"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordays"I'msure it'snothing""I'm notletting myillnessstop me"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Everyonefeels likethis""I'mjusttired"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"Todayis just anoff day""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sakeNotaskingfor help"I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabledNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""I'm notREALLYdisabled""I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm justbeingdramatic""Otherpeoplehave itworse""I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpain"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?"Doing thething andhaving torecover fordays"I'msure it'snothing""I'm notletting myillnessstop me"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptions"Everyonefeels likethis""I'mjusttired"Notmentioningsomething isbad for you"I just needto suck it upand pushthrough"Newsymptoms,not going tothe doctors"Todayis just anoff day""I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it"Smilingthrough thepain forothers' sakeNotaskingfor help"I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNotwanting tosay you'redisabledNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""I'm notREALLYdisabled""I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm justbeingdramatic""Otherpeoplehave itworse""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. "Okay, but what if I'm faking it?"
  2. Doing the thing and having to recover for days
  3. "I'm sure it's nothing"
  4. "I'm not letting my illness stop me"
  5. Not using aids bc you're worried about others' perceptions
  6. "Everyone feels like this"
  7. "I'm just tired"
  8. Not mentioning something is bad for you
  9. "I just need to suck it up and push through"
  10. New symptoms, not going to the doctors
  11. "Today is just an off day"
  12. "I'm taking this from someone who REALLY needs it"
  13. Smiling through the pain for others' sake
  14. Not asking for help
  15. "I'm not defined by my life changing diagnosis"
  16. Feeling guilty for having symptoms
  17. Not wanting to say you're disabled
  18. Not wanting to be an inconvenience
  19. "I'm only sometimes affected, so it doesn't count"
  20. "I'm not REALLY disabled"
  21. "I can do that" with severe consequences
  22. "I'm just being dramatic"
  23. "Other people have it worse"
  24. "I'm fine" actually in debilitating pain