbinger Publications (1984), →ISBN, page 256:

  My first husband was a rageaholic. I mean you could hear him for blocks. Now if conflict develops, I do a fast fade.

• 1988 — John Bradshaw, Bradshaw On: The Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self-Discovery, Health Communications (1988), →ISBN, page 154:

  The rageaholic father may have an outburst at the most unexpected times.

• 1989 — Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, Paul Meier, Love Is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships, Thomas Nelson (1989), →ISBN, page 12:

  Jill's father, Peter Winthrop, a tense and thundering rageaholic, hoarded every dime.

• 1992 — Steven Womack, Dead Folks' Blues, Ballantine Books (1992), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  "He was abrasive, abusive, probably a rageaholic. Popular? No, I'd have to say not."

• 1997 — John Firman & Ann Gila, The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth, State University of New York Press (1997), →ISBN, page 59:

  In disindentification the rageaholic would begin to realize the control rage has over his or her life and begin to open to the fear and helplessness beneath the rage.

• 2000 — Rob Brezsny, The Televisionary Oracle, North Atlantic Books (2000), →ISBN, page 99:

  As I grew older, I became a rageaholic.

• 2001 — Barbara Seyda, Nomads of a Desert City: Personal Stories from Citizens of the Street, University of Arizona Press (2001), →ISBN, page 37:

  My mother was a rageaholic. She didn't do drugs. She only drank occassionally, but she was a daily rageaholic.

• 2002 April 28, 14:59 from the start, in I Am Furious (Yellow) (The Simpsons), season 13, episode 18, spoken by Marge and Homer Simpson (Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta), via Fox:

  Marge: No, you're angry. Look, you're punching the cat right now.
  Homer: Oh, I am — Oh my gosh, you're right! [drops cat] I'm a rageaholic! [sobs] I just can't live without rageahol!

• 2004 — Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life, Harmony Books (2004), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  For any rageaholic, the element of choice is hard to reclaim.

• 2008 — Laurie Sue Brockway, The Goddess Pages: A Divine Guide to Finding Love and Happiness, Llewellyn Publications (2008), →ISBN, page 169:

  You can't change someone who is a rageaholic, but if you're the one raging uncontrollably, it's time to get a grip.

• 2008 — Earl Henslin, This Is Your Brain on Joy: How the New Science of Happiness Can Help You Feel Good and Be Happy, Thomas Nelson (2008), →ISBN, page 190:

  (This is a great picture of what so often happens when someone lives with and loves a rageaholic. […]

• 2009 — David Plotz, Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible, Harper Perennial (2010), →ISBN, page 202:

  Who wants to pay attention to a cantankerous rageaholic shouting doom in the bazaar?

• 2010 — Jeffrey Moore, The Extinction Club, Hamish Hamilton (2010), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  "But the rest is true? You were a drunk and disorderly rageaholic?"