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Originally Posted by BPandMe
This question seems a little off the wall, but I thought I'd ask. I rarely answer the phone when it rings. I feel panic, anxiety and get extremely irritable whenever it rings. My father was the same when I was growing up. Could it be a learned behavour?
I'm also quite awkward when speaking on the phone, my conversations don't flow like regular conversations. A lot of dead silence, or I'm frequently cutting in too quickly. Could be the thoughts in my mind seem to run too quickly to actually listen to the other person, take time to reply....I have no idea.
I feel socially awkward.
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Yes! I thought I was crazy! I can't tell you how excited I was to read what you said, and I'm not even manic today. (Sorry, a little bipolar humor. Sometimes I need it.) Panic and anxiety are exactly what I feel. I thought it was because I had a terrible experience a few years ago when I was in a car accident. The other driver was, like 110% at fault, but the insurance company refused to fairly compensate me. I just didn't know what to do, and they kept calling me, harrassing me like 3 or 4 times a day to get me to sign paperwork.
But that was years ago, and I kept thinking what is wrong with me that I'm still scared to answer the phone? Surely if it was some leftover anxiety, I would be over that by now. I don't know what it is, but I know that everything you said is exactly what I've felt.
Thank you for posting that; I just feel better knowing I'm not the only one.