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I was a lot like that when I was your age. Talking on the internet has never been a problem for me. Texting hasn't either. I also preferred to stay home than go out and socialize. Mainly because I felt out of place around people and I didn't want to feel like the odd one out. As I grew older, it never got better though. My social anxieties about being around people and being "judged" by people started to go away a little once I set my mind to doing, dressing, and acting how I wanted to and constantly telling myself "if someone judges me for how I look or the things I like, then they are not the type of person I want to associate with". It helped me establish a little self confidence and allowed me to have friends who truely liked me for who I was, not who I had made myself to be to fit some sort of social expectations. Of course, I got a lot of flack for being myself from people who didn't know me and my family, but in the end, I found that being my eccentric self made me more able to handle being out in the world and being around people. As for the phone though, I still struggle every day with the phone. lol. I probably always will as I have always struggled with it. | I was a lot like that when I was your age. Talking on the internet has never been a problem for me. Texting hasn't either. I also preferred to stay home than go out and socialize. Mainly because I felt out of place around people and I didn't want to feel like the odd one out. As I grew older, it never got better though. My social anxieties about being around people and being "judged" by people started to go away a little once I set my mind to doing, dressing, and acting how I wanted to and constantly telling myself "if someone judges me for how I look or the things I like, then they are not the type of person I want to associate with". It helped me establish a little self confidence and allowed me to have friends who truely liked me for who I was, not who I had made myself to be to fit some sort of social expectations. Of course, I got a lot of flack for being myself from people who didn't know me and my family, but in the end, I found that being my eccentric self made me more able to handle being out in the world and being around people. As for the phone though, I still struggle every day with the phone. lol. I probably always will as I have always struggled with it. | ||
== Phone-phobia == | |||
I have read through most of the causes and symptoms of Phone-phobia and I would like to add what I feel has casued my extreme fear or dislike of using the telephone. | |||
1. Telephone sales cons. I think this is the main reason for my fears. I am a very trusting man and find it hard to say no to people. I have been conned out of nearly 20,000 ($13,072) by smooth talking finacial advisors. I have also spent hundreds in donations to various charities that I would not normally have dontated to, but at least it is going to a useful cause. | |||
2. Having a small memory problem, I find I get all flustered when asked questions over the phone. | |||
3. I can not remember everything promised over the phone and would rather have black and white print that I can read and re-read as required and also have a copy on file that I can refer to at a later date. | |||
4. Cold callers who say it will only take a few minutes to answer a few questions and the next you know it you have been on the phone for over an hour and are now being pressured into parting with credit card details or personal address details. | |||
I think the main reason is number 1. I put off calling people I know I should becasue I am afraid they will talk me into spending even more money I can't afford. An example is; I was tring to cancel a contract and was told by the broker that it would cost in the range of $300.00. Luckly I wrote directly to the company concerned and they only charged $35.00 for the administration involved. | |||