I feel you. My best friend has an autoimmune condition and uses the spoon theory to explain educate people. I started adopting it for my depression (with her go ahead). It is nice because there is a large portion of the population that actually understands the spoon theory. SO when I say sorry I can't go out tonight because I ran out of spoons or I need to save my spoons most people get it, and will explain it for me to those that don't