Does anyone else hate talking on the phone?

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I can't stand talking on the phone. I either text someone or use facebook to get in contact with someone. I hardly make phone calls anymore because of that reason.

I hate phones... and writing text over internet(msn, facebook) and talking to people in real life.

yes. i prefer texting because then i have more thinking time and there is no awkward conversation. phone calls with me go like this:
me: hello?
other: hello
me:who is speaking
other: insert name
me: oh hello
other: how are you?
me:fine thanks how are you?
other: good
me: thats good...
other: ...
me: ...
*long awkward silence*
and so it goes... its very rehersed. cant deviate from the script.

I hate it when its someone I don't know but if its a friend or a family members I'm fine.

I don't hate it - but I don't 'like' talking on the phone.

Yet another friendship is slipping away because - I text or Facebook message this friend and she doesn't respond for weeks.

She apparently doesn't use her mobile or Facebook very much and misses my messages. She reads them about 2 weeks after I suggested we get together Tuesday or Wednesday next week - so the time has been and gone!

Now I'm left wondering is it just an ideal excuse to avoid me because she can't really be bothered with me - or would she respond much better if I where to call her.

To me though - the problem is - I'll call - she'll chat and chat - then when we get together there's nothing left to talk about because we said it all on the phone!

Other than that - I do avoid making phone calls unless I really have too for something important - and then I need to write things down and try and get things clear in my head before I start - and if the person on the end says too much at once then I get lost and start to feel angry and upset because I feel stupid!

It seems a lot of people don't like the phone. I'm glad I'm not the only one. So many people just don't understand the stress it causes.

I generally shut-down when it comes to using the phone. I usually panic and become mute when I have to talk on it. (Even with speaker phone on.) Using a script and practicing doesn't seem to ease the stress. I almost never pick-up the phone unless it's from a close family member. Also dialing numbers is difficult for me because I usually read the number wrong.

I'm so glad computers and internet exists.

Absolutely.
It's the thing I do the least on my iPhone.

Oh GOSH, phones!

I used to be a lot worse than I am, now. There was a time where it was virtually impossible for me to talk on the phone with anyone but my parents, and difficult even to talk to them. Over the years, I've gotten a little better about it... Now I have a select handful of friends and family members I can call comfortably (and even enjoy talking to), and I can at least pretend to be comfortable if someone else calls and I need to talk to them (like, say, for job interviews).

The fact that I have my own cell phone, now, helps. I avoided getting one for a long time, because I figured I would never use it because of my phone issues... but somehow having a full keypad for texting and the ability to set my ringtones to things that I can hear clearly without being startled by helps so much. Oh, and having control over who I give my number to-- everyone who calls my phone is calling ME, not my family members.

I also think online voice chats have helped me a bit-- those are a little cozier for me than talking on the phone, but they help me get more comfortable with disembodied voices.

If like the person on the other end of the line, yes but I am very self-consious about it the whole time. I know that when I'm on the phone I always tend to interrupt people and my lord that's so embarrassing! It's like if they take a breath, I think it's my time to talk and I end up talking over them. I do not like talking on the phone to all people I do not know. Like if I have to call a doctor or even order in, I hate it.

I'm okay communicating with my family on the phone, but whenever it's someone else, it feels extremely awkward.

It depends whether or not I really want to talk to the person. If it's a telemarketer, teacher I hate or a business person I absolutely can't stand talking to them. If it is a friend or a relative who I trust, I don't have any problem talking to them.

Hate it. First of all, 90% of the people I encounter are apparently deaf and not only can't hear me, but also think I'm deaf and they feel it's necessary to yell into the phone. It would be annoying for most people, but it's infuriating for someone so sensitive to sound. Second, I can't talk to anyone without a purpose or subject. I can't talk "just to talk."

Oh my, Oh my. My closest friend knows that I hate talking on the phone, and she insists on calling me.

INSISTS.

The other day, she called me after having talked to me an hour the evening before, and I started crying as soon as I picked up the phone. I cried and cried, but because I knew she'd had some issues, I knew I couldn't be selfish. So I cried, and I could barely listen. She didn't know I was crying though. My goodness....I just hate talking on the phone...

I cannot stand phones in any form. I cannot stand the interruption. I'm not much of a talker, either. Very rarely is it useful information that I need to know, especially if it's a social call. It's all Suzy or Bobby did this or that or this or that happened to Suzy or Bobby. You wanna let me know someone died, fine...that's pretty legit...other than that...not much use for a phone.

I only like talking on the phone with people I know really well...otherwise I prefer to text. It feels less awkward