One thing I tell myself, and have told my daughter (now 18), is that one allows oneself to feel how they WANT to feel. You're only as mad as you want to be. You only allow people to tick you off as much as you want to be ticked off. "SMILE AND NOD" is something I have to tell myself at work all the time. You know - "water off a duck's back". I tell myself, "Water - Ducks" (especially while driving!
.). You may want to consider some type of meditation to allow yourself to "come down" when you are extremely P.O.'d at someone/thing. (Mine is "Water - ducks..."). Don't let the turkeys get you down (another "old" saying). I hope I don't sound preachy.
. I totally understand how things can P.O. a person, but it's how we respond that can fuel our own angst.
Do you do physical (like running, etc.) exercise? The body goes into a "flight or fright" response to stress. and since punching someone in the nose is not an option, physical exercise will really help to release the built up adrenalin that occurs with stressful situations. It also helps the body physiologically "mellow out".
I haven't read ALL the previous posts, so sorry if I'm repeating advice.
Please, take care. We care.
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