Spoonie
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A person living with chronic illness, that identifies with Christine Miserandinos Spoon Theory.
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A spoonie is someone living with a chronic illness.
It mostly refers to physical chronic illnesses, though it has been known to be a helpful term for those with chronic mental illness as well.It originates from Christine Miserandinos Spoon Theory story, in which she explains what its like to live with chronic illness to a friend, and uses a handful of spoons to demonstrate.
For example, daily activities that healthy people tend not to think about take tolls on people with chronic illness. You start the day with a certain number of spoons, and play your day around not running out. Socializing might cost spoons, using the stairs might cost spoons, lifting things might cost spoons, etc. -
one who is said to use the spoon position with others.
others being men, women, small woodland animals or inanimate objects such as blow-up dolls, apple pie or stationary automobiles. -
A scots word meaning foolish person or drug abusing child molester
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