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

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