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🧠 ADHD & Sensory Overload: Why Your Brain Thinks Fluorescent Lights Are Yelling at You

If you’ve ever walked into a room and immediately wanted to walk out — because the lights were blinding, the noise was chaos, and someone was reheating fish — you’re not just “being sensitive.”

That’s sensory overload.
And if you have ADHD, your brain might be particularly skilled at experiencing it.

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