The Spoon Theory

KMaus: As someone dealing with an auto-immune disease, I have a lot of challenges that are not always understood by the average human. I feel constant pain frequently - as in... my body just hurts. I get incredibly tired, very easily - despite being a runner and working out. According to tests I had a few years ago, my body's immune system runs at about 1/3 that of a normal average healthy person. So when you get a cold, and I get it - I'll get pneumonia and it takes me weeks to recover. Sometimes I run out of spoons. You'll see me taking my 8-9 hour workday, and working a few hours on the weekends or during the evenings, because I get exhausted by the time 7:00 rolls around. I don't know if anyone else here suffers from an auto-immune, or other issues that maybe aren't understood (like Rheumatoid Arthritis - my doctor is actually an RA specialist, so I learn a lot about that as well). But I wanted to share something that's really helped me explain what it's like, to others who don't suffer from it. It's called the Spoon Theory, and it's a great read.

The Spoon Theory: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/