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scared of calling someone
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Whenever I have to call someone to make an appointmet, for information etc. I get scared. I really hate to call people, even my best friend.
Even when people call me I tend to get scared. I'm the reason why there are alot of awkward silences in the conversations...
Does anyone experiences this too?
Do you think it's normal?
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Comments (11)
billabongsport (17411)
2009-02-09 01:40:49
YES!
I always avoid answering the phone and hand it to someone in my family to answer.
And I don't like it when people call me either, even my best friends.
I'm afraid of Silences and being boring.
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tornwithin (18040)
2009-02-16 14:26:35
OMG me too! my family gets mad at me about it and i feel like such an idiot! i thought i was the only one, im so glad im not
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snufflebunny (21325)
2009-03-30 07:01:26
I get kind of scared when I call someone, but not my friends or anything. But this is probably normal.
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ditzydoll (21633)
2009-04-05 14:24:47
Yep, I'm just the same. Have to psyche myself up before I'll call people.
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babyyboyy (23417)
2009-05-25 11:24:41
i get when its some one i dont know and when its people i dont want to talk to lol
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thatcomputerguy (26542)
2009-08-03 12:56:59
Really normal. I have it too. But I'm not normal (Aspergers Syndrome).
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Gormenghast (24945)
2009-09-01 07:25:28
I used to have that problem as well as other problems in relating to other people because I had anxiety. I went to my doctor who referred me to a therapist and now it's not a problem!
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cakeisnottheanswer (28498)
2009-09-14 20:07:52
Me too.........I used to feel really awkward and self-conscious calling someone, but once I did it I was usually okay and enjoyed myself. I still HATE leaving messages on answering machines though. It bugs me if I say something stupid or stutter while the thing is recording.
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chickenfoot (28283)
2009-09-29 07:57:31
Yes, I have to go over and over in my head what I'm about to say (and I still always manage to f*ck it up).
Glad to see I'm not the only one.
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ieatrocksdirt (28949)
2009-11-09 18:45:09
that happens to me. i hate the phone. thankgod for texting. lol although it becomes a problem when you need to make a doc appointment or someting lol
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huBelial (31005)
2009-11-09 18:56:44
My dad makes me call so many places since he doesn't speak English and I always hated it!! I usually spend 10 minutes thinking about what I'm going to say and when I talk to them, I wouldn't remember a thing...
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