Aspies For Freedom

I have a severe phobia of using a phone, and I am sick of society expecting me to be able to use a phone all the time.

If you want to complain about something you have to use a phone.

If there is an emergency you have to use a phone.

Even if you just want to contact a friend to arrange something using a phone is generally the best way to go about it.

I hate phones!

I agree. Personally, I only feel comfortable talking on the phone with my parents, and even then, I try to keep the conversation as brief as possible. I can't wait for the day phones become obsolete. Although with phones, you do have the option to hang up when the person on the other end is irritating you.

Yeah...I know what you mean.  I was pretty much brutalized into using the phone as a teenager, so I can do it now, but I hate calling all but a couple of people I know really well.  I especially hate calling strangers, or making phone calls while others are listening to me on my end.  That has a tendency to send me into panic attacks.

All the NTs *** about those automated phone systems, but I think they're the best thing ever.  Not having to talk to a person to get the information I need much of the time is great.

Whats wrong withb talking on the phone? I speak to my nearly every night on it. And by the way, there is always texting. I wouldnt know what to with out a phone, gee's I wouldnt ber able to get fast food, :grin:  if I dont feel like cooking something.

Damn spelling mistakes and missing words, they were meant to be friends and with :razz: oh well I have bad spelling and grammar.

I don't understand why I even have a phone. I use it maybe 3-4 times a month, and even then it is mostly when my mother calls me to blather away about irrelevant nonsense. Those conversations last maybe 2-3 minutes, tops.

This summer, I had my phone unplugged 24 hrs. a day since the heat and intense light, etc. made me too listless to talk to anyone. Mr. Phone was not missed in the least. Like I said; I don't understand why I have it.

I hate the phone!  My ringer is always turned off, which drives my mother insane. When I make a call, I have to pretend I am someone else. Assuming a "role" makes everything about being social easier for me.

Part of the problem with texting is that they're not good for emergencies, since most NTs don't consider it a serious form of communication. That, and text messages can end up arriving too late.

i hate phones too,  i dont call anyone unless i absolutely have too, and i don't answer if i don't know the number.
i get my partner to ring up to make apointments for me, and order food.

my mum sometimes had to ring places for me, and just pretend she was me... but sometimes if it was less dificult she'd ring up, and explain the situation and hand me the phone so then i just had to answer questions...

I'm not sure that I am phone-phobic, but I get a little wound up or anxious about the phone.   I think I do OK with the phone- on my terms which is when I decide who/when/why I make a call.   I can put on any professional mask required for the call.  What I find less pleasant is the phone sitting there, like an un-detonated explosive device, ready to go off (ring) at any moment.  I don't like having my thoughts, tasks or tranquility shattered - either at work or at home.  

One of the best tranquility-saving inventions is the phone message machine.  You can turn off the ringer on your home phone (not the work one!) and then let the machine deal with the offensive dinnertime sales calls, wrong numbers, weirdos, junk fax adverts and *******.  I let the message machine use its own "voice" rather than a recorded announcement from my wife or I, and the message does not give out the number the caller has reached.  

Though I work in a very high-tech profession,  being constantly plugged in does nothing for my productivity or to boost my ego.

i don't hate phones, but i don't talk too much on the phones, and if so, the conversations are usually breif, like 1-2 minutes to check on something.

i like writing my ideas down and carry my converastions via im and email rather than the phone.  i tend to get nervous on the phone.  the last place you will catch me chatting is the phone.  everything else, i talk a whole bunch.

i have a bunch of phone numbers, but it's mostly to call to check up on friends if they leave, etc.

I myself am battling with a phobia of my phone - or rather my land line.  I only give out my mobile phone number to people nowadays as I'm so scared of my land line and checking messages on it, I get panic attacks too, because of people who might call the land line whom I've had traumatic experiences with.

Otherwise, I find using the phone generally OK, but do get wary of certain people calling especially at work, because of certain people call it's usually trouble.

I had to use the phone yesterday to book an appointment.

My muscles tensed up so much that I could hardly breath anymore, usually I will be ok on a short phone call but this one lasted 10 minutes, it really hurt. Plus I pulled a muscle in the arm I was holding the phone with.

Yeah that is exactly the same with me. I'm not sure why that is though.

I don't fear phones but when it comes to calling some strangers (like ordering pizza) I have to prepare myself for it - mostly the preparation lasts much longer than the actual call....