Thread: Phone calls
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Old Sep 20, 2011, 11:26 AM
rae_rae21 rae_rae21 is offline
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I am really, really bad about this. I do not answer my phone 90% of the time unless it is my husband or my kid's daycare or school...and even then I sometimes have to force myself to answer. I think it stems from my severe social anxiety and it has gotten worse and worse over the last couple of years. My friends and family get really annoyed with me over it and used to think I was just deliberately ignoring them, but it's not that...I just have a really hard time conversating with people in real life and over the phone? My husband often jokes about why I even bother having a iPhone when I don't ever answer it!

Also, I have a very hard time having to make phone calls. Even calling a pizza place or calling to resolve a bill issue or something is very difficult for me, so I usually make my husband do it. I have no idea why it has become such a 'phobia' for me. Lord knows I was on the phone 24/7 when I was a teenager.

On the other hand, I can text and email just fine. As long as I don't have to physically talk to someone, I'm okay. Weird.

ETA: Thank goodness for online ordering! LOL...I love it when I can order food/make appointments, etc online on a company's website so that I don't have to physically call...I believe EVERYTHING should have this handy feature!
Thanks for this!
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