what makes you happy

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What makes me happy? When I feel good about myself. When I feel somewhat confident about who and what I am, when I'm not constantly doubting anything about myself. I feel self assured and happy.

Things that make me happy:

Playing with my friends
Making animal noises
Singing
Stroking and holding cats (and other animals too, but mainly cats)
Watching documentaries about animals
Listening to music
Buying or receiving things for my collection

There are other things too, but these things were the first few that came to my mind.

A new book. Or better, new books!

Video games.

Learning something the easy way (like from a book or the Discovery channel, not from doing something stupid and paying for it!)

Just being left alone.

I used to enjoy winning political debates by the application of logic and well-documented fact (FOIA documents were my favorite, nothing beats a government telling on itself). I gave myself bonus points if my opponents abandoned logic and fact and started calling me a commie terrorist bleeding heart liberal. But I find I don't really care enough about what other people think to bother trying to change their minds anymore, and any other enjoyment I might take in making someone feel stupid and angry is petty. Deliciously petty sometimes, but still petty.

Yes. If I'm feeling low or disappointed about something, I usually talk to a close friend, my teachers/counsellor, or spill it in the forum or in the chatroom. I know people hate listening to my rants, but how else do I get practical advice on how to avoid bad things happening in the future?

Besides this, things that make me happy include:
- Reading books about AS/Autism
- Buying books about AS/Autism
- Listening to good music
- Quiet
- Going to a calm place in a natural setting, such as the park or the beach
- Rocking back and forth (going to a swing set on the playground is my guilty pleasure)
- Hugs

My pets-a dog and many more than nine cats now, with the recent addition of another set of ferals

Books

My job

Watching a Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal tennis match and reading anything associated with these two players

The Internet (Siamese Internet Cat Club, WP, and Rafael Nadal site)