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What makes us happy or helps us

Muckworm

Hi Everyone!

 

It occurred to me whilst typing what annoys me in response to another thread that it might be good to share what we find helpful in handling our autism and autistic traits and what makes us happy, if we can feel happy at all.

 

Well as I said in the other thread - chocolate gives me a good feeling and when my head is full and I'm hitting a meltdown, Mum drives me to a big beach or up on to the Moors near where we live and the space and bleakness somehow calms me down - it's like all the stuff in my head gets lost in the space and after a few hours I come back down pretty well.

 

Also, nature for me, talking to animals because I feel they understand me better than humans ever could.

 

So what helps you or makes you happy?

  • Tea. I cant function without Tea. (Hmm... is Tea addictive? :P) 

  • Food!

    The simple pleasures in life - cheese and tomato roll with tea. I love dipping the roll in the tea. In fact, I dip most things in tea

    Egg mayonnaise sandwiches

    Scrambled eggs

    Healthy food like homemade stews and lentils with jacket potato

    Making cake and then eating it while warm

    Watching good documentaries on TV

    Reading a good book

    I feel happy when my support worker visits

    Being on the till at Age UK

    Drinking tea and eating breakfast with my parents on Sunday mornings

    Learning new information about the world

    Visiting museums and cultural attractions

    Reading Asperger United and the NAS Communication magazine

    Eating scone with tea at my favourite cafe on Thursday mornings

    Walking in a sheep field

  • A hobby of mine is beating officials with the statute stick, while not believing in statute law. It's amusing to catch them on a technicality.

    Also watching people who think they are more intelligent and reacting in away that makes them react as you wish.

    Example form filling has no benefit when the Muppet will fill it in for you if you don't understand!

    Dale Carnegie "How to win friends and influence people"

    Computers specifically Linux as Microsoft was obviously designed like a glitter rolled turd.

    Projects paid in kind, I fix a computer and someone buys me lunch for example.

    Cooking and baking with my Daughter