What a pain in the a***

 I have only just discovered 'The Spoon Theory' - I know, I'm late to the party, having dealt with exhaustion for over two years now - and I wish I had read about it sooner, to help me explain my exhaustion to friends, family and work; to describe what I actually feel when I say I'm tired.  For those who don't know, for those who do, just bear with me - The Spoon Theory, a story by Christine Miserandino - a sufferer of Lupus, is where she tried to describe the realties of living with chronic illness to a friend. Miserandino goes on to explain how she gathered spoons and used them to represent units of energy. She asked her friend to walk her through her normal day, taking spoons (energy) away from the friend as the conversation went on. By the end of the day - her friend wasn't able to do was much as she wanted and therefore realised how few 'spoons' people like Miserandino, who live life with a chronic illness, had the luxury of spending.  For example,