"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm justbeingdramatic""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordaysFeelingguilty forhavingsymptoms"I'msure it'snothing""Otherpeoplehave itworse""I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainNotaskingfor helpNotmentioningsomething isbad for youNot using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Everyonefeels likethis""I'mjusttired"Notwanting tosay you'redisabled"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""I'm notREALLYdisabled"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"Todayis just anoff day""I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm justbeingdramatic""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordaysFeelingguilty forhavingsymptoms"I'msure it'snothing""Otherpeoplehave itworse""I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainNotaskingfor helpNotmentioningsomething isbad for youNot using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Everyonefeels likethis""I'mjusttired"Notwanting tosay you'redisabled"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""I'm notREALLYdisabled"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"Todayis just anoff day""I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount"

Internalized Ableism - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "Okay, but what if I'm faking it?"
  2. "I'm taking this from someone who REALLY needs it"
  3. New symptoms, not going to the doctors
  4. "I can do that" with severe consequences
  5. "I'm just being dramatic"
  6. "I'm not defined by my life changing diagnosis"
  7. Doing the thing and having to recover for days
  8. Feeling guilty for having symptoms
  9. "I'm sure it's nothing"
  10. "Other people have it worse"
  11. "I'm not letting my illness stop me"
  12. "I'm fine" actually in debilitating pain
  13. Not asking for help
  14. Not mentioning something is bad for you
  15. Not using aids bc you're worried about others' perceptions
  16. "Everyone feels like this"
  17. "I'm just tired"
  18. Not wanting to say you're disabled
  19. "I just need to suck it up and push through"
  20. "I'm not REALLY disabled"
  21. Not wanting to be an inconvenience
  22. Smiling through the pain for others' sake
  23. "Today is just an off day"
  24. "I'm only sometimes affected, so it doesn't count"