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

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