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MaidenMalt · 08-20-2002, 02:52 PM

I have to call ten incoming freshman in my link group for school and tell them when orientation is, where to go, etc. I have a HUGE problem with phones....like a phobia. I hate talking on the phone, especially to strangers. Does anyone have any tips on how to overcome this, or get it done easier? haha some of you probably think this sounds stupid, maybe i'm just weird heh. :\

advice would be appreciated!

BulletTrain · 08-20-2002, 02:59 PM

I don't like talking to strangers on the phone either. The only advice i can give you is to just get it over with quickly and it might not be as bad as you thought it would be.

Kitt · 08-20-2002, 03:01 PM

This will probably won't help you, but at the same time, it might cheer you up. I don't have advise because I'm the same way. All my life I've procrastinated making what would seem to be simple phone calls, and I've never really understood why. So ... you're not the only one with that "phobia".

Titania · 08-20-2002, 03:35 PM

well, i dont know if this will help but i usually just write down EXACTLY what I have to say (including the persons name cause Im known for calling people the wrong name on the phone...) and then pretend you're talking to someone you know well.

Kay Scarpetta · 08-20-2002, 03:38 PM

Why don't you rehearse the call in your head a few times? That's what I do because... well...I'm the same way. I always think about exactly what I'll say and just try and memorize it

dawsongirl · 08-20-2002, 03:46 PM

You know how much better you just made me feel? I HATE calling people on the phone! It's been a phobia of mine for years. My folks think I'm nuts.

I'll tell ya, a couple summers ago I took this journalism class. For one of the projects, they made us write for the campus newspaper, which meant calling complete strangers. I was so scared I wanted to cry and bury my head in the sand. I put it off as long as I could until I just took a deep breath and picked up the phone. It was nerve wracking, but you'll fell better when you can just put it behind you.

MaidenMalt · 08-20-2002, 06:42 PM

I did it! haha

Good thing I called during the middle of the afternoon because I got a lot of answering machines and I couldn't pronounce some of their names! Wouldn't want to embarass myself

ew I still don't like phones though.

Montana Ponine · 08-20-2002, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by MaidenMalt
I did it! haha

Good thing I called during the middle of the afternoon because I got a lot of answering machines and I couldn't pronounce some of their names! Wouldn't want to embarass myself

ew I still don't like phones though.

Congrats!!! Good for you!!!!

I hate the phone, too. I thought I was the only one. Talking to people you don't know can especially be frightening.

Jordan · 08-20-2002, 09:03 PM

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Originally posted by MaidenMalt
I have a HUGE problem with phones....like a phobia. I hate talking on the phone, especially to strangershaha some of you probably think this sounds stupid, maybe i'm just weird heh. :\

OMG, I hate calling people on the phone, whether or not they are friends even. That's why I always e-mail them. That's my main form of communication! I can identify with this "phobia!" But sorry -- don't know any way to get over it cuz....I haven't! No, it's not wierd to me!

dawsongirl · 08-20-2002, 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by Jordan
why I always e-mail them. That's my main form of communication!

Oh, isn't that wonderful? Especially when it comes to teachers. All my teachers in college will give their phone numbers along with their emails and I always say to myself "You're nuts if you think I'm calling you!"

Sara Micelli · 08-20-2002, 10:57 PM

OMG OMG OMG I thought I was the only one with this phobia.I am the same way I HATE calling people on the phone.My parents also think it's weird.

Mr. Shy Guy · 08-21-2002, 11:00 AM

Wow. Add another person to the list who has trouble talking on the phone.

Mossopp · 08-21-2002, 01:56 PM

Jinkies! I never knew phone phobias were so common! As a child I was so scared of the phone that once I actually hid in the garage cos my mother said that I had to answer the phone if it rang that afternoon cos she was going to be in bed!
My advice to the person who started this thread is to write down what you want to say and read it over a few times before you actually pick up the phone. The more you use the phone the easier it'll get. Like I said, I used to be so scared of the phone but now at my job I make and recieve calls at least 10 times every day.
Don't worry, you'll be fine. Good luck!

Mijada · 08-21-2002, 07:13 PM

Like everyone else said, write down what you're going to say and rehearse it before you make the call. And look at it this way, the people you're calling are probably going to be just as uncomfortable as you are.

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08-20-2002, 03:35 PM	#4
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08-20-2002, 03:38 PM	#5
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08-20-2002, 10:57 PM	#11
Sara Micelli Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,122	OMG OMG OMG I thought I was the only one with this phobia.I am the same way I HATE calling people on the phone.My parents also think it's weird.
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08-21-2002, 11:00 AM	#12
Mr. Shy Guy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 7,871	Wow. Add another person to the list who has trouble talking on the phone.
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08-20-2002, 02:59 PM	#2
BulletTrain Seinfeld+SimpsonsFan Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 03, 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 863	I don't like talking to strangers on the phone either. The only advice i can give you is to just get it over with quickly and it might not be as bad as you thought it would be.

08-20-2002, 03:01 PM	#3
Kitt James Dean Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 16, 2001 Location: California Dreamin' Posts: 6,115	This will probably won't help you, but at the same time, it might cheer you up. I don't have advise because I'm the same way. All my life I've procrastinated making what would seem to be simple phone calls, and I've never really understood why. So ... you're not the only one with that "phobia".

08-20-2002, 03:46 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	You know how much better you just made me feel? I HATE calling people on the phone! It's been a phobia of mine for years. My folks think I'm nuts. I'll tell ya, a couple summers ago I took this journalism class. For one of the projects, they made us write for the campus newspaper, which meant calling complete strangers. I was so scared I wanted to cry and bury my head in the sand. I put it off as long as I could until I just took a deep breath and picked up the phone. It was nerve wracking, but you'll fell better when you can just put it behind you.

08-20-2002, 06:42 PM	#7
MaidenMalt stars in yr mlkshake Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2002 Location: southern california Posts: 26	I did it! haha Good thing I called during the middle of the afternoon because I got a lot of answering machines and I couldn't pronounce some of their names! Wouldn't want to embarass myself ew I still don't like phones though.

08-21-2002, 01:56 PM	#13
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	Jinkies! I never knew phone phobias were so common! As a child I was so scared of the phone that once I actually hid in the garage cos my mother said that I had to answer the phone if it rang that afternoon cos she was going to be in bed! My advice to the person who started this thread is to write down what you want to say and read it over a few times before you actually pick up the phone. The more you use the phone the easier it'll get. Like I said, I used to be so scared of the phone but now at my job I make and recieve calls at least 10 times every day. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Good luck!
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08-21-2002, 07:13 PM	#14
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	Like everyone else said, write down what you're going to say and rehearse it before you make the call. And look at it this way, the people you're calling are probably going to be just as uncomfortable as you are.