I hate the phone! The only person I actually ever call is my mom. Even then I can't wait to get off. But I tend to have a lot to say to her. And I like hearing her voice.
If I'm on the phone with anyone else (even if my boyfriend - who I live with - is calling me from work) I get very anxious. I have a habit of being on the phone and putting things around me in order. Like if I'm sitting here in the living room on my cordless and talking on the phone, I'll take stuff on the coffee table and arrange them in such a way. Strange.
I've been looking for a job for quite a while now and I hate how everyone around me suggests a receptionist job or a telemarketing job. I think that would be complete torture!
I find doodling while I'm on the phone very relaxing. :wink:
I hate the phone. I find it slightly easier to talk to someone if I can see their face, that way I know if they're interested in what I have to say, even though I mainly recognise things by tone of voice. But having a face I can at least try to read is a whole lot better than no face to read at all.
It's really hard to hear tone of voice on the phone, and that really gets me into trouble, especially with things like sarcasm.
I also have no time to think on the phone, and I have just a little in person. I think about what to say the way an author writes prose. That's why I prefer the internet best when it comes to communication. It's more like writing prose than talking.
Ihate using phones to! I'm not so bad at recieving calls because the phone just starts ringing and i don't have time to worry. But if i have to make a phone call then i worry and procrastinate!
I know I hate it. The only people I can call are my parents and that's it. Not even my brothers, grandparents, or my best friends. Although, I can talk/answer the phone if someone I know calls me thanks to caller ID. <3
But I still hate it. Sadly, no one really knows that I have a phone phobia, but they know I hate it. Most people just think I'm a wussy and/or too lazy to use it.
it's not that hard to get over a phone phobia.
I get what you are saying, I guess if you are confortable and no what your stuff its fine. I was stuck in call centre jobs when calls got difficult and I could not fix the issue, usually pass the call over to someone else I'm sure that did not go down to well.
I actually had to give my phone to a friend for a week because my text message addiction began to interfere with my life and was annoying a lot of people, one in particular. Its my main way of communicating, other people don't see it like that, I will say stuff I am not comfortable to say in person, I am well known for sending several texts to try and get my message across. Someone said I do not need to send 15 texts on the trot to get my message across, well sometimes I do, but its not because I want to, I much prefer a two-way verbal conversation if I could do it as other people can (love messenger!). Seeing all the red in my conversation makes me go *** I ain't let that person get a word in.
i have always hated the phone. This year i have told family/friends that because of my autism and auditory processing disorder i choose to reject the phone entirely, no shame. Communicate on MY terms for once, i communicate accurately in email. I will not do business where speaking on the phone is required. if i cannot get what i need through a website, i buy somewhere else!
i agree with you, security is always an issue for a financial life that goes farther than simple goods & cash. Credit numbers floating around in cyberspace or paper slips in a dump bin behind the shop all are abuseable! But the anxiety of public interface with shopping or governments: phone calls, or crowds, noises and smells (for me) is worse than fears about security breaches. I'm glad there are more choices now.
i have a friend who calls me every night and she doesn't seem to care that i don't like the phone. when she's not talking, i tend to just sit there, thinking of things to say.
It's weirdly nice to see other people have phone problems. I panic even when the beastly thing rings, and get angry at people for calling. They can't know how much it bothers me, of course, but I've never been much for logic...
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Athie
I've got the land line phone silent for several years, only see what number have called and when. The mobile phone is on more often than not. I deduce that if someone really wants to contact me they can look for my mobile phone number as well.
My dad must have a phone phobia. He hates answering the phone and I fear ringing my parents because he could be the only one nearby, and us on the phone is very awkward, silence, word, silence, word, on and on in 30-45 seconds.
I have one guy that I can talk to for hours on the phone.
Same here, Proud - I love the quiet of the internet. Also that I can take my time replying to messages; on the phone there's too much pressure to talk quickly. Anytime the conversation pauses, I want to yell, "Say something NOW or hang up!"
<glares darkly at the phone>
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Athie
I hate when my mom gives me the phone and says it's for me (and nobody calls me anyway, she knows this) and it's a freaking solicitor. She won't just hang up on them, instead she says, "Hmm...well, lemme see if she can talk" and then throws the phone in my face.
three words: phones are evil
