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