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

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