r/Spoonie

823 archived posts · Jun 2015 – Mar 2026

The Spoonie Club

r/Spoonie

This subreddit is a place for Spoonies to meet new people, interact, ask for or give advice, and to share our lives and feelings.

Created Jun 13, 2015 · restricted

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823Archived posts

What is a spoonie, you ask? A spoonie is someone living with a chronic illness. The word is derived from The Spoon Theory written by Christine Miserandino. You’ll find this nickname, along with others, used by many in online social media.

This subreddit is a place to meet new people, interact, ask for or give advice, and to share our lives and feelings.

We have a no bullying, drama, brigading or harassment policy. If violated it can result in bans, shadowbans, you name it... If you ever have an issue please contact the mod and I will handle it. If you notice posts or comments that are offensive, trollish, spam or that are blatantly off-topic, please help the mods by using the 'report' link. Your complaint will be anonymous.

If you have any questions or need more info you can try and head over to (avoid asking personal medical questions on some of these subs):

r/AskDocs

r/Radiology

r/medical

Or if you want a more specific community you can try:

r/ChronicPain

r/ankylosingspondylitis

Other communities

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