Based on a personal story, spoon theory aims to help people with chronic illnesses.
Spoon theory describes the idea of ??finite energy, using "spoons" as units of energy. Christine Miserandino has lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease which causes the immune system to attack healthy cells in the body. One day, writes Christine, her friend wanted to better understand the reality of living with a chronic illness.
"As I tried to calm down, I glanced around the desk for help or guidance, or at least got stuck thinking. I was trying to find the right words. "How do I answer a question I have never been able to answer?" She wrote.
"I could have given up, made a joke as usual and changed the subject, but I remember thinking if I did not try to explain it, how could I expect her to understand. If I can not explain this to my best friend, how can I explain my world to someone else? "At least I had to try."
Sitting in a cafe, Christine explains how she collected spoons and used them to represent limited energy units. Energy, for many people with chronic illness, is limited and depends on many factors, including stress levels, how they sleep, and pain. Miserandino then talked to his friend about her normal day taking spoons or energy for the activities he was performing as the discussion continued. At the end of the day, the friend realized that Christine was not able to do as much as she wanted. When he realized that she was going through this every day, she started crying. Then he realized how precious time was for people like Christine and how little "spoon" he had the luxury of spending.
Kjo mënyrë përshkrimi është pranuar në mbarë botën si mjet për të përshkruar se si është në të vërtetë jeta me sëmundje. Teoria e lugës ka bërë disa gjëra të mëdha që nga fillimi i saj – një prej të cilave është duke ofruar një mënyrë për njerëzit që të takojnë të tjerët që kanë një sëmundje. Një kërkim i shpejtë në rrjete sociale do të nxjerrë qindra mijëra postime nga njerëz që identifikohen si "Spoonie".
Shumica e njerëzve nuk mendojnë dy herë për energjinë që duhet për të bërë dush, për t'u veshur apo për të shkuar në punë. Kur keni sëmundje kronike, nuk jeni si shumica e njerëzve.
This careful planning is necessary for someone with a chronic illness to help avoid excessive strain, but it is not necessary for a healthy person, who is likely to have enough "spoons" to do almost any combination of activities.
