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

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