I put "No" in the poll because generally I don't have a phone anxiety, but that's mostly because of the nature of my phone experiences. With family, friends, doctors, and spam callers (as I call them) I'm just fine. When I used to work I knew my job so extremely well that I had 100% confidence, so I didn't have any phone anxiety then. But I have once tried a phone Hotline volunteer job at NAMI where I had to answer questions on the spot about information I didn't know that well. I'd have to end up putting them on hold and researching the information they wanted. Having that pressure was anxiety-provoking at times. On the whole I prefer responding to questions via e-mail. It gives me plenty of time to do research or to think very carefully about my communication. I do NOT have any anxiety about writing.

I have sometimes had cases of stage fright. Not really when I've talked or presented information face-to-face to just a few people, but I have when many people were watching and listening to me. Particularly if I was talking about a topic I wasn't 100% knowledgeable about or if it was a sensitive topic. I actually had an experience talking in front of a huge church full of people when hypomanic once (when I was about 16). At the time I had no fear, but after my hypomania wore off and I realized some of what I said, I was mortified. That experience exacerbated my stage fright in the future.

I never used to have a social anxiety, but my therapist says I do now. I think a mild social anxiety has developed during the years of my disability. But it's not a total social anxiety. I'm perfectly confident talking to even strangers in public. In fact, I'm kind of extroverted in that sense. But maybe this "social anxiety" she refers to is more of a performance anxiety in a sense, again, something I never used to have. It seems to only show itself when I try to go beyond just the normal interactions. It's shown when I had to perform in a setting that seemed like a "test" or when I am in a situation where I'm trying to make new friends in more than a superficial way. I'm OK if I am just not trying to make friends. It's hard to explain, maybe. Part of it has sprung from my isolation and rejection over the years.