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

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