Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen."“What doyou needrightnow?”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”"What adayyou'vehad.""I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…""That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging."Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”Don't Say,"This tooshallpass."“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust."“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”“How canI helpyou?”“That soundsreallychallenging.”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“My hearthurts foryou.”“I’mhere foryou.”"Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“I’m inyourcorner.”“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well.""Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis."“I’m gladyou toldme.”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“I hate thatthishappened.”"The wholething soundssodiscouraging."“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“Youmatter.”“I’mproud ofyou.”"If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner.""I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out."“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“Thatmust behard.”Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen."“What doyou needrightnow?”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”"What adayyou'vehad.""I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…""That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging."Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”Don't Say,"This tooshallpass."“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust."“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”“How canI helpyou?”“That soundsreallychallenging.”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“My hearthurts foryou.”“I’mhere foryou.”"Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“I’m inyourcorner.”“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well.""Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis."“I’m gladyou toldme.”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“I hate thatthishappened.”"The wholething soundssodiscouraging."“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“Youmatter.”“I’mproud ofyou.”"If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner.""I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out."“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“Thatmust behard.”

Empathy Bingo - 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. Don't Say, "Try to cheer up. These things happen."
  2. “What do you need right now?”
  3. “What I’m hearing is that you are feeling ____. Is that right?”
  4. "What a day you've had."
  5. "I see. Let me summarize: What you’re thinking here is…"
  6. "That has to be confusing and discouraging."
  7. Don't Say, "Everything happens for a reason."
  8. “This must be hard to talk about. Thanks for opening up to me.”
  9. “Thank you for trusting me with this. That really means a lot.”
  10. Don't Say, "This too shall pass."
  11. “I want to make sure I understand…”
  12. Don't Say, "You will just have to learn to adjust."
  13. “I’m happy to listen any time.”
  14. “How can I help you?”
  15. “That sounds really challenging.”
  16. “How are you feeling about everything?”
  17. "What I admire most about what you’re doing is…"
  18. “What has this been like for you?”
  19. “I can’t imagine what you must be going through.”
  20. Don't Say, "Try to pull yourself together."
  21. Don't Say, "Just look on the bright side."
  22. “My heart hurts for you.”
  23. “I’m here for you.”
  24. "Uncertainty is really hard."
  25. “I’m in your corner.”
  26. “I can see how that would be difficult.”
  27. "It's been a difficult couple of weeks, hasn't it?"
  28. “I wish I could make it better.”
  29. "I know it isn't easy to deal with stuff like this, but you are handling it so well."
  30. "Times of change are hard, and it's totally normal that you're feeling anxious about this."
  31. “I’m glad you told me.”
  32. “Is there anything else you want to share?”
  33. “I hate that this happened.”
  34. "The whole thing sounds so discouraging."
  35. “I’m sorry you are going through this.”
  36. “You matter.”
  37. “I’m proud of you.”
  38. "If that happened to me, I would feel upset too."
  39. Don't Say, "Something is better around the corner."
  40. "I wish you didn’t have to go through that."
  41. Don't Say, "It looks like you’ll just have to tough it out."
  42. “Thank you for sharing with me.”
  43. “AWESOME PERFORMANCE.”
  44. “It makes me really sad to hear this happened.”
  45. “That must be hard.”