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

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