It's a favorite refuge of the perpetually aggrieved tumblrina and wine mom. It came from a lupus patient trying to explain what it's like to have major limitations to how much effort or energy you can put into everyday tasks. See also "being out of mana". Google "Spoon Theory" for more detail.
Of course, the usual suspects saw a concept that may have relevance to someone with major medical issues, and thought, "oh wow, an idea I can tackily steal from people with real problems to explain my shitty, lazy bitch personality? Ugh I just can't hear any dissenting opinions today, it takes the spoons right out of me y'all!"
Leftist bios: Kooky pronouns | Mental Illness | Mental Illness | Mental Illness | Mental Illness | Political cult endorsement | Mental Illness | Out of spoons | Always depressed and tired | I like knitting
Now that I'm done telling you the 20 different ways my perception of reality is fuckered, I have some opinions about the way reality works.
... What did they do with their spoons?
It's a favorite refuge of the perpetually aggrieved tumblrina and wine mom. It came from a lupus patient trying to explain what it's like to have major limitations to how much effort or energy you can put into everyday tasks. See also "being out of mana". Google "Spoon Theory" for more detail.
Of course, the usual suspects saw a concept that may have relevance to someone with major medical issues, and thought, "oh wow, an idea I can tackily steal from people with real problems to explain my shitty, lazy bitch personality? Ugh I just can't hear any dissenting opinions today, it takes the spoons right out of me y'all!"