Topic: Folks don't understand your illness? Try the Spoon Theory
Tincup
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This is a very good way to explain to others how you feel... and why you can't always hop on pop or climb that mountain when someone who isn't sick says. "GO".
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I don't even know what to say. So many mixed emotions.....anyone else??????
It's a wonderful story and the way she found to express how it really feels to be ill is brilliant! I find myself crying over the reality of it; yet thinking "I'm going have to use that some day!! " What a wonderful way to explain to a crowd of people that you're trying to educate about this disease, or any other what it really means to be ill. This is why edjucating to public is soooo important.
For being literally speachless, I seemed to come out with a lot!!!!!! LOL
Thank you Tincup!
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This story really seems to resonate with folks. I've seen it referred to on chronic pain sites; people know what each other is talking about when they say spoons.
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Tincup
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Hey scared..
Glad it helped. And yes.. she did a great job describing a day in the life of a chronically ill person!
And like Robin1234567 said... it can be a "fill in the blank" for any specific disease.
Christine is the originator of the spoon theory for explaining chronic invisible illness to the public online, and has been doing so for a long time. I think she deserves some appreciation.
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