my dislike of calling people

[smileyeagle1021]

This drives me nuts, I work 4 days a week calling people, yet when it comes to calling someone for myself rather than on behalf of someone else, I absolutely despise it, and I can think of no reason why. Say I need to respond to an ad, calling someone is a bit like having teeth pulled. Gah, I hate having irrational fears like this... I have to call someone about a craigslist ad and I've gotten so far as 9 digits dialed and hung up twice now because of nerves.
I have issues, and that my friends, is something I hate

[Setsunaela]

aww.. I'm the same way though. I answer the phone all day at work and stuff, and it's no problem, and I can place phonecalls at work, too, but I guess maybe because at work there's a "script" of sorts, I always know what to say next and stuff, it makes it a lot easier. Sometimes if I know I have a phone call to place, I'll jot down the important points I need to cover, and it makes me less anxious.

[Hyena Dandy]

I've been the same way a lot. I get stressed a lot. Sounds like panic attack. Do you have an anxiety disorder?

[Akasa]

I spent 6 years chained to a phone doing tech support. I HATE talking on the phone. I'll talk to my family, and my best friend. Everyone else gets txts.

[Racket_Man]

after many many years (25+ years) of internal/external tech support, IT related jobs (dealing with a LOT of end-lusers) and answering phones/taking orders at various food places, I have developed 2 personas a) job persona and b) personal persona

The Job persona has this happy well mannered even tempered voice (thank GOD they can not see me over the phone or I would be sooo fired). that part has become inborn, inbred, ingrained, automatic and pure instinctual. I get lots of compliments (instore and phone customers) on my phone technique and presentation

The Personal persona HATEs to talk on the phone (esp if it is my Ex).

[Eisa]

I can't talk on the phone, either. Even when I need to make doctors' appointments. The only people I can pick up the phone and call with any sort of regularity are my family and my bf [especially my bf!]. That's it.

Otherwise, I have to work up the courage to do so for up to an hour beforehand and hold my teddy bear the whole time.

[Andara Bledin]

Man, I should totally set up a business making and taking calls for people.

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