Answering the phone

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Sorry...double post. I'll blame it on the phone ringing. lol

I don't mind answering it but I hate making business calls. I am always afraid I will mess it up.

Actually when I get depressed I don't like answering it either. Then I'm always thinking, "Is what I'm saying good enough?? Am I talking too much?? Is my tone right?? Am I making the right impression??" I'd rather stare at the wall all day and generally will not answer or call.

I have a love/hate relationship with my cell phone. Since I got it, my husband actually trusts me to go out by myself, because he can call any time. On the other hand, since I got it, the only place I can have any peace is, like, the middle of the Allegheny National Forest or out at my dad's old place where there isn't any reception.

Sometimes I turn it off and swear to God that the battery died. I always get caught, but it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission. Sometimes I NEED to go sit under a tree and know that I am not going to be bothered. AS, hell. I think I must be part dryad.

Come to think of it, Daddy wasn't going to put in a phone at all until his sister made him.

I usually write down what I am going to say before I call.

I only hate talking on the phone when I have to take notes or write down a message for my dad. I always forget who I was talking to or remember important information. Like a few others, I have to write down what I want to say before I make the call unless I'm calling a friend or family member.

The only time I ever answer the phone is if I recognise the number, or am expecting a call from a number that is blocked (the benefits office block their number, which is a pain, but I guess, necessary ). And I severely dislike having to make phonecalls. But I also dislike having to talk to people face to face. So I'm screwed either way

But the only person who really phones me anymore is my mum. So I'm occasionally faced with having to answer the phone, since we live in the same flat. And like I say, I avoid making phone calls. If I'm talking to someone, I do prefer to be able to see a person's face - mostly to see if their expression matches their tone, and you can't really do that on a phone (no matter how much I don't like having to talk face to face).

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I despise phones; the only reason I have one is so I can listen to music- the only thing I look for in a phone is the potential space for media storage. Plus, friends frequently tell me I don't answer their calls, text messages etc.

I am also terrified of answering phones...and I'm even more frightened of making a call to someone, myself!- my voice stutters, I mumble/jumble my words and ramble aimlessly; especially when a person that I don't usually speak to on the phone is on the other end of the conversation...and I even sometimes come off as sounding rude and monotonous- without me realizing.

...these things really make me feel like an idiot.

Funny...I use "the battery died" excuse too. Just the sound of the ringer makes my stomach lurch. Texting is much more civilized!

I work at a call center. I don't really like talking on the phone but I'm getting better at it. I would be much better suited for our "live chat" feature where I would be typing my answers to someone online instead of answering the phone. Apparently I have to work so long in order to get to that position.

alittle problem solving here. They have these devises called TDD that are used for deaf ppl and I think they would really help those on the spectrum.
The way they work is you have this machine that you type into and it gets sent to an opperator who then speaks what you typed to the other person you are talking to. Then when the other person speaks, the opperator types what they say and it gets sent into your TDD machine as written text.

I really think this would help those on the spectrum who hate talking on the phone.

Jojo

The &%@* phone is ringing right now. My sensory issues are way up at the moment so the jangly noise makes me want to smash it with a mallet.

I despise phones. Luckily I have caller ID, so I don't answer unless I know who's calling. Even then, it is so awkward . If the number comes up but I don't know who it is, I google it or use Canada411 to figure out who called and if I need to call them back. What's worse is when people leave messages - I hate listening to them! I wouldn't even have voicemail except for some crazy reason my mobile service provider includes it for free with my package and I can't opt out. Additionally, I work in a lab, so we have a common "lab phone". Another woman and I REFUSE to answer it, so one of our coworkers has to do it .

I would text message/email everyone if I could.

I hate the phone! I worked in phone customer service for about a year as my first job, mostly because my girlfriend thought I should be able to do it, so I willed my way through every day of it. I have social anxiety and general anxiety too, so it was terrible for me. I rarely answer my phone now unless it's my mom. The sound of a ringing phone makes me want to climb the walls, even if it's just on TV. Same thing with doorbells. Anybody hate doorbells as well?

I don't answer the phone if I can help it. I prefer to let it ring and have someone leave a message so that I know what the call is about. The exception to this is when my dad calls - he always calls on the same day of the week at the same time, so I know it's him.

I'm probably the only person in the UK without a mobile.

I answer my phone if it's my sister, SO, or my best friend who lives far away. And sometimes I don't pick up if it's my sister. Sometimes I just can't deal with a two-hour phone call where all I do is listen to her feed her kids lunch, no matter how much I love her.
I answer from my SO because he mostly understands my hostility to phones and will try to keep it short and only call when it's important...although it drives me crazy when he says, "I called because it's quicker." No, it's not.
Read text message, answer question.
Or, hear phone, rush frantically through the house to find the D&*^ thing, dig it out of wherever I put it when I hung up two days ago, answer, irritated and panicky, doing your best not to yell, "WHAT?" as a greeting.
Thankfully my best friend feels similarly about the phone. She'll call when she can give the conversation her undivided attention, talk for about ten minutes while walking to class, and then we're good. Repeat about twice a month. Gotta love her.

The phone has always been a bane for me...I've gotten in trouble for not answering it at work. The ring of a phone probably makes my blood pressure go up 10 mmHg.

If I can get someone else to call someone to talk to them, I will GLADLY let them do it for me (as long as I can listen in and be a backseat "talker")

I love texting...greatest invention ever...I like getting text messages