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#1
Dec 26, 2016, 12:46 PM
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While I wouldn't classify this something "diagnosible", I was curious how many people here share the same fear with me? It is something that kind of confuses me, because I have no rational reason to be scared and go into a panic over someone knocking at the door I didn't expect, or an unknown number. Anyone here experience a similar thing?
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#2
Dec 26, 2016, 02:09 PM
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Well... I don't know as I would say I fear it. But I don't answer the door or the phone. There's no one I want to talk to...
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Dec 26, 2016, 02:42 PM
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There are lots of people out there with this fear. I don't think the specific form of the fear is something to worry too much about. What I mean is asking yourself, "why do I have this fear? It's so odd." Our fears are all unique to us and there are reasons we develop them but sometimes we're not aware when they are developing. It may not be one specific event that causes us to develop a fear but an assortment of dozens of events combined with thinking about our life and our circumstances in ways that create fears. Sometimes, it's just so subtle and gradual we don't even know it until the fear is getting in the way of life.
I would bet you probably do have fears that arise in your mind when you think about strangers knocking at the door. It might be a negative image, it might imaging negative interactions, it might just be worrying about your own anxiety about the situation. But I can guarantee tons of people have this same fear. Best wishes, Jason
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Dec 27, 2016, 06:01 PM
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I don't answer my door unless I'm expecting someone. I hate it. I don't like answering the phone either. It stresses me out. I never know what kooky, effed up family member is gonna be on the line.
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Dec 27, 2016, 06:04 PM
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Yep. I don't answer either unless I know who it is / expecting them.
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#6
Jan 01, 2017, 09:55 PM
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Same here.
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Jan 02, 2017, 08:10 AM
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Well ask you mind why its afraids ? it can be dinozaurus or lions at the door or at the phone ? I am not laughing of you but i try to help your mind that this fear its just false .I think you must confront this fear
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Jan 02, 2017, 12:47 PM
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I'm not comfortable to talk over the phone. I send all calls to voice mail, and answer that only when I can confirm who is calling and for what. I feel the other person is blaming me when he/she says they can't hear me, and I want to avoid to talk to unwanted people.
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Jan 02, 2017, 09:11 PM
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Abject fear of a ringing phone which seemed to impossibly get worse and worse every year. Even numbers I did recognize were still cause for panic. What disaster is about to befall me? What horrible disaster has happened to my children? Will my income assistance be jeopardized?
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Jan 03, 2017, 12:27 AM
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I hate a ringing phone. It irritates me to no end. A silenced phone that vibrates is just as bad. If it is a number I don't know I won't answer it and if it is a family or friend calling I'll only answer sometimes. It's not that I don't like talking. Heck I was given the nickname Motor-mouth as a child but I prefer talking on my terms and I don't answer the phone when I'm really anxious unless the call will help with my anxiety like when someone has been gone longer than it should have taken them to do what they went out to do.
I don't like people coming over unannounced. And my parents have even given me a lecture about being hospitable when people come over and I'm not feeling up to snuff. I can't answer the door if it is someone I don't know. I don't know them. I don't know what they will do. And when the kids answer the door or invite someone in that I don't know or expect it can sometimes make me feel both angry and terrified at the same time. So all in all, I don't like to answer phones or doors. |
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Jan 03, 2017, 10:15 AM
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I fear answering the phone or door unless I'm expecting something. I usually let calls go to voice mail unless it's a number I recognize.
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Jan 03, 2017, 11:22 AM
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when i see a number i don't recognize or can't deal with answering at that moment, which is most of the time, i let the phone ring until the answering machine picks it up.
the door is harder. in fact the other day a state trooper rang my bell which scared the crap out of me. i had to answer it though lol. turns out there was a burglary in the neighborhood, which also scares me. for me my dogs create a major distraction with the door. i have to focus so much energy on keeping them in the house i forget how much i don't want to answer the door lol. it's also a good excuse why i can't come out or let people in, which is good.
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Jan 13, 2017, 12:48 PM
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This is one I haven't thought about but suffer from. My phone is always on do not disturb. I don't answer calls, I usually text back and say I am busy, and ask what's up. When I accidentally turn off do not disturb and my phone rings or vibrates, my body will actually flinch. This goes back to grade school. I am afraid that I will here bad news or a disaster is on is about to be told. Crazy thing is I'm in sales. I always tell my customers to call or text with questions, but when they go call, I fear they are gonna be unhappy with me. Such a crazy deal.
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Jan 13, 2017, 08:33 PM
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I have such bad phone anxiety & so does my daughter. I have more fear of making calls rather than answering-it usually takes me several tries to make a call. I try to plan out the conversation in my head & sometimes my brain just freezes up-I had to call last week for a pdoc appt. & when she asked for my phone number I just went totally blank & my heart was racing. Wish sometimes I could just text everyone.
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Jan 14, 2017, 12:44 AM
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You are not alone.
Think I'm going start putting my phone on vibrate. I get startled easily when my phone rings or the bell. |
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