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

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