I wish that I could control my emotions

I react very quickly to things. I will become angry in an instant when something annoys me and I will become defensive right off the bat when someone tries to criticize me or lecture me. When I become sad, I get really sad and bummed out, usually more than I should be. When I feel an emotion, I really FEEL that emotion. I’m a dramatic person, but I’m also very strong minded and I just take everything to heart, and it really does effect me. I wish that I wouldn’t react to things so fast, that way I could reasonably react.