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Once the primary dopamine surge in focus fades, we feel mentally exhausted, we need the recharge time but then the break drags out for hours because we struggle with time perception and we have trouble shifting gears back into hyperfocus because our brains aren’t driven by the intrinsic motivation of completing a task like it does for non-adhd people . . . #adhd #adhdmemes #audhd #asd #adhdawarenessmonth #adhdawareness #adhdlife #adhdbrain #neurodivergent #neurodiversity | ADHD Meme Therapy