That wouldmake mefeelinsecure.I would havetroublecoping withthat.You arefeeling sotrapped!I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…The worldneeds tostop whenyou’re in thismuch pain.You aremakingtotalsense.That wouldhave hurtmy feelingsalso.Nowonderyou’reupset.Iunderstandwhat you’refeeling.That musthaveannoyedyou.You mustfeel sohopeless.I’d feel thesame wayyou do inyoursituation.Oh, wow,thatsoundsterrible.I’m onyour sidehere.Thatwouldmake memad too.I just feelsuch despairin you whenyou talkabout this.I wish youdidn’t haveto gothrough that.I thinkyou’reright.Thatwouldmake mesad too.You are ina lot of painhere. I canfeel it.Well, I agreewith most ofwhat you’resaying.You mustfeel sohelpless.Thatsounds alittlefrightening.You’re ina toughspot here.Thatsoundsfrustrating.I supportyourpositionhere.I would havealso beendisappointedby that.Okay, I thinkI get it. Sowhat you’refeeling is…That soundslike you feltreallydisgusted!I can feelthe painyou feel.You’remakingtotalsense.Wow, thatmusthave hurt.Let me try toparaphrase andsummarizewhat you’resaying. You’resaying…POORBABY!That isveryscary.I totallyagreewith you.That hurtsme tohear that.You aremaking alot of senseto me.It wouldbe greatto be freeof this.Thatsoundsinfuriating.Tell me whatyou see asyour choiceshere.What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…Iunderstandhow youfeel.I wish I couldhave beenwith you inthat moment.That wouldmake mefeelinsecure.I would havetroublecoping withthat.You arefeeling sotrapped!I see. Let mesummarize:What you’rethinking hereis…The worldneeds tostop whenyou’re in thismuch pain.You aremakingtotalsense.That wouldhave hurtmy feelingsalso.Nowonderyou’reupset.Iunderstandwhat you’refeeling.That musthaveannoyedyou.You mustfeel sohopeless.I’d feel thesame wayyou do inyoursituation.Oh, wow,thatsoundsterrible.I’m onyour sidehere.Thatwouldmake memad too.I just feelsuch despairin you whenyou talkabout this.I wish youdidn’t haveto gothrough that.I thinkyou’reright.Thatwouldmake mesad too.You are ina lot of painhere. I canfeel it.Well, I agreewith most ofwhat you’resaying.You mustfeel sohelpless.Thatsounds alittlefrightening.You’re ina toughspot here.Thatsoundsfrustrating.I supportyourpositionhere.I would havealso beendisappointedby that.Okay, I thinkI get it. Sowhat you’refeeling is…That soundslike you feltreallydisgusted!I can feelthe painyou feel.You’remakingtotalsense.Wow, thatmusthave hurt.Let me try toparaphrase andsummarizewhat you’resaying. You’resaying…POORBABY!That isveryscary.I totallyagreewith you.That hurtsme tohear that.You aremaking alot of senseto me.It wouldbe greatto be freeof this.Thatsoundsinfuriating.Tell me whatyou see asyour choiceshere.What Iadmire mostabout whatyou’re doingis…Iunderstandhow youfeel.I wish I couldhave beenwith you inthat moment.

Empathy - 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 would make me feel insecure.
  2. I would have trouble coping with that.
  3. You are feeling so trapped!
  4. I see. Let me summarize: What you’re thinking here is…
  5. The world needs to stop when you’re in this much pain.
  6. You are making total sense.
  7. That would have hurt my feelings also.
  8. No wonder you’re upset.
  9. I understand what you’re feeling.
  10. That must have annoyed you.
  11. You must feel so hopeless.
  12. I’d feel the same way you do in your situation.
  13. Oh, wow, that sounds terrible.
  14. I’m on your side here.
  15. That would make me mad too.
  16. I just feel such despair in you when you talk about this.
  17. I wish you didn’t have to go through that.
  18. I think you’re right.
  19. That would make me sad too.
  20. You are in a lot of pain here. I can feel it.
  21. Well, I agree with most of what you’re saying.
  22. You must feel so helpless.
  23. That sounds a little frightening.
  24. You’re in a tough spot here.
  25. That sounds frustrating.
  26. I support your position here.
  27. I would have also been disappointed by that.
  28. Okay, I think I get it. So what you’re feeling is…
  29. That sounds like you felt really disgusted!
  30. I can feel the pain you feel.
  31. You’re making total sense.
  32. Wow, that must have hurt.
  33. Let me try to paraphrase and summarize what you’re saying. You’re saying…
  34. POOR BABY!
  35. That is very scary.
  36. I totally agree with you.
  37. That hurts me to hear that.
  38. You are making a lot of sense to me.
  39. It would be great to be free of this.
  40. That sounds infuriating.
  41. Tell me what you see as your choices here.
  42. What I admire most about what you’re doing is…
  43. I understand how you feel.
  44. I wish I could have been with you in that moment.