14. Caveman Brain

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[Panel 1] ALIEN (NARRATION): “Even when I really want to or have to do something,”

[Panel 2] ALIEN (NARRATION): “I often end up being unable to move my body at all.”
[Panel 2] ALIEN (handwritten annotation with arrow): “hasn’t moved in 40 minutes”

[Panels 1–2, shared bottom caption] ALIEN (NARRATION): “That’s because my brain doesn’t feel as rewarded when completing tasks as people without ADHD.”

[Panel 3] ALIEN (NARRATION): “So it thinks I’m bad at surviving by doing unrewarding tasks.”
[Panel 3] ALIEN (as caveman): “Walk desert?”
[Panel 3] BRAIN: “No, I think you’ll starve.”
[Panel 3] BRAIN: “There’s no benefit to this!”

[Panel 4] ALIEN (NARRATION): “So this is what my brain thinks I’m trying to do:”
[Panel 4] ALIEN: “I want to touch the crocodile ahahaha!”
[Panel 4] BRAIN: “Nooo!”
[Panel 4] BRAIN: “Don’t do this!”

[Panel 5] ALIEN (NARRATION): “But this is what I’m actually trying to do:”
[Panel 5] ALIEN: “Please… I need to pay my bills.”
[Panel 5] SIGN (handwriting on the bill): “7719”
[Panel 5] BRAIN: “NOOOOOOOO…”
[Panel 5] BRAIN: “You’ll die!!”

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