"lox, perhaps you don't know much about how medical researchers and scientists come to their conclusions. That's ok."

Another unfounded assertion.



"As to your question "how would I explain...", the answer is, I'm not trying to explain that, you are."

Actually, I'm looking for an explanation, in fact I am looking for several, ideally conflicting ones so that some scrutiny can be said to have beeen applied.


In fact, that's the whole point of this thread in this public forum.

Maybe addiction is one answer, maybe there's another.

Your answer "No it isn't" ... ok ... then what... ?



"that may piss you off no end because you had already decided you have every reason to believe that "anger addiction" is an actual medical diagnosis"

And another unfounded assertion ... can you leave off the unfounded assertions and tell me what you know? someone?

"they don't use anecdotal evidence to come to their conclusions."

Without anecdotal evidence there would be much less to investigate. Scientists do investigate anecdotal evidence and though it is statistically unreliable and limited in it's value that is not the same as saying that it has none.

Adrenaline is addictive, or so it has been observed and anger causes an increase in the production of it.

Perhaps indirectly Anger could be argued to be addictive on that basis to someone who doesn't have many other opportunities to stimulate its production.


There are safe ways of getting an adrenaline hit and dangerous ways. Rollercoasters and pub fights for example.

The excitement of a football match could be healthy for the player on the pitch, but unhealthy for the hooligan in the crowd.

Anecdotal evidence is useful in minimizing errors - for example in prescribing the correct drugs for patients where their condition is resistant to the effects of one but not another. This is why there is not a blanket prescription for all depression for example, but each patient requires a specific set menu of chemicals.

Likewise, different people need diferent stimuli to elicit an adrenaline rush.

Rollercoasters might not do it for you. You might need to get stuck in on the terraces against your rival firm of football fans.

In which case your behaviour could be said to be addictive.