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It's definately a start and you seem to be doing very well. Just keep reminding yourself of the positive and walk away when you feel like you're going to yell. When my daughter was a baby I had to take care of her by my self. She had bad reflux too and would wake up any time she wasn't being rocked. I went days without sleep multiple times because of this and was at my wits end. I called the nurse help line one night when I couldn't get her to stop crying. They told me if she was safe in her crib, in a place she couldn't hurt herself or be hurt by anything, than it's OK to walk into the other room for a while to calm down and let her cry it out. It's actually the best thing to do because when parents don't and continue to push themselves they eventually snap.
That of course doesn't mean to leave the child alone all the time but if he's safe and you can hear him and you feel like you're going to snap, walk away to collect yourself for a bit!
Keep it up, your efforts wont go unnoticed and soon you will see changes, look for the positive changes. It doesn't take long before you notice it helping. It didn't for me at least. I have low low low patience and a 3 year old can really test that. I was yelling, not screaming or cussing but always "No! Why did you do that? You know you can't do that!" and it would be in a loud tone. I picked up that I was doing it and stopped and saw the change in her attitude toward me within a few days.
It's a lot of work but in the long run it will be worth it.
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I'd lock my hands behind my head, I'd cover my heart and hit the deck, I'd brace myself for the impact if I were you.
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