How does 'Happy' feel for you?

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I have noticed that I tend to have random periods where I feel sort of hyperactive. Well, most of them (some are) aren't exactly random. My sister just asked if we were playing Mario Kart tomorrow, and I said 'yeah' in a weird voice, and now I'm in this state.

For example, for about 15 minutes I will make threads like this, shake my legs excessively, make random weird facial expressions, and talk like this to my friends online:

'LOL! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D'
'XD <.< >.> :L'

And I have no idea why. XDXD

I do other stuff too. I don't feel happy or anything during this period, just sort of a dull 'high' or something. There are other times that are different, but similar in a way. It's kinda hard to describe when I'm not experiencing them in the current moment.

Is this being happy? What is 'happy' for you?

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I don't know if it is 'happy'.

When I listen to a Heavy Metal song on full volume...get lost in the mind-numbing basslines and guitar riffs..I feel like punching my pillow over and over until the stuffing falls out and there is just no....other....thought.

When my niece's cat makes that half purr, half meow noise and I am like 'how the hell did you just do that, cat?'...Then, I bury my face into its soft fur and sneeze profusely because I am allergic to it.

When I am playing Yu-Gi-Oh! and my opponent wastes cards and resources beefing the stats of his Monster to way beyond normal and goes to attack me for the game...then I flip over a Trap Card called Magic Cylinder which re-directs that attack back on him and I win with one card.

I describe happiness as a state of "contentedness". Not sure when I'm happy but do know when I feel content.

It might be happy for you. I get like that if I'm really happy sometimes, like if I get to go swimming, which I rarely do. It usually lasts longer than a few seconds though, with my behavior starting pretty small and getting more hyped up the closer it gets. My more low key happy doesn't involve being hyper though, just a calm feeling like things are good.

I don't think I've ever been that excited when happy, but it might be different for you. I tend to be a bit monotone normally, but I can burst out with random energy when bored just to see the amusing reactions of my family. Also, it's wierd, but when I laugh, it is apparently quite a manic laugh. I don't know why, but I am wondering if it is similar to what you described.

I sort of get periods of extreme productivity, which is usually when I start learning new things. I'll dive into music making, cosmetics making, movie making, art or whatever is on my brain. I'll learn as much as I can as quickly as I can and execute new ideas. In between that I'm just slouching in front of the computer.

I also get a sort of "creation high" when I've finished something I'm proud of. (drawing, song, etc) I feel all happy and proud for a few minutes, and after that I fall back into self doubt.

I feel happy when I make someone else happy. I feel happy when I could just be on my own. I feel happy when somebody understands what I'm saying, and can relate to it. I feel happy when I am amidst Nature and her Scents. I would feel happy with a nice lady whose hair smells of Herbal Essence and who likes to cuddle quietly and not challenge me constantly. Who's not into Social Darwinism and is a nice, virtuous partner in Socratic debates.

I would feel happiest when I am out of debt, and living in a cottage in a rural area, with year-round road access to a supermarket, a coffee shop, and a couple of fast food places (where I could just sit there and read the newspaper). I would feel happiest having a reliable car with reliable air-conditioning. I would feel happiest owning an RV, so I could travel the USA and meet people from most "walks of life."

I would feel happiest were I able to travel the world, stay at peoples' houses, and soak up the local culture of the places where I'm travelling.

I too feel hyperactive when I feel happiness. Like I can't stand still. One instance comes to mind was back in high school on a bland, ordinary day. I went home sick when I get an e-mail from a friend of my crush asking why don't I ask her out. I replied "cause I don't know if she likes me" to which I get "she does but you didn't hear that from me". This caused me to go into a bouncing frenzy where I just couldn't sit still and I eventually went back, only to constantly interrupt the class and blurt out random thoughts and feelings. (Funny thing is the relationship lasted like a week ).

But for me, this sort of happiness comes from either making someone happy (as stated), having a good conversation with friends (or having friendship reaffirmed) or overcoming a big challenge or getting a big reward (such as getting a promotion, beating a tough video game, etc).

I experience happiness as a sense of lightness in my physical body. It puts a spring in my step (literally, it does). I feel lighter than my usual weight, and there's a sense of delightful joy in my mind that comes with the physical experience. It's a very distinctive experience.

Of course, Canada would be cool as well!

They have many nice roads in Quebec, going up to the James Bay region. Just make sure you have enough gas!

When I'm euphoric, I experience sensations similar to yours, B19.

Who says that Aspies don't experience emotions? LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have noticed that my happiness level is generally pretty even with my gratitude level.

Often, I grab my dogs and a snack and climb the mountain behind the trailer. I'll hike up to the old mica mine on the property and just sit and think about my grandkids and my kids. When they are all doing okay, it is the most wonderful feeling. Then I think about how much better Bobby is doing[ and that I am in remission] and of the new jewelry design I have created. I think about next years AutHaven, the Rhizome program, my secret project, how interesting my wrinkles are, and that Bobby will be with me scooping ice cream as soon as the weekend rolls around. And, as I decide what to prepare for the potluck, [ there is always a potluck here somewhere] 7 words swell up in me. They are not audible, much clearer than that, and I am not sure where they initially came from. But they are "It don't get no better than this." When I get to that point, it is something far beyond happiness. It is pure bliss.

Before I couldn't tell happiness apart from euphoria. Now that I started meds well I don't know. I suppose it's going to take me while to figure it out.

happiness, when i'm happy, i just feel..lighter. physically ans spirirtually lighter, like there isn't anything holding me down.

i'm also a lot more impulsive, i would say things i would never think about saying, if i'm not happy i feel like i really think about what i'm saying before i say it.

but i won't really outwardly show my feelings, in my face. i've got the same face all the time... but in what i say, how i move, stuff like that, you'll know if i'm happy or not.

A lot of the time, I'm not even sure what happiness feels like...it's sort of an "I'll know it when I feel it" kinda thing. What I do know is that all the times (in the recent past) when I've been genuinely happy, it's usually consisted of me doing something special-interest related, or being with my aunt.