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

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