Monday, May 6, 2013

The Spoon Theory

Christine Miserandino came up with the spoon theory as a way to help people understand what its like to live with a chronic invisible illness. She got the inspiration while eating with a close friend, who had seen her on her good days and bad days, but still had trouble understanding.
She used spoons to represent the limited amount of energy that those with chronic illness have. Christine then set a certain amount of spoons before her friend and asked her what she did in a day and to include everything. With every task she lost a spoon. Even a small task like brushing her teeth cost her a spoon. It shows that unlike healthy people who do these things without thinking those that are chronically ill have to think about what they do so they don't use up their spoons for the day.
This theory is now known as The Spoon Theory and is loved by people around the world because it helps people to understand what is like to have to live with chronic invisible illness. You can find the full theory at www.butyoudontlooksick.com.

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