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Originally Posted by Bookworm257
Does anyone else have a really bad fear of making phone calls?
I get really anxious beforehand, whether It's calling work, calling to set up an appointment, or whatever else.
I get socially awkward on the phone, likely due to inability to see nonverbal cues, and sometimes I end up speaking before the other person is done (there's a second of silence so I assume they're done), or I have trouble understanding what thye're saying (phone calls always sound a lil grainy) and then I feel awkward or dumb asking them to repeat.
I dread the experience. I have to make a call right now to troubleshoot an issue on my computer and I've put it off all morning because I am scared of doing it. I have tried asking myself "what's the worst that could happe?" and reminding myself that I don't know the person on the other line and they will likely never hear or see me again after today, but I still get so scared.
Anyone else experience this?
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I absolutely get scared whenever I have to make a phone call.I never answer the phone unless I know who it is and most of thetime i get scammers or telemarketeers calling ,I just leave them a message saying you have reached the :Lizzie Borden residence to all scammers and telemarketers you are being reported,and give them a rashberry most of the time they dont leave a message be careful though there are plenty of phone scams like the IRS scam claiming u r being sued for not paying your taxes.or the u won a price one,One time i was talking to someone on the phone and the woman started snickering at me and i told her dont u dear laugh at me she said she wasnt i think I know when someone is laughing at me.ONe time somebody called me and was mad they said my phone number showed up on there caller Id that is bs because i didnt call anyone .. probably someone pulling a crank.I get all kinds now thi Wed I have to call the pharmacy and I am not looking forward to it because sometimes the pharmacists can be really nasty to me.I have a friend who has a phone phobia too, IF u feel uncomfortable making a call sometimes what I do is write down what I am going to say then just read it off the paper to them,it helps.