I can so relate. It's so depressing when people try to analyze you and compare you to themselves when you tell others about what you feel. I was diagnosed with SPD this year. I've been irritable for years and have brought family members to tears. It was in 2013 I hit my breaking point and said I had enough and I wanted answers NOW.

There were days where I felt imprisoned in my own body due to sensitivity issues. I've lost so much sleep over a near 10 year period that it's not funny. That started my search for answers. I finally came across the SPD foundation web page. Things that happened to me as a child led up like a perfect timeline into my adulthood. Some doctors wouldn't give me the time of day about SPD. They stuck to their guns on peripheral neuropathy. It was until I got my disability back due to the determination doctors thinking Alodynia (spelling??) A neurologist told me that all symptoms lead him to a Sensory Processing Disorder diagnosis. Now with thousands of dollars of student loan debt I am now trying to get them discharged.

Good luck to you. Don't ever feel alone in this battle. There are so many more people out there like us that are suffering, thinking what's wrong with them. We're just made special but maybe wound a little too tight. lol I cope with humor. Laughing about it has helped more than anything.