“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”“Thatmust behard.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well."“I hate thatthishappened.”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out.""What adayyou'vehad."“I’m inyourcorner.”“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“That soundsreallychallenging.”“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”"I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…"“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”"I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging.""The wholething soundssodiscouraging.""Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis."“I’m gladyou toldme.”“My hearthurts foryou.”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen.""If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."“Youmatter.”“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“What doyou needrightnow?”“I’mproud ofyou.”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust.""Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“How canI helpyou?”“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"“I’mhere foryou.”Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner."Don't Say,"This tooshallpass."“I can’timagine whatyou must begoingthrough.”Don't Say,"Just look onthe brightside."“I want tomake sure Iunderstand…”“Thatmust behard.”“AWESOMEPERFORMANCE.”"I know it isn'teasy to dealwith stuff likethis, but youare handling itso well."“I hate thatthishappened.”“What I’mhearing isthat you arefeeling ____.Is that right?”“Is thereanythingelse youwant toshare?”“Thank youfor trustingme with this.That reallymeans a lot.”Don't Say,"Try to pullyourselftogether."Don't Say, "Itlooks likeyou’ll justhave totough it out.""What adayyou'vehad."“I’m inyourcorner.”“I’m sorryyou aregoingthrough this.”“That soundsreallychallenging.”“I’mhappy tolisten anytime.”"I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…"“What hasthis beenlike foryou?”"I wish youdidn’t haveto gothroughthat."“I wish Icouldmake itbetter.”"That has tobe confusinganddiscouraging.""The wholething soundssodiscouraging.""Times of changeare hard, and it'stotally normal thatyou're feelinganxious aboutthis."“I’m gladyou toldme.”“My hearthurts foryou.”"What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…"“This must behard to talkabout. Thanksfor opening upto me.”Don't Say,"Try to cheerup. Thesethingshappen.""If thathappened tome, I wouldfeel upsettoo."“Youmatter.”“It makes mereally sad tohear thishappened.”“What doyou needrightnow?”“I’mproud ofyou.”“How areyou feelingabouteverything?”“Thankyou forsharingwith me.”Don't Say,"You will justhave to learnto adjust.""Uncertaintyis reallyhard."“How canI helpyou?”“I can seehow thatwould bedifficult.”"It's been adifficultcouple ofweeks,hasn't it?"“I’mhere foryou.”Don't Say,"Everythinghappens fora reason."Don't Say,"Somethingis betteraround thecorner."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. “I can’t imagine what you must be going through.”
  2. Don't Say, "Just look on the bright side."
  3. “I want to make sure I understand…”
  4. “That must be hard.”
  5. “AWESOME PERFORMANCE.”
  6. "I know it isn't easy to deal with stuff like this, but you are handling it so well."
  7. “I hate that this happened.”
  8. “What I’m hearing is that you are feeling ____. Is that right?”
  9. “Is there anything else you want to share?”
  10. “Thank you for trusting me with this. That really means a lot.”
  11. Don't Say, "Try to pull yourself together."
  12. Don't Say, "It looks like you’ll just have to tough it out."
  13. "What a day you've had."
  14. “I’m in your corner.”
  15. “I’m sorry you are going through this.”
  16. “That sounds really challenging.”
  17. “I’m happy to listen any time.”
  18. "I see. Let me summarize: What you’re thinking here is…"
  19. “What has this been like for you?”
  20. "I wish you didn’t have to go through that."
  21. “I wish I could make it better.”
  22. "That has to be confusing and discouraging."
  23. "The whole thing sounds so discouraging."
  24. "Times of change are hard, and it's totally normal that you're feeling anxious about this."
  25. “I’m glad you told me.”
  26. “My heart hurts for you.”
  27. "What I admire most about what you’re doing is…"
  28. “This must be hard to talk about. Thanks for opening up to me.”
  29. Don't Say, "Try to cheer up. These things happen."
  30. "If that happened to me, I would feel upset too."
  31. “You matter.”
  32. “It makes me really sad to hear this happened.”
  33. “What do you need right now?”
  34. “I’m proud of you.”
  35. “How are you feeling about everything?”
  36. “Thank you for sharing with me.”
  37. Don't Say, "You will just have to learn to adjust."
  38. "Uncertainty is really hard."
  39. “How can I help you?”
  40. “I can see how that would be difficult.”
  41. "It's been a difficult couple of weeks, hasn't it?"
  42. “I’m here for you.”
  43. Don't Say, "Everything happens for a reason."
  44. Don't Say, "Something is better around the corner."
  45. Don't Say, "This too shall pass."