Is it normal i panic getting phone calls,messages & having to call people back?

Phone calls are full of uncertainty. It's like a normal conversation, but you can't hear the person properly because the sound information is distorted and you can't get any body language cues. I'd say about 90% of the information you'd get in a face-to-face conversation is lost in a phone call. What's worse is that you know the other person is losing the same amount of information from what you say for the same reasons, and could feel the same anxiety you do. All that uncertainty can lead to anxiety, panic etc. :/

I used to feel anxiety answering phone calls from people I know, and I still feel a little nervousness when calling people. But I think the more you do it, the more natural it becomes and that stress eases, at least for me anyway.

So if you want to overcome your fear of the phone, I suggest you make it your business to call and be called often enough that it ceases to be such a problem for you :)

If they left a voicemail, I would be less afraid because they would expect me to call. I get more nervous calling them first

Actually i have this same exact problem. But for only certain people. I actually panic if some one calls me, and or texts me. Only certain people though. For instance, i will always answer my one friend who understands me, But for the other people in my life, I feel a panic when they text me. which in return makes me feel a panic, and a doubt. I really understand this COMPLETLY!!! I have no idea the last time i actually talked on the phone. I know i have my reasons for panicing for these differnt people. beacuse i no longer trust them anymore with "who" i am. i only answer the ones who care the most in my life.

I totally know what you mean. It sounds like you like to have control and are maybe afraid to commit yourself to plans/appointments. Not uncommon but obiously it can't rule your life. Also, sometimes I get a bit nervous when leaving answer phone messages - I worry I'll just gabble on or forget what I'm meant to be saying... lol

You have social anxiety I'd bet.

I hate talking to people I don't know on the phone. Idk.. it's just awkward. Sometimes I blush is that normal?

74% normal? In what world is this normal?

is it the fear of not knowing what to say? or is it the call , ringtone , disembodied voice? interesting, an unexpected voice telling you have won the lottery, would this upset ?

I feel like my heart flip flops or my stomach falls out my butt when I get a phone call at work. The last 2 times is when someone has died. I hate it.

I thought i was the only one lol. I guess its normal. Thats just how we are :)