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If you see people on Mastodon talking about "spoons" in a way that doesn't seem to make sense, they are probably making a reference to "Spoon Theory," a great analogy for limited & unpredictable personal resources.
Here's the original Spoons essay that started it all, which is well worth a quick moment to read.
@ShaulaEvans I often struggle to have my experiences with #IBS understood, in part because its easier to perceive me in terms of when I am high functioning and active but it feels perplexing if 15 minutes later Im unable to lift my arm and move.
Even though its something which impacts me as a daily concern it really appears nothing compared to a description such as #Lupus or #behcets disease.
Thanks for flagging up the article
I too was thinking of either the Room or Wetherspoons originally!