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

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