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Spoon Theory
It can very much feel like drowning. You can get your head above water for a second but then you’re back under, hoping someone will spot your waving hand…
The good news is, spoon theory helps others understand and have empathy for what living with a limited number of spoons can be like. It allows for dialogue when there are bad days and opens up conversations for assistance.
My Chronic Pain Origin Story
Each time I was burnt out I would,
Take advil or tylenol
Have a bath to try and ease the pain
Feel dismissed by every western medicine practitioner because I wasn’t in enough pain to tick their boxes
Fail at taking care of my children and showing up for my partner the way I wanted to
Order takeout or groceries
Need an exceptional amount of rest in order to feel like I could get ahead anywhere
Struggle financially as a result of requiring extra rest, pay extra for life things I couldn’t do on my own, and try to make it work with a loss of income
Feel like I was letting everyone down
Spiral into anxiety and depression
Eventually, it got worse. My monthly flair ups turned into weekly, turned into daily
Hustle Culture - is it the root of our chronic pain?
It seems as if every client I meet is dealing with some sort of reoccuring inflammatory condition. One thing that everyone seems to have in common is work and/or financial stress. We are also facing a new problem. Those who were forced to receive a work-mandated health procedure are facing serious and fatal adverse reactions regardless of their socio-economic circumstances or previous health status. So the status of your health and the connection to your workplace is more corelated than ever.