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Does anyone else get anxious when they hear a knock on the front door?

CrazyCatLady91
9 days ago

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Do you get all anxious when someone knocks on your front door and you just want them to go away? The abruptness and unknown makes me really tense. Needless to say, I never answer my door unless I am expecting someone or a package. If it's important they can text me (should they have my number) or drop a note through my letter box or something.

I also don't answer phone calls from unknown or numbers that I don't recognise. If it's important, they usually text or leave a voicemail.

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  • 6 days ago

    Unless it's a pre-arranged visit, or I'm expecting a delivery, I feel anxious when I hear my doorbell ring and will often ignore it. Some years ago I printed off and laminated a 'No Cold Callers' sign from the Money Saving Expert website. Not everyone notices it, but it has helped to greatly reduce visits from cold callers.

    As a rule, I seldom answer phone calls from phone numbers I don't recognise, or phone numbers that are withheld. I'm old school and have a landline phone with a built-in answer machine, which allows me to screen calls and decide if I want to answer. With phone calls, I find I experience a combination of anxiety and curiosity when the caller doesn't leave a message and I'm left wondering who the caller was and why they had phoned me.

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  • 6 days ago

    Unless it's a pre-arranged visit, or I'm expecting a delivery, I feel anxious when I hear my doorbell ring and will often ignore it. Some years ago I printed off and laminated a 'No Cold Callers' sign from the Money Saving Expert website. Not everyone notices it, but it has helped to greatly reduce visits from cold callers.

    As a rule, I seldom answer phone calls from phone numbers I don't recognise, or phone numbers that are withheld. I'm old school and have a landline phone with a built-in answer machine, which allows me to screen calls and decide if I want to answer. With phone calls, I find I experience a combination of anxiety and curiosity when the caller doesn't leave a message and I'm left wondering who the caller was and why they had phoned me.

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