✅ Why ADHD and trauma can make love, sex, and closeness feel overwhelming — even when you want connection deeply.

✅ The science of dopamine, cortisol, and safety — and how they shape attraction, rejection, and shutdown.

✅ The difference between intensity and intimacy (and why your brain confuses them).

✅ How “fire and frost” cycles happen — swinging from craving closeness to needing distance.

✅ Simple grounding tools to re-teach your body that calm doesn’t mean danger.

✅ Prompts to help you feel safe enough to stay connected, without losing yourself.

You’ll walk away knowing:

You’re not detached — you’re protecting yourself.

And protection can soften once safety returns.