How can I stop feeling so offended by people’s words and actions?

A lot of irritability is some unhappiness in your own life that you’re projecting, pretending it has some other cause. When you start to get mad, think, “How much would I pay to get rid of that annoyance?”

$50? $5? You’ll soon see that the “irritant” really isn’t causing you much grief.

Try to fix the real cause.