"I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""Everyonefeels likethis""I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sakeDoing thething andhaving torecover fordaysNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'm justbeingdramatic""Otherpeoplehave itworse"Notaskingfor help"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'mjusttired""I'msure it'snothing"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"I'm notREALLYdisabled"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptionsNotmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis""I just needto suck it upand pushthrough""I'm onlysometimesaffected, soit doesn'tcount""Todayis just anoff day""Everyonefeels likethis""I can do that"with severeconsequences"I'm notletting myillnessstop me""I'm fine"actually indebilitatingpainSmilingthrough thepain forothers' sakeDoing thething andhaving torecover fordaysNewsymptoms,not going tothe doctorsNotwanting tosay you'redisabled"I'm takingthis fromsomeonewho REALLYneeds it""I'm justbeingdramatic""Otherpeoplehave itworse"Notaskingfor help"Okay, butwhat if I'mfaking it?""I'mjusttired""I'msure it'snothing"Feelingguilty forhavingsymptomsNot wanting tobe aninconvenience"I'm notREALLYdisabled"Not using aidsbc you'reworriedabout others'perceptionsNotmentioningsomething isbad for you"I'm notdefined bymy lifechangingdiagnosis""I just needto suck it upand pushthrough"

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