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being happy without external stimuli is called a Droud and it's a terrifying concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead_(science_fiction)
Directly triggering the brains rewardcentre with a device. I would definitely call that an external stimulus. But that depends on whether you use a literal or figurative meaning of the word 'external'.