Contentment obtainable (without drugs) ?

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As an ASD person with flat-affect all my life, that bounces around from interest to interest, my mind frenzied about some new thing/new interest/new endeavour after conquering the last, I don't feel like contentment is obtainable.

It seems like I will always be at odds with my present state of being, and quickly desire new/better/more.

So, I should accept this, and structure my life to maximize flexibility that more readily permits new/better/more, or take drugs that pacify my frenzied mind.

Contentment obtainable? How?

For me not caring much about anything works pretty well most of the time.

Contentment is an interesting state to attempt to maintain. One might see it as a point where problems have been dealt with and there are no immediate difficulties. This is usually temporary as this state is most desirable just after difficulties have been surmounted. As time passes, contentment turns into boredom.

Here is an article that posits that happiness (to be differentiated from contentment) requires a transition from self to selflessness (warning: it has a Christian theme).

http://christianpioneer.com/blogarchieve/blog145.htm

Drug induced contentment can seem as appealing as regular contentment to those beset by turmoil. However, one should ask if either one fully provides what life can offer.

I wouldn’t have thought that contentment could be obtained WITH drugs (lasting contentment, that is).

I think contentment has to be found from within. External sources are nothing but a temporary fix.