Phones are scarier than meeting the one to call in person.
Though I do scary things all of the time anyway.

I dont really have a problem with phones, i just annoyed by the advertisement calls, you can usually tell its them because there is a delay just before they speak and thats when i put the phone down.

I am mostly scared of making calls, especially to people I don't know well. If something breaks down in my house or I have to see the doctor or dentist, I feel in a terrible flap. Going to see the people in person (often not possible because of transport issues) is less scary to me than phoning them. I even dither about phoning family members.

Recently, I got a mobile phone. This might help because I could text people instead of phoning them. The only thing is, I'm not very confident with the functions yet.

I feel so relieved!, as I haven't met anyone who felt the same way I do about phone calling, I used to NEVER answer phone calls in my house, as it made me feel uneasy, but sometimes I did just to try myself (without thinking), and had difficult times with interviews about politics and sales people, as one time I ended suscribing to a weird program of diet products and health or something like that, charged to the phone account (in the end I had to manage canceling with the phone- company, but that was another problem about learning to say NO)

I guess now I still prefer not to answer, and if I do and I don't like the conversation (sale offers, credit card offers, people who insist in talking, etc) just hang the fone quickly, or if I say I'm underage they are the ones who cut the conversation o_O

I NEVER answer the phone calls at home, because my phone doesn't display the person who's calling, and I'm really afraid to have a talk with someone i don't know like when companies call you some reason. And i only answer the cellphone when i know the one who's calling me.
Last time I picked up an unknown call it was a girl saying that she was going to kill me, so I'm not picking up the phone anymore e.e

Phones must die. Thank god texting is taking over. I will stare at my phone till it stops ringing, then wait... and see if they left a voicemail message. Sometimes i'll answer, but usually... nah.

My whole family used to get really pissed off at me because i never answered my phone, now they just don't call.

I don't mind phone conversations, but unless I really like you, I will not want to talk on the phone.

I won't pick up a phone if its ringing even if I'm the only one home. I'm supposed to call the school I went to so I can get my transcript so I can do another online course but I always put it off because I don't like having a one on one vocal conversation with another person. I'm afraid to get a headset and talk to people in video games so that's a reason why I stick to PC games (text chat). I guess I'd like to practice talking to people so it's easier to talk to people in real life (which has eye contact which freaks me out).

I'm not really afraid of talking on the phone - I just don't like it. Talking to strangers does make me anxious. But I normally just ignore calls unless it is a certain few people calling me. I'm kind of known for being hard as fuck to get a hold of. If only these people knew that I'm always available online!

Phones always caused me a great deal of anxiety because I always got in trouble for taking crappy messages and forgetting to tell people about their messages. Plus no one ever called for me. Since I am shy I always hated picking the phone and getting one of my sisters friends or sisters coach or something. I was always scared of writing down a number wrong or not writing a detailed enough message. God I hate phones, less now since I get to talk to people I like.. but I still get an uneasy feeling when I pick up a phone.

I don't really have a problem talking on the phone to friends, family, people I see occasionally, or even when ordering out. But complete strangers, that having nothing to do with ordering food, makes my stomach curl. It's funny how fine that line can be, if it's coming close to being crossed it can cause a lot of problems. I even quit my job working for my dad because part of my anxiety was coming from not being able to call strangers on the phone, and my dad kept pressuring me to do it. He couldn't understand it. Sure, it's normal to have some apprehension, but most people can do it anyways and get over it. I can't. That's part of my fear in getting a job, even if they say my job is to stack books, what's to keep them from trying to place me at the register as well?

yesterday i made an order on the internetz, and then after a while i get a phone call from Uk. and i had to speak english.
i hate speaking english irl. i almost lost my ability to speak. and afterwards i had like a nervous brake down and was shaking and had heavy breathing for 10 minutes.

I always avoid answering the phone. If its our home phone, I leave it to my parents to answer, or let the machine take it. If it's my cell phone, it only gets a couple calls a year anyway.

In fact, a number I didn't recognize called my cell just this morning. I did not pick up, although part of the reason was that it woke me up and I could definitely not handle a phone call strait out of bed. I mean it was 12:30 PM, was I supposed to be awake at that hour!?

l also hate ringing phones. They make me so nervous and stiff. lt's especially nerve wrecking if l don't know who it is on the other line. What do they want? Why are they calling?

Answering the phone is also a pain. l get anxiety 'cause l feel the radiation in my ear and my brain melting. l just want to shut the phone as soon as possible. lt's irrational fear l can't escape.

Texting is my main friend. Though l sometimes take forever to reply

I don't like the sound phones make when they ring. Not only do I not appreciate being summoned like a dog,
I also find loud noises scary.

I have a cell phone that mother got for me for when I used to be at school. I usually just leave it off. I only turn
it on long enough to check to see if I have voicemail, and then delete the messages without listening to them.

I always get really nervous when I'm about to call a pretty girl.

I know this is true, because I stalk you on the Internet. @_@


My current cell phone's ringtone almost makes me want to use it. I've got it set as the theme to Silver Samurai, just like Phoenix Wright.

Yet you are always invisible. At least on my list. In hiding. >.>

Oh, I forgot to log in today.

I don't usually IM people first -- I feel like I'm annoying them.

I was going to use the phone to get a hold of my National Insurance number, which I've lost.

So, I dialled the number. Listened to the automated response machine, couldn't decide right away which option applied to me and in a slight panic hung up. I can do this, I thought. So I built my courage again and dialed, this time I pressed option 3, but as soon as the recording mentioned talking to a real person I hung up again. I'm just gonna use the post instead.

It's so fucking illogical it pisses me off. But, I just can't do it.

I need a secretary.

I'm in the market for a new job. But my salary expectations are high. You better have a ton of pocket lint.

I think I could meet your wage requirements. I often forget to check the pockets before washing anything. In addition I could root around my belly button and see what there is to find. Plus there's my wage from your biography. I intended to give you a raw deal on the royalities anyway, so here's your chance to recoup it!

No toilet breaks though and you must sign a contract which gives me impunity from prosecution. I think you'll find thats standard these days.

That's fine, since I've recently discovered a way to use the bathroom while standing up right here on the forums. I assume you're going to be too stingy to buy me a chair, anyway.

Speaking of scary phone calls, I remember in high school I used to get random calls from prison. Prisoners sometimes use their calling privileges to dial random numbers and try to get in touch with lonely women. That shit used to freak me out so bad, hearing deep voices saying stuff like "HELP ME!!!!!" followed by "would you like to accept the charges of this call?" I just started unplugging the phones after that.

I wouldn't object to you bringing your own chair.

I got a wierd phone call once but I have no clue what it was about; it made me look about the place suspiciously for the rest of the day. I stopped answering the phone a long time ago. I figured, no one is going to be phoning me anyway (and they weren't), so why should I answer it. Which is probably why I'm so useless with phones now.

I can't believe convicts would actually do that. Does it even work? I might have to get used to calling up random people if it does.

I only have a cell phone (it's cheaper than a regular phone), and for some reason this makes people think that I'm always there to pick up the phone. I really hate that. I have days when I just turn off my phone, because I don't want to talk to anyone. And knowing that someone will call me on a particular day makes me really nervous. I don't have a problem with my family calling me, but I do get nervous when I have to talk to a company or someone I don't know. So I usually don't pick up the phone, unless I know who's calling me.

As for making calls myself, I get really nervous having to call someone I don't know. I usually write down what I have to say beforehand, because I'm afraid I will forget things if I don't. If I can do it by email, I will.