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

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