I do this also!! Not because I am scared of bad news but I never want to talk to anyone, and certain times I need to hear what they are calling about before I decide I want to talk to them. It makes me feel I have control.

I often never listen to my voicemails they have left also, I am afraid it will be something I don't want to hear. I end up deleting alot of them without listening and pretending like the phone call never happened.
And I wonder why I have no friends ?!?