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Just roleplay it. Rage can be all kind of things and that's one of the fun part of making a character/barbarian.
A barbarian could manifest his rage as a defense mechanism, maybe he was a slave for a long time and unleash his inner personality/rage when he feels threatened.
A barbarian could believe that he is possessed by an evil spirit.
A barbarian could be a knight with anger issues.
A barbarian could just be someone with serious mental issues, a madman from an asylum, a raving lunatic.
etc...
Just roleplay it. Rage can be all kind of things and that's one of the fun part of making a character/barbarian.
A barbarian could manifest his rage as a defense mechanism, maybe he was a slave for a long time and unleash his inner personality/rage when he feels threatened.
A barbarian could believe that he is possessed by an evil spirit.
A barbarian could be a knight with anger issues.
A barbarian could just be someone with serious mental issues, a madman from an asylum, a raving lunatic.
etc...
I second this.
My PFS Tengu pirate (Unchained Sea Reaver & Pack Rager 8, Freebooter 2) doesn't rage so much as uses a fighting style inspired by the Eye of Abendego. Just so that he wasn't just another Bruce Banner wannabe.
My PFS Core reaper (Cleric of Urgathoa 3, Fighter 2, Shadowdancer 3, Barbarian 2) does go mad with rage, but only if someone hurts her mother/shadow.
Roleplaying is key to help make your character unique among all the standard stereotypes.
You could also do something that's kinda the opposite. Eltacolibre's comment about a slave defending himself reminded me of the Jet Li movie unleashed. He is a deadly fighter, but doesn't fight until his collar is removed, and the association is so ingrained in him that he is afraid to remove the collar when he is finally free, because he knows what happens when it is removed.
So instead of not raging because he's not using an item, it could be that an item suppresses his rage.