Resources

Thoughts on how the concept of gaslighting plays into the spoonie experience

A comprehensive article on how doctors think, with advice on getting your doctor on your side.

Fantastic advice from patient activists!

The original spoon theory story

A blog, shop, and Facebook group devoted to making chronic illness suck less through positivity

Fantastic advice for thriving despite chronic illness!

Some ridiculously cool spoonie tools here!

Track your symptoms & conditions and connect with similar patients

Provider-oriented and info-rich. Google "Medscape [topic]" to get past paywall.

The Yelp of medications

A social network for people with disabilities

A positivity-only Facebook community

A laid back book club just for spoonies

Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, but for chronic pain and illness!

A spoonie community across all major social media platforms

A really important TED talk about relationships and vulnerability.

Free therapy via online chat

Free and paid therapy via online chat

A list of cool hobbies to pick up, with links to resources

A list of ways to make money from home

A blog on spoonie fitness, with a focus on hypermobility issues

Easy and inexpensive cooking

A community for teens recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease

An exhaustive list of links to useful articles