What the heck is Bipolar 1, ADHD and a Sensory Processing Disorder?!-Sensory Processing Disorder

Sensory Processing Disorder. This a very new diagnosis for me, I literally just got it "officially" in the hospital a few weeks ago, so I honestly had to go on google and look it up. Apparently, it's having trouble with receiving and responding to sensory input. Like through my 5 senses. I have been classified as "Sensory Seeker."

Again, this is a thing where I am in constant motion and don't realize it (pretty accurate about me). My body is always looking for stimulation.  I have a stim where I like to chew on things (that's part of it, I get input from chewing--so I have chewlery--Ark Therapeutic-is the best chewlery website I've found. I LOVE their products).

I have trouble sleeping (accurate), I like crunchy things (accurate), I love to run and spin (accurate), I crave visual stimulation (accurate, I'm always attached to my phone, laptop, Kindle-named Harold, he'll be mentioned--or other devices). I constantly fidget (accurate, it drives people CRAZY), and I have a hard time monitoring my voice volume (accurate. One of my best friends today said: "Kel you're loud. I heard you in the bathroom." Whoops!)

Apparently, my new therapist wants to work on treating this disorder because she thinks that it will help treat my OTHER disorders too. I'll let you know how that goes!