Phone calls - communication issues

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[quote="League_Girl"]People rarely come to my door and I rarely get phone calls. I never had issues with answering them either. But I do have problems when telemarketers call. I just need to learn to be rude and hang up. I hand the phone to my husband when it gets too much. Same as when it comes to other phone calls and I have a hard time communicating with them I hand it to my husband. I also hate talking on the phone because it takes me away from my activities and it's hard to understand what the person is saying on the other end of the line.

i need to learn this myself, i will always keep listening to them because i can't get the courage to just say that i'm not interested in their offer =P

I used to have a lot of anxiety about answering the phone and often I would just let it ring. Now I have a cell phone with caller ID, and knowing who it is gives me a chance to prepare for a moment before answering. I never answer the phone unless I know who it is. Someone I know, who needs help and is calling from a strange number, will leave a message. I also avoid all telemarketers this way, too.

I don't like answering the phone. Or making calls. If someone calls with a withheld/private number I never pick up, I just let it ring. If it's something important they'll leave a voice mail or send a text message. I never make calls for fun, just to see how someone is doing etc. There is just something about calling or picking up the phone that gives me a lot of anxiety. If have to make a call somewhere I mentally prepare for the call. Usually this mental preparation lasts for hours, sometimes days, depending on how long I can wait. This phone anxiety is giving me a bit of trouble though

I don't answer the door either unless I am expecting someone. The thought of having to talk face to face with a stranger who is trying to sell something scares me a bit too much.

I didn't know you were still around, SteelMaiden! That's a bit of a turn-up for the books for me.

Having said that, it's all rather academic for me - I have a phobia of speaking on the telephone so I avoid using them as much as I possibly can.

I don't answer the door unless I'm expecting someone, ever.

I like to be prepared for phone calls wherever possible. I sometimes answer the phone to good friends if I know who's calling (there are 6 people including my husband who can reach me this way), but if they're interrupting something I tend to let the voicemail get it and call or text them back. I never answer a call from a withheld or unknown number. I don't call people to chat, I call them to obtain information or to make an arrangement.

I hated answering the phone when I was working. I would usually let someone else in the same pick up group get it. If I was the only one there I would let it ring out on the grounds that nobody would ever know. The only way I would answer it was if it was my individual line ringing, or everyone else was already on the phone, and there was someone there to witness me not answering it. Luckily I more than pulled my weight in other ways so nobody ever complained I was slacking. I was generally better at dialling out, I guess because I knew who I was going to speak to and was prepared for the conversation.

Im either this or that. Sometimes I just cant take the phone because I cant switch from a certain state, but most of the time I dont even think about it. Same thing with the door.