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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and Dating: The ADHD Experience Nobody Talks About | Second Banana

June 1, 2026

RSD makes a slow text reply feel like annihilation. It makes a great date followed by silence feel like proof of something you already feared about yourself. Here’s what’s actually happening in your nervous system — and why dating with ADHD is a different problem than everyone thinks.

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Sexual Shame Sexual Sovereignty Mental Health Self-Care

Sexual Shame: Where It Comes From, What It Does, How It Ends | Second Banana

May 21, 2026

Sexual shame isn’t a feeling. It’s a neurological structure — built in the body, stored in the insula, triggered by the people who taught you what desire was allowed to look like. Here’s the science of how it gets in, and the evidence for how it comes out.

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Demisexual Sexual Sovereignty Mental Health Self-Care Kink Aftercare

Aftercare: Not Just for BDSM. For Everyone. | Second Banana

May 14, 2026

Aftercare isn’t a kink-specific nicety. It’s a neurological necessity — and the research on oxytocin crashes, cortisol comedowns, and emotional vulnerability after sex makes a strong case that everyone needs some version of it. Here’s the science, and what to actually do.

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Trauma Mental Health Sexual Sovereignty Self-Care

Trauma, Desire, and the Body: Healing Through Intentional Sex | Second Banana

April 2, 2026

Trauma lives in the body — and the body is also where healing happens. Here's the honest, research-informed guide to how trauma shapes sexual response, why intentional connection can be part of healing, and how to pursue that safely.

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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and Dating: The ADHD Experience Nobody Talks About | Second Banana

Sexual Shame: Where It Comes From, What It Does, How It Ends | Second Banana

Aftercare: Not Just for BDSM. For Everyone. | Second Banana

Trauma, Desire, and the Body: Healing Through Intentional Sex | Second Banana

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