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Phone calls dread

RuthTaylor

Hello All,

Does anyone else here dislike talking to the people on the phone and dread making or receiving phone calls?

I don't like speaking to people on the phone and would rather text, WhatsApp, Skype or email people.  If I do use the phone it is only to speak to my husband, my dad or for work.  I always like to keep telephone conversations short as well.

Does anyone else have this issue?  Talking to people on the phone seems to be making me more and more anxious the older I get.

Thanks for your time :-)

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  • To help their patients cope with the fear of the phone, many psychotherapists use cognitive behavioral therapy methods. The doctor asks patients to describe the disturbing thoughts they have in connection with telephone conversations and discuss the worst possible scenarios. Over time, they practice and start making small calls - for example, ordering pizza. And at first, he does it using a fake phone number generator, and only then from his phone number. The doctor advises you to understand how the caller can be useful for the person on the other end of the wire.

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  • To help their patients cope with the fear of the phone, many psychotherapists use cognitive behavioral therapy methods. The doctor asks patients to describe the disturbing thoughts they have in connection with telephone conversations and discuss the worst possible scenarios. Over time, they practice and start making small calls - for example, ordering pizza. And at first, he does it using a fake phone number generator, and only then from his phone number. The doctor advises you to understand how the caller can be useful for the person on the other end of the wire.

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  • in reply to NAS78016

    Again - rather easy with a classic switchboard and immediate operator/receptionist. Do these therapists provide practicing working with 9 options, none of which have anything to do with WHY you're actually phoning? Or how to deal with companies who do not take responsibility for their services causing me extra time and money? Or how to deal with ear piercing tones and inappropriate musak?