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		fallingfrog on Dec 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The silent struggles of workers with ADHD Well, it's an anaesthetic. It makes the discomfort of forcing yourself to focus on something you find maddeningly pointless more tolerable. As long as the pain is there the anaesthetic will have a purpose.

spritefs on Dec 12, 2022 | [–]

> Well, it's an anaesthetic

I thought it was a stimulant

skyyler on Dec 12, 2022 | [–]

Are you being coy? They clearly explained what they meant by anesthetic in this context.

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