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

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