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Four Things No One Told You About the Spoon Theory

May 25, 2020 8 Comments

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The Spoon Theory describes how people with chronic illness need to ration the limited energy they have. But there are four things you may not know about being a “spoonie”.

Are you chronically ill? If so, you may have heard of the Spoon Theory.  It’s a metaphor that uses spoons to describe the practical challenges of living with a chronic condition or disability that has you running on a gas tank somewhere between empty and half full (on a good day). 

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