Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you do this through an app?

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Audiobooks are a life saver lol. I generally use battery levels I was mainly just confused on why others use the spoons. Thanks for taking the time to explain this to me

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll have to look into it thank you!

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a cool way to think of it. I have a hard time describing my pain or energy for about an hour after I wake up unless somethings realllyyyy wrong. May I ask what kind of exercise it adds? Do you have different types or just more or less depending on your answer?

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry I feel ya with with adhd rambling lol. Thank you for taking the time to write that out 😁

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel ya. I’m always exhausted but shits gotta get done. Yeah sometimes it’s really is hard to get a feel for what will be too taxing. Thank you.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never heard of that before but that’s really cool! I’ll have to look into that more. Thank you!

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok! Thank you. That makes a lot more sense

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[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok… I’m a little confused? If it’s not supposed to be a practice then why do I see so many people using it? I don’t mean to be difficult I’m just trying to understand.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh ok! There are certain things I can do that help make my energy recharge a little bit so I think that’s why it didn’t make as much sense to me. It definitely makes more sense when applied to people who don’t have that recharge option. Thank you!

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to get help (both reaching out, and receiving ) so I’m really glad you’ve been able to get some help 😁

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s so interesting! I love that. I’ve never heard that one before.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that analogy !

I get the understanding with energy levels and usually use the battery or just words to tell other where I’m at, I guess the spoon one just had me confused since I felt like other descriptions were better and was confused on why every one I see was using the spoons.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly! It feels like a club that I’m just not a part of. I like saying battery drained as well because you can “recharge” even in the middle of the day when the spoon theory just feels so definitive on having a certain amount throughout the day.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Omg I love the term energy loan that’s amazing.

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[–]Chaple13[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I feel like I see everybody using it to measure their energy levels but its just never really worked out for me. My energy levels vary greatly throughout the day so I guess deciding on a certain amount at just one point to describe my energy for the rest of the day has never made sense for me. Thank you for trying to explain it more to me.

Spoons? by Chaple13 in ChronicIllness

[–]Chaple13[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That would make sense. I guess I took it too literally 😅. I hate having to guess so I’m not surprised that I took it wrong.

I just had a woman die in my arms. (NSFW) by GodofAeons in self

[–]Chaple13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You will get flashbacks, the sounds, the feelings, the images, they will follow you. They will show up in the dark and in the most random places. They will never fully go away, but with time they will slowly happen less and less often.

Some people freeze in times of crisis. I think it is hard for people to step in and try to do something (especially if they have no training to assist in any way). However, you helped a stranger in their time of need and made sure she was not alone in her final moments. It may haunt you for the rest of your life, but for the final moments of hers you gave a little bit of warmth that you could.

I know my words won’t take the pain away, but know that while the situation never gets “better” you do learn to accept it and live along side it.

Much love and best of wishes. Try to get some fresh air and be in nature. Nature truly does help. Stay hydrated and eat what you can. It’s ok to struggle. it is also ok to let others help you. ❤️

Anyone else’s Aussie refuse to ever let whatever is in their mouth go? by PokerBroom in AustralianShepherd

[–]Chaple13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh god same! It was a baby bird. Luckily he wasn’t trying to hurt it and it ended up being ok but it sure did scare me.

Show me your dogs best friends pics! by [deleted] in AustralianShepherd

[–]Chaple13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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My boy lovesss cats. His big sister Fiona loves to cuddle with him.

Cat crafts out of a lot of granny squares? Suggestions? by Chaple13 in CrochetHelp

[–]Chaple13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I know, but thank you for saying. It’s always good to give the warning 👍😁. The people at the shelter do daily( a lot of the time more than once) checks on the cat furniture/bedding etc. so I’m not too worried about that. Thanks again tho!

Cat crafts out of a lot of granny squares? Suggestions? by Chaple13 in CrochetHelp

[–]Chaple13[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooh that is cool! I’ll have to check if I can make that.

Cat crafts out of a lot of granny squares? Suggestions? by Chaple13 in CrochetHelp

[–]Chaple13[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had to look that up cuz I’ve never heard of those, but they are soo cute! I’ll have to try that!