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

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