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

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