[ SECRET POST #3348 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3348 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Dr. Who]


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[Babylon 5, Susan/Talia]


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[Neverending Story]


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[Maximilian Dood and Benny]


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14. [SPOILERS for Avatar: the Last Airbender/Legend of Korra]






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15. [SPOILERS for Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]





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16. [SPOILERS for The 100]





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Comments

Re: "Spoonies"

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who's heard about the spoon theory for a long time (and who suffers from fibromyalgia and DOES have only limited spoons to give on certain days), what's so terrible about it?

It's sometimes REALLY HARD to get people who don't have 'limited energy/capacity' to understand the concept of: Okay, I could go to the mall with you, but seriously I'm not going to have enough energy to do anything else for the rest of the day.

Some people really don't get it and the spoon theory is the easiest way to explain our lack of capacity.

Re: "Spoonies"

[(Anonymous)]

OP - I just don't get why it's needs a special unit of measurement since even the densest of people can understand the concept of being tired out by things. I also don't think that people who don't believe fatigue is invisible illnesses are real are going to be anymore convinced by it.

But it's just a minor irritation. More a pet peeve than anything else. I'm not going to start a war with people who do find it useful or anything.

Re: "Spoonies"

[(Anonymous)]

I also don't think that people who don't believe fatigue is invisible illnesses are real are going to be anymore convinced by it.

I can understand that. And honestly, I don't think I've ever used the terminology 'offline' or even more than in an offhand comment.

I do wish people would acknowledge that just because I look young/healthy/etc it doesn't mean I'm lying about being in pain or exhausted. :| Or wish that they wouldn't laugh and pull out the old standard, "Hahahaha, oh well wait until you have kids! Then you'll know what real tired is!"

Re: "Spoonies"

[(Anonymous)]

People can understand the concept of being tired out by strenuous activity. A lot of people can't understand the concept of being tired out by something they consider trivial.

Spoon theory, or other analogies that equate activities with a concrete cost, can be a useful tool for explaining to people why what they consider trivial isn't, because it gives them a way to conceptualize that doesn't rely on them grasping a mindset that's utterly foreign.

It won't convince people who are determined that invisible illnesses don't exist, but it's not meant to. It's meant to help explain things to people who aren't assholes, but are a bit clueless.