Proving them (program, parents) wrong - aceing classes, working at a brilliant fucking job, making more money than my parents and/or AARC staff.
High adrenaline stuff like skateboarding down hills at 45 mph.
Severing communications w/ my mother - I've realized that interacting with her is still damaging. By any objective standards I am doing phenomenally well in my life - but she continues to cast this shadow over everything I do because years ago I smoked pot a few times. To add to that, it hurts so badly that she now knows exactly what happened to me there and still defends them (and herself), saying they were only trying to help. What part of psychological torture and sexual assault was supposed to be helpful? Anyway, not talking to her is the most positive thing I can do in my life. These deadend arguments that always end with my questioning her sanity and/or humanity do me no good.
And the converse of the above: surrounding myself with strong, intelligent, sane people.