POTS community guide
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
A starting point for people with POTS and their supporters to find community context and awareness resources. This page is informational, not clinical guidance.
Shared language and awareness
Community resources
Community symbols and experiences can vary. These links point to organizations’ own awareness materials rather than reproducing their artwork.
Spoon Theory
Spoon Theory is Christine Miserandino’s metaphor for describing limited energy: imagine a finite set of spoons representing capacity across everyday tasks. People may prefer different language, so follow each person’s own description of their experience.
Read Christine Miserandino’s original Spoon Theory storyAwareness context
Dysautonomia International uses turquoise in its dysautonomia awareness activities. This is one organization’s community awareness color, not an exclusive or universal POTS symbol.
Dysautonomia International awareness activities
Find the organization’s awareness-month activities and ways to participate.
Explore Dysautonomia International’s awareness activitiesExplore everyday tools
Browse the BendySpoons catalog by practical task context, and decide what fits your own needs.
Information, not medical advice
Descriptions and handling-effort tags are informational comfort and task-context signals, not diagnosis or treatment guidance.
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