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That your wants and dislikes are just creations you make up.

As human beings we create things. Our bodies grow hair, we expel oxygen, sound comes out of our mouths. Those are creations from us. Also our brains create thoughts. We don’t understand exactly how that happens. Then, we do this thing called making up stories. We understand that a little better and we have some control over what stories we make up. Breathing is also something that goes on naturally, but we can also control those muscles sometimes if we want.

Buddhism is about understanding that the natural act of breathing is who we are and the natural act of having feelings and thoughts is who we are. With practice, we can gain a bit of control over those things, but nowhere does Buddhism say you should stop have feelings or that they aren’t real, anymore than it says you should stop breathing. You’re confusing ideas about “what is” and “we are just parts” with complex concepts that we “make up” and concluding that we can control our feelings or ignore them or that we shouldn’t have feelings or we can’t be happy.