Are there things you love about Life?

[whywere]

exploring art

Totally agree.

Art is AWESOME!

You are AWESOME!

Have a great week!

Walter

I love my boyfriend. I love playing board games. I love spending time with my friends. Its my favorite thing in the world actually.

Reading this made me cry with so much happiness!

You are truly an inspiration!

Lots of hugs and love to you and your boyfriend.

This is humanity at its finest!

Walter

 

[kuroshimi]

Last year I got interested in the topic of sound/audio and psychoacoustics, since I really, really like listening to music. Music brings at least a little joy to this fleeting world.

 

[endlesstranquility]

Audio, sex...

 

[lita-lassi]

i love this thread

op i also studied anatomy and physiology when i was an art major doing human bodies and fell in love with how amazingly well connected we are internally, like organic machines on a grand scale of near infinite complexity yet able to so easily determine functionality and purpose. its beautiful :) so thank you for reminding me of that

im now a physics major so learning anything and evedything about the universe as a whole is my major driving force and i adore it all, from the impossibly small to the inconceivably huge, its all so fascinating.

i also love hiking, sweets and baking, my cat (all animals in general), media literacy and video essays, reading, a cup of good tea and cheese just to name a few

 

[MyLastTour]

I thought of three things:

I love going onto my steam wishlist, finding a batch of games I completely forgot my reason for adding, buying them on bountiful discounts, and relishing every second of peak with my girlfriend. Appreciating and discussing media together is one of my favourite things about our relationship.

I love these high quality leather boots I found in a store that I didn't even know existed, but somehow fit me perfectly despite being the last pair that were available. Got them for a very good price and they look good.

I love the people I've met that I never would have had I left before now. That's honestly the main thing I think. If I checked out earlier, I'd never have been able to give myself to my amazing girlfriend, never found out a local discord group in my state existed for a niche game series I like.

Hey, thank you for getting me to think about this stuff. I feel a bit better about staying here.

 

[pyamu]

I love happy people. Smiles are the best and I wish people didn't have to suffer.

 

[whywere]

I love happy people. Smiles are the best and I wish people didn't have to suffer.

You are a REALLY FANTASTIC person!

Reading your post made me feel better and also knowing that there are folks, like YOU, who are loving, kind and ever so thoughtful.

Have a great rest of this week and a lovely upcoming weekend.

Walter

 

[FoxSauce]

Funny people and music I love that so much. Also like people who do funt ahot on purpose or accidently is great

 

[woofwag]

There are a lot of things I love, but the first thing that comes to mind is my friend who I've fallen in love with. Idk if it's romantic or what, but I do know that it's complicated and beautiful and mutual, to a degree. We have these weird psychic abilities and shit together due to both of us being systems and having multiple introjects of one another in our heads. We'll be able to visit one another in our headspaces and inner worlds, we can feel touch from miles away, send strength and company to one another, sense what the other is thinking/feeling, find each other in dreams, just downright freaky shit that if you would have told me I'd experience it years ago, I would have laughed in your face. I used to be a real stickler for science and facts and evidence, but there's no amount of science that could ever explain or quantify the bond we have.

They are the reason I've been alive as long as I have. I lived exclusively for them for many many years. But doing that just hurt the both of us more, and eroded our friendship away for a period of time. I wish I could live for them. But that only ever ends up hurting us. Our relationship has become healthy again now that I don't rely on them like that anymore. They know I'm going to CTB, and although they don't want me to, they respect it and agree that me depending on them to live isn't a way to live at all. It all hurts a lot, but I do take comfort in knowing that my death won't completely destroy them. They're a very strong type of person.

 

[Tarantula]

I love music, fashion, art, my friends, and everything about coffee.

I love the taste and feeling of a nice cup of coffee in the morning. I love using coffee scented soaps and lotions. I also really enjoy coffee flavored foods. It's so nice and comforting

 

[ikigaimg]

Books!

 

[rlllyydepressed]

My dog

 

[perishsong]

I love how quiet my brain goes when I cuddle with my girlfriend. My suffering is dialed down when I'm her big spoon.

Also, I'm really into collecting Pokémon cards, and there are a few hits I'd like to pull "organically", from a pack. One down so far, many more to go.

 

[m1v]

I love the color pink. Whenever i see something pink it makes me happy. I love flowers & corn fields. Last but not least, i adore making children happy, their smile brings me joy & happiness. ^_^

 

[maylurker]

i love attention

 

[tzon]

I like being social despite my social anxiety.

This year has not been kind to me. Basically been alone and felt lonely all year, with a few exceptions. 2024 was a slightly better, I had some routine social experiences for a couple weeks at a time. It's okay when I start feeling comfortable being with two or three people. Just going for a drive somewhere. Eating a hot dog at gas station... Just chatting and laughing. The type of people I'm with plays a big role in how I feel. I like people who are not too serious and laugh a lot, are 'firecrackers'.

And I love team sports. But I feel it's been so long now, a couple years, that I need to restart. Step one may be going to the gym, which my support system offers me (3 times a week) - Could be an arena for getting in contact with circles that host bandy, football or volley ball sessions for example. It's my fault that I haven't taken advantage of what they offer me, but I haven't felt good enough. Too anxious, or generally not in the mood (depressed and tired). I've been to the gym a few times this year. Feeling so anxious when I go. I sweat easily, but I suppose that is considered normal at a gym. Dunno why I should feel this way because everyone is nice, basically, and there are usually not too many people there.

The anxiety reduces slowly with time, people talk to me and I feel like I can give sensible enough responses - a feeling of normal social interaction boosts my confidence a little, in turn reducing anxiety.

If I have bragging rights I also feel I'm adequate at sports. Though I always felt spikes in anxiety when it's my turn serving the ball in volley. I know all focus is one me. Trying to think it's all in my head. It's about a 50/50 that I can make a fair serve, or even sometimes an ace.

I'll try to go to the gym more in 2026. Try to take more initiatives myself. See how it works out. How the year starts out in the first couple months. Can it really get worse? Do I have anything to lose?

Sorry for the rant.

 

[Grimlock]

Rain and dirt.

 

[snowisfalling]

I like when it's cold outside but I'm dressed warmly and can move about as I please. It makes me feel protected, and like I have agency.

I like coffee (against my better judgement, as I did want to quit at some point, but it's one of the few things that gets the neurochemicals firing I guess).

I like playing chess when I have the energy / don't have brain fog.

I like when I can make myself a healthy, yet tasty meal. I am very grateful for such modern marvels as canned beans and mushrooms. Sometimes I just eat the canned mushrooms directly from the can. I actually enjoy the subtle salt and how slimy they are.

 

[sanctionedusage]

the feeling of cozying up in my blanket right before falling asleep

 

[derekWest]

Swimming, meet people but so hard due to my autism...

 

[heatnormal]

good thread; it's tough to think about the things you like to do, especially when they help you take your mind off things, only to push you back into reality again. i remember playing metal gear solid v for the first time and having so much fun that i told myself i couldn't feel like that again, because the contrast was too much for me to handle. i like the feeling of working on my art and then having a smoke break.

 

[ceelobling]

Food. That's my favorite way to cope with everything.

 

[shcizoseraphima]

My fiance, he is the absolute light in my godforsaken world. I love going on long car rides with him, cuddling my plushies, listening to music. And listening to people´s stories, or problems, etc. I really love helping people, to see the genuine gratitude in people´s eyes, yeah that warms my heart. That´s really about it(-:

 

[shampoo sniffer]

Cuddling with my dog. Eating dessert. Making art (even though I'm mediocre at it). Playing video games.

 

[somethingrandom]

I love my dog, I love music, I love med school and everything related to that
And I love being useful to ppl/helping ppl

 

[ctwc]

No, nothing in mind

 

[snowisfalling]

Life is beautiful, but not my life. Every single day I feel piercing regret for the life that could've been, that I sullied at my own hands. It's not that I want to die, it's that I want to live, and I feel like I'm not truly living, because I am bound to certain compulsions.

 

[violetforever]

i love my inside jokes with my friend. i love children and taking care of them and seeing them learn. i love animals and how beautifully pure they are when playing. i love music and the talented minds behind it. i love being able to notice and admire the traits of others.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I love nature and animals and I love appreciating art of multiple forms: games, music, films, 3D models. To a lessor extent, I get a lot out of being creative myself but that has sustained me the most in life.