Before I really knew what fibromyalgia was, I read about the Spoon Theory. The Spoon Theory is the story of a woman who was trying to explain her condition to a friend while they were out at a restaurant. Using a handful of spoons to represent energy, the woman with fibromyalgia explained how everything costs one “spoon” — even getting up and getting dressed. When you run out of spoons, there’s nothing you can do but rest. A person with fibromyalgia has to save their spoons for things that are really important… or save things for days when they have … Continue reading →