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

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