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

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