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.