A common misnomer about adhd brains is that they’re wired, but really they’re actually super tired brains, trying desperately to wake themselves up by flooding adrenalin and cortisol in place of desperately and dangerously low dopamine, (which is actually the petrol that gets you around, not just a carrot at the end of the ride). So when a super tired brain that’s overly flooded with adrenalin, gets enough stimulus to produce enough dopamine, it let’s go of the adrenaline, mops it all up and can finally rest. Think of those nights you tried to stay awake with teenage friends and caffeinated yourself silly and everyone got all loud and weird. That, but all the time.
Lol, I just left another comment saying how when I pulled all-nighters back in school, energy drinks in particular were a trap that would knock me the fuck out if I’d had no sleep.
A common misnomer about adhd brains is that they’re wired, but really they’re actually super tired brains, trying desperately to wake themselves up by flooding adrenalin and cortisol in place of desperately and dangerously low dopamine, (which is actually the petrol that gets you around, not just a carrot at the end of the ride). So when a super tired brain that’s overly flooded with adrenalin, gets enough stimulus to produce enough dopamine, it let’s go of the adrenaline, mops it all up and can finally rest. Think of those nights you tried to stay awake with teenage friends and caffeinated yourself silly and everyone got all loud and weird. That, but all the time.
“What do you mean you just were awake for 22 hours and haven’t had Ballz, Red Bull or a fucking coffee?”
Because my brain is already running a marathon lol
Lol, I just left another comment saying how when I pulled all-nighters back in school, energy drinks in particular were a trap that would knock me the fuck out if I’d had no sleep.