'contain yourself' is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used as a way of telling someone to control their emotions or behavior, as in the following example: "Contain yourself, and don't do anything we'll both regret."
"You have to contain yourself until you get through the bad times," she said.
But sometimes you can't contain yourself — you think, Let's just quickly look and see what's there".
"Do I need to tell you to contain yourself?" the judge asked Mr. Patten.
Martha recognized the feeling of urgency, the giddiness: what it's like not to be able to contain yourself, to have to hold on to that other person in order to remain standing, to touch and feel as if you're falling completely into each other.
After Lawrence Tynes kicked the Giants into February in overtime — just as he did four years ago in Green Bay — Coughlin could admit that he was so keyed up last week at the opportunity that had almost magically materialized, "at times it's difficult to contain yourself".
MR: Since you're a drummer, how do you contain yourself?
Well there's a little trick for containing yourself.
Loosely wrap different colored ribbons that contain prayers for yourself, your loved ones, your community and the planet.
However, do be kind to yourself and remind yourself how much courage you contain to have at least trying to do the right thing by laying your heart on the line.
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