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

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