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

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