The Spoon Theory from ButYouDontLookSick.com

[SunsetParadise19]

http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/navigation/BYDLS-TheSpoonTheory.pdf

[SunsetParadise19]

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[Ai]

What can I say... That really sums it all up in a nutshell dosn't it? The spoon theory does seem to fit with what I understand of debilitating illnesses, but it really hammers the message home about how much everything can affect everyday life. I highly recomend anyone who is a member but (like me) does not suffer from conditions like EDS, CFS or Fibromyalgia reads that

[Timeless]

as l said to Ai on IRC what 00:35AM on the date this was posted :p its a very interesting read, it makes you think outside the box so to speak and actually have somewhat of an understanding of what one goes through.

[SunsetParadise19]

Glad you two liked the Spoon Theory. I shared it with my counselor last week and she loved it!

[Johnna]

It really helped my friend Amanda to understand my illnesses... I got the spoons out and everything! XP

-Johnna

[ReineDeLaSeine14]

My psychologist thought it was brilliant :) My last counselor criticized it and seemed slightly offended "But healthy people don't have unlimited spoons!"

[Ai]

While it is true we don't have unlimited spoons, we do tend to have a drawer full with several in reserve - put it like this I Have done some stupid shifts at work (my longest ever being 72 or so hours... true I did sleep during it but that is beside the point :P sleeping in the front seat of a van isn't good sleep.) My longest time without sleep due to work was about 48 hours It's quite an interesting story which I promise to tell sometime but this isn't the right thread for it ^_^ But yeah (I swear when I'm tired I get sidetracked too easily) while we may not have unlimited spoons we do have an awful lot more - I just wish I could share some of mine out...

[xxBrittany]

Thanks for posting that Gwen.
I think that is going to help a lot of people who are trying to learn about EDS, etc.
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Eh, but where are MY spoons!?:potsy: