"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""Otherpeoplehave itworse"Notaskingfor help"I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'mjusttired"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I'm justbeingdramatic""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpain"I can do that"with severeconsequencesNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsFeelingguilty forhavingsymptoms"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceNotwanting tosay you'redisabledDoing thething andhaving torecover fordays"I'm notREALLYdisabled""Everyonefeels likethis""I'msure it'snothing"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""Otherpeoplehave itworse"Notaskingfor help"I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'mjusttired"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sake"I'm justbeingdramatic""I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpain"I can do that"with severeconsequencesNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsFeelingguilty forhavingsymptoms"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Not wanting tobe aninconvenienceNotwanting tosay you'redisabledDoing thething andhaving torecover fordays"I'm notREALLYdisabled""Everyonefeels likethis""I'msure it'snothing"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"I'm notletting myillnessstop me"

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