Understanding 'The Spoon Theory.'
Living with chronic pain and/or chronic illness can be grueling. The simplest tasks that you once did without even thinking about it (getting ready for the day, brushing teeth, getting dressed, going up and down stairs, etc.), are now the energy equivalent of climbing Mount Everest. Each activity of daily living causes extreme pain and extreme exhaustion. People in your life have difficulty understanding what life is like being chronically ill and/or suffering from chronic pain. They say, "Well, this natural remedy worked wonders for my cousin's sister's daughter's co-worker's wife!" People may look at you and ask you when you will be done with being sick. Some may even question how sick you are by saying, " But you don't look sick ." These comments are ones that Christine Miserandino constantly heard. Christine Miserandino is a woman who suffers from Lupus. One day, she was sitting in a diner with her best friend and her friend aske...