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

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