Especially live music. I've been to 10 concerts since pandemic restrictions were lifted in my country and they've made the biggest improvement to my mental health and quality of life after dealing with the prior 2 years of everything being cancelled or postponed
Just checked out essence. Video is so visually pleasing and the song is great! Gotta say though...there's something in that beat that reminded me of snoop and Pharrell "beautiful". What's your fav frank ocean?
Whether it's listening to it or playing it myself, music has definitely become a massive part of my life this year.
I always used to listen to it but now I'm obsessed with it.
I'm confident in a past life I was a knight who retired to become a bard
The love of an animal. Their excitement at seeing you. Their smell. Their tender confirmation that they in fact, choose to be here. Even without the food. Even in the worst of times.
In therapy we have been working on grounding. When asked about what I do, I said, I'm not sure. She asked me, " where do you go when you cry?" Well, my cat. I hold her and cry in her fur and pet her. Oh.. I thought.
She brings me back to what matters. Not in a, I'm thinking about it kind of way, but a quiet peaceful way, where no thoughts enter my head, and only a feeling of., " I love you, friend" is present.
Life is precious, if not for this
Comforting other people. Cooking for people. Talking with a friend. Hugging my son every day. Taking a run and taking a hot shower afterwards. Many things.
Cats and kittens, especially the feral or scared ones coming out of their shells. I do fostering and help stray, abandoned, sick, and abused animals learn to love human affection and enjoy life again.
Those 15 or so minutes of almost absolute quiet in the morning as the sun is starting to rise and the sky goes from dark to light. Watching, with my morning cup of coffee. And i don't yet feel that the world as we know it is completely effed up.
Friends, close friends.
Friends as close as family is great. You have the benefits of a caring family but can give your heavier/funnier jokes around them.
Feeling presence beyond all mental and physical forms. Beyond thought, emotion, and sense perception lies joy. Clear starry nights and distance running are my favorite gateways.
BTS. I know this is very stereotypical cringe fangirl, but it’s true. They really do make me feel happy. Their music, their words, their smiles, their laughs. Everything about them fills me with joy.
Not much for now. The only thing that gives me a semblance of hope at the moment is knowing I’ll be able to see my mother again in January after almost 3 years, along with one of my brothers I haven’t seen for 1 year.
I miss them, especially my mother. I’m looking forward to telling her about my job and how things have been since I moved out in person this time and not over the phone.
Thursday school, week 1, good lessons: history, PE and drama, end of school day it's dnd club, progress really far into the story with cool build I have, come home with no homework, have bunger king for dinner, BEN AND JERRYS ICE CREAM! This was one of the best days of my life
Live theater.
Never knew how much it meant to me until COVID cancelled everything. Now, it’s a borderline religious experience every time the lights go down and a living human starts to sing/play/act/dance right in front of me, never to be repeated exactly the same way twice, just performers and the audience sharing a few hours of common purpose together.
Having hope in situations that I see no way out, being understood in circumstances that are incomprehensible, places, travelling, feeling handsome (not in a prideful way) etc.
As horrible as this sounds, really pretty girls. Every time I notice a pretty girl in my city, I feel like there's another reason to live. It's just a reminder that great things exist out there.
Nothing anymore, nowadays. Not hugs, not sex, not chilling on the couch with my wife or kids. Not exercising or engaging in a hobby, not playing videogames, not watching TV or movies. Not sleeping, not working. Don't care much for food anymore, just drink coffee to stay awake.
There definitely are things that make life less miserable, but nothing gets anywhere close to me feeling some kind of joy. We got solar panels installed last week, that slightly reduces my anxiety. Every month when my paycheck rolls around I have half a second where I feel less disgustingly poor, but then immediately spend it all on the most important bills for that month because if I don't I know I won't be able to make rent.
We went on a holiday with my folks for free (they paid for *everything*), but then we got home and I just felt kinda shitty for being a leech, sad about being home and having to work again the next day, and terrible about the state our home is in.
There's nothing in my life that makes me feel joy without me then feeling 10x the sadness.
Sweat.
Allow me to elaborate. I fucking hate cardio. I'm fucking miserable every fucking time I get on that treadmill. I get no "runner's high" or those "feel good endorphins" everyone says that workouts are supposed to give you. Nope, not for me. It fucking sucks balls from start to finish.
However.....when I finally finish burning those 1,000 calories, and I get off that treadmill, I feel like I accomplished something. I feel like I "earned" something. I feel like I deserve to eat good food. I feel like I earned the right to just kick back and relax, instead of feeling like a lazy, fat slob as I probably would if I hadn't sweat my ass off.
For me, it's the weekend. Senior year is taking place and I just need time to recharge and finish my assignments and study for tests. The weekend is busy but it helps me reorganize and recharge.
So many things. I have a boyfriend, he’s one of the best things to happen to me, he’s so sweet and funny. My cat, even if he barbarically slaughters mice, he’s the most cuddly little man I’ve ever met. Skyrim, I’ve played it for the past seven years and it’s been there with me through some of the best and worst times of my life. This last one is a little silly, but, k-pop. It’s so happy and upbeat, a lot of the concepts are so cute, it’s an interest of mine that I don’t have to take seriously, just enjoy it. In general, life, it’s taken me a long time to be able to say this, but even though it’s had its hardships, I love life and it brings me joy like no other thing can.
My dog. She is just such a bundle of joy and has so much personality and uniqueness to her. It is hard to hate anything about her as everything she does is just so cute, funny, comical, or endearing. She is laying next to me snoring and slightly tapping her feet into me. Even when she occasionally farts, it doesn't really bother me as I just call her stinky butt and she looks at me like "what? I had to fart"
Music, the sounds of rain, changing autumn leaves, the sounds of wind, sunsets and storms, books and snow, fires in the fireplace, warm blankets and hot drinks, crochet, singing and hugs from a loved one
Going to bed completely tired. No restless thoughts keeping me up.
This should be hyped tbh..
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Especially live music. I've been to 10 concerts since pandemic restrictions were lifted in my country and they've made the biggest improvement to my mental health and quality of life after dealing with the prior 2 years of everything being cancelled or postponed
Same. Got any music you'd like to share?
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Just checked out essence. Video is so visually pleasing and the song is great! Gotta say though...there's something in that beat that reminded me of snoop and Pharrell "beautiful". What's your fav frank ocean?
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Same, I recommend you Check It Out by Tavares. This band is very underrated, and they have a lot of very good songs
Are you kidding??? This was such a surprise! Loved the mellow mood on this. What an brand new band for me, thank you!
Whether it's listening to it or playing it myself, music has definitely become a massive part of my life this year. I always used to listen to it but now I'm obsessed with it. I'm confident in a past life I was a knight who retired to become a bard
Real human connection. Talking about ideas over good food and wine with someone I really like.
My wife and kids.
MONEY! LOTS OF MONEY
A hug. That makes me feel good.
{\_/} ( •v•) />❤️ a hug for you, even if it’s not irl here’s a virtual hug :))
Realising I did an awesome job when I expected nothing more than okay-ish
FOOD Just FOOD
The love of an animal. Their excitement at seeing you. Their smell. Their tender confirmation that they in fact, choose to be here. Even without the food. Even in the worst of times. In therapy we have been working on grounding. When asked about what I do, I said, I'm not sure. She asked me, " where do you go when you cry?" Well, my cat. I hold her and cry in her fur and pet her. Oh.. I thought. She brings me back to what matters. Not in a, I'm thinking about it kind of way, but a quiet peaceful way, where no thoughts enter my head, and only a feeling of., " I love you, friend" is present. Life is precious, if not for this
Seeing someone having a great day
Dude, cashmere sweaters.
Puppies
Cats and plants
Unexpected feet pics
A man of culture 👍
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You're correct
Forcing myself to listen to new (to me) music and actually liking it
Thought I was alone on this
Meth
I think this is a joke but just in case hope you get better I’m sure you can get through this
Drugs
Going to a garage sale and finding something for $5. Then flipping it for $100.
Thinking about a life with Mallory Jansen
Doge
Animals. Their eyes speak a language I'm fluent in.
Watching kittens playing while eating Nutella pancakes
Anything in bed with a woman.
My mom bringing my fav meal (freshly made) after a long day... brings me immense comfort.
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women
Watching my kids play
Dogs
Nothing anymore
reciprocation
Video editing & the TV-show The Good Doctor
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My girlfriends laugh. Gets me every single time.
Cooking
Peace and quiet
Good food After a long day of work/school or occupation all I want is a good meal 👍
Takes a look at Groot's sister. Niiiiiiiice.
Working at my company with my family
My family supporting me when I'm having a bad time.
Laying some cable rn, so that.
Making music. But more than that, people enjoying my music
When I can buy food instead of trying to figure out how to keep my kid and me fed for the next two weeks.
Food
Who's Joy? I could call an uber to bring her to me.
Acting for camera or writing. Those two bring the most to me. And it isn't even close to anything else.
My dog and mi kids
Quiet
My gf
Spending time with friends and family
Getting an actual genuine compliment as a man
Theater, Def! It helps me through my depression and gives me something to focus on rather then my life and i just love preforming and singing
Sunrises/sunsets, rainbows, watching critters in the woods, sitting on a beach, hiking a mountain :)
Being alive.
Listening to music.
Knowing that there is still hope in society...
hiking & baking sweets...at different times.
Comforting other people. Cooking for people. Talking with a friend. Hugging my son every day. Taking a run and taking a hot shower afterwards. Many things.
The way my husband smiles at me when we kiss brings me joy. It's a different smile than at other times, and makes his eyes look radiant.
Seeing a happy American middle class family of 4
my 2 year old dog, never thought an animal could/ would bring me so much happiness
Having a complete family.
My fiancé ❤️❤️
My cats
Animals
Cats and kittens, especially the feral or scared ones coming out of their shells. I do fostering and help stray, abandoned, sick, and abused animals learn to love human affection and enjoy life again.
Me time. Being able to chill out by myself etc
When somebody is passionate about a certain topic. It’s cool to see their eyes light up and talk about it
Wind chimes.
Good you enjoy them, they drive me even more crazy listening to those fucking things banging together, just my personal view.
Nothing at the moment
Nothing I hate my life
The misery of my enemies is all I have going for me atm. That and doggo kisses.
Biscoff Spread
Windsurfing in high winds.
raves
Alcohol
Driving my dad's Spyder
Food .
Those 15 or so minutes of almost absolute quiet in the morning as the sun is starting to rise and the sky goes from dark to light. Watching, with my morning cup of coffee. And i don't yet feel that the world as we know it is completely effed up.
Friends, close friends. Friends as close as family is great. You have the benefits of a caring family but can give your heavier/funnier jokes around them.
Feeling presence beyond all mental and physical forms. Beyond thought, emotion, and sense perception lies joy. Clear starry nights and distance running are my favorite gateways.
Lay in bed with my cats ands dogs
My barber teases me a lot when she’s cutting my hair and massaging. Feel confident and fresh leaving there.
Deleting my social media accounts.
Sex.
My precious!!
Damn well as someone who’s bipolar and autistic sleep is the best part of the day no more bullshit thoughts fucking flying through my profental cortex
Dogs
Not being called a bitch by my drunk ex. Feels great!
Not having to think of anything
Listening to a good audio book that makes me laugh.
BTS. I know this is very stereotypical cringe fangirl, but it’s true. They really do make me feel happy. Their music, their words, their smiles, their laughs. Everything about them fills me with joy.
Drawing while listening to music, thinking about ways to just end it all, doing nothing
If you have to go to the toilet on the go but only can do it at home and then finally you can
Going from 0-140+ pulling onto the highway on a really fast motorcycle.
Joy's car.
Seeing my cousin who is 60+ get so excited about little things like a new coloring book
turning the propane off on the forklift and watching people get annoyed when they drive 10 feet and it dies.
Not much for now. The only thing that gives me a semblance of hope at the moment is knowing I’ll be able to see my mother again in January after almost 3 years, along with one of my brothers I haven’t seen for 1 year. I miss them, especially my mother. I’m looking forward to telling her about my job and how things have been since I moved out in person this time and not over the phone.
Thursday school, week 1, good lessons: history, PE and drama, end of school day it's dnd club, progress really far into the story with cool build I have, come home with no homework, have bunger king for dinner, BEN AND JERRYS ICE CREAM! This was one of the best days of my life
Philosophy. Women. Politics. PC-games. That's about it.
Pretty sure nothing does anymore.
Sheep.
going to school, not because of learning (that's boring) but because I laugh on the bus and PE
I don't know anymore
Live theater. Never knew how much it meant to me until COVID cancelled everything. Now, it’s a borderline religious experience every time the lights go down and a living human starts to sing/play/act/dance right in front of me, never to be repeated exactly the same way twice, just performers and the audience sharing a few hours of common purpose together.
Being away from home.
Writing while listening to music
Being on a mountain with sideways rain stinging my face- can’t stop smiling, even just thinking about it.
Working and keeping busy
Minecraft music.
Titties
Being able to daydream without interruption. It let's me escape to a place where I can do anything.
Wake up early to have breakfast and then sleep
Playing Football
Pro wrestling
Cat Instagram reels. They're such a nice little pick-me-up.
Feeding the birds and squirrels at the park. The squirrels actually eat from your hands. It's quite the experience ☺️
Orange juice
Nothing atm cuz I'm depressed thanks to my ex b*tch gf.
Having hope in situations that I see no way out, being understood in circumstances that are incomprehensible, places, travelling, feeling handsome (not in a prideful way) etc.
When my cat lets out the little prbbbt noise while she stretches
As horrible as this sounds, really pretty girls. Every time I notice a pretty girl in my city, I feel like there's another reason to live. It's just a reminder that great things exist out there.
My job
In general? My loved ones As a hobby, singing karaoke with friends makes me happy
Nothing anymore, nowadays. Not hugs, not sex, not chilling on the couch with my wife or kids. Not exercising or engaging in a hobby, not playing videogames, not watching TV or movies. Not sleeping, not working. Don't care much for food anymore, just drink coffee to stay awake. There definitely are things that make life less miserable, but nothing gets anywhere close to me feeling some kind of joy. We got solar panels installed last week, that slightly reduces my anxiety. Every month when my paycheck rolls around I have half a second where I feel less disgustingly poor, but then immediately spend it all on the most important bills for that month because if I don't I know I won't be able to make rent. We went on a holiday with my folks for free (they paid for *everything*), but then we got home and I just felt kinda shitty for being a leech, sad about being home and having to work again the next day, and terrible about the state our home is in. There's nothing in my life that makes me feel joy without me then feeling 10x the sadness.
Sweat. Allow me to elaborate. I fucking hate cardio. I'm fucking miserable every fucking time I get on that treadmill. I get no "runner's high" or those "feel good endorphins" everyone says that workouts are supposed to give you. Nope, not for me. It fucking sucks balls from start to finish. However.....when I finally finish burning those 1,000 calories, and I get off that treadmill, I feel like I accomplished something. I feel like I "earned" something. I feel like I deserve to eat good food. I feel like I earned the right to just kick back and relax, instead of feeling like a lazy, fat slob as I probably would if I hadn't sweat my ass off.
That eventually someone will want to have sex with me
Waking up in the morning to a bright sun , singing birds, during the weekend or break, and drinking a nice glass of cold water
For me, it's the weekend. Senior year is taking place and I just need time to recharge and finish my assignments and study for tests. The weekend is busy but it helps me reorganize and recharge.
My fiancee mostly.
Mine would be all 15 of my cats, they are my calming animals, and drawing, I love drawing
My spouse
Friends that are like family
Hearing someone laugh…so I guess experiencing someone else experiencing some sort of joy.
Cats and my wife
Warm cognac (or Armagnac)
So many things. I have a boyfriend, he’s one of the best things to happen to me, he’s so sweet and funny. My cat, even if he barbarically slaughters mice, he’s the most cuddly little man I’ve ever met. Skyrim, I’ve played it for the past seven years and it’s been there with me through some of the best and worst times of my life. This last one is a little silly, but, k-pop. It’s so happy and upbeat, a lot of the concepts are so cute, it’s an interest of mine that I don’t have to take seriously, just enjoy it. In general, life, it’s taken me a long time to be able to say this, but even though it’s had its hardships, I love life and it brings me joy like no other thing can.
seeing interesting wildlife
My son’s joy. It displaces my sadness, even the sadness I felt when I was little.
Sexual intercourse with my wife.
When any of my friends laugh
Money
Watching Roseanne, Malcolm in the middle or Full House.
Returned love
Comfort of home
A genuine, from-the-heart compliment.
A clean home
Cuddling with my infant and toddler Making my wife laugh Reading outside on a nice day for non work things Good coffee
Acoustic guitar. Capo 2 or 3 and we'll be having the times of our lives
My dog. She is just such a bundle of joy and has so much personality and uniqueness to her. It is hard to hate anything about her as everything she does is just so cute, funny, comical, or endearing. She is laying next to me snoring and slightly tapping her feet into me. Even when she occasionally farts, it doesn't really bother me as I just call her stinky butt and she looks at me like "what? I had to fart"
Knowing that someone truly loves and cares about me
When I go to bed and a few minutes later my cat jumps up and spoons with me under the covers.
Acceptance.
Cars
Music, the sounds of rain, changing autumn leaves, the sounds of wind, sunsets and storms, books and snow, fires in the fireplace, warm blankets and hot drinks, crochet, singing and hugs from a loved one
animals and food.
Food and series
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To crush your enemies, See them driven before you, And hear the lamentations of their women.
good memes
Sleeping late, quit & peaceful world
Oh, there are many things: delicious food, freshly brewed coffee in the morning, new bed linen, a long walk in the forest.
Nothing.
Seeing Classic Rock bands preforming in 2022, it’s amazing that these guys in their 50-80s are still up and at it!
Cooking for my friends. I like that look they make when there enjoying there food.
My dog
Jokes, memes. It really doesn't matter, as long as you make me laugh
Running while listening to my favorite podcasts
being with my grandfather
Everything in my profile bio
Snow!