Published on 12, July, 2020
hello everyone ♡. i have only just joined because i wanted to ask a question here, so i am very sorry if this is in the wrong place.
i am not sure of whether this is related to my autism, but does anyone else feel incredibly anxious when people call others on facetime or speaker phone around them? i am fine with people talking to others on the phone around me, but whenever it is out loud/on speaker, i get very anxious and feel the need to leave the room. i don't think it is because of the noise—i thought it might be because it feels like i am suddenly being brought into the conversation as well, a conversation i wasn't ready for, but i am not sure. if anyone else has any ideas or experiences this, i would love to hear from you ♡. thank you so much in advance.
I don't think it is weird, if anything people talking on the phone in public are the weird ones.
I also feel uneasy, especially on the buss or the train, when we all know I can't get away from it.
Just like you, I also don't need the anxiety from converstations I don't want to be part of, plus the noise. So I have ended up always carrying a pair of earplugs and my earphones litteraly anywhere.