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

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