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

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