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| i used to be terrified of phone calls. my anxiety mostly went away after taking a job which required me to answer phones. my friend has similar anxiety but his didnt really go away when he also had to answer phones at his job...
the only answer i have is if you have to call you have to call. dwelling on it will only make it worse, and so will procrastinating on it. once you dial the number and smash send, youll stumble your way through and you will feel better for getting it done.
| >>399063
i know that!
first step is to enter the number you gotta dial and get it ready.
dont press send yet that is step 2
| step 2 is hard. basically you have the phone in your hand and the number is entered and you got to push send but your heart is racing and your hands are sweating and you want to die.
thats when you just fucking smash that send key like youre pulling the fucking trigger and its gonna ring and its too late to turn back.
do it, just fucking smash that send key like you hate that motherfucker! fuck its shit up!
| step 3 is easier than step 2.
just remember that phone calls are always awkward for everyone. i talk on the phone for a living. everyones awkward, im awkward! its normal.
and when you call a place of business, its THEIR job to get you to where you need to go. let them do the talking. just tell them the reason you are calling (they usually ask) and simply answer their questions.
also get a pen and paper. you dont have to write anything but it keeps your hand busy.
| >>399070
YOOOOOO I CAN'T DO IT. I PRESSED THE CALL BUTTON MY HEART STARTED TO HURT REALLY BAD AND THEN IT RANG ONCE AND THEN I ENDED THE CALL WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME IM GONNA FUCKING KILL MYSELF
| how do i even exist right now holy shit I can't even make a phone call im not even human
| >>399074
yo cool your fucking titties theres nothing wrong with you! go get a glass of water.
ive done the same thing, and worse. this shit is hard. you just have to live in the fear for 5 seconds of ringing. its hard and doki doki but you can do it!
take a break for a couple minutes for right now though until your heart calms down.
| okay. im just going to try tomorrow. I really feel like im about to pass out right now.
| i ended up calling anyways. i did it. yay.
| >>399057 I WAS TERRIFIED OF PHONE CALLS TOO. Well, I'm still a little uneasy from them, but I'm getting better.
My anxiety goes through the roof if it's a phone interview where it's hard to hear and they ask me questions I don't know how to answer. I nearly had a panic attack once the interviewer started aggressively interrogating me! It was terrifying, I hung up half way!
| Uh.... this is anexiety, not autism
| >>399618 or maybe OP is both anxious and autistic. Honestly, anxiety happens a lot with me and my autistic friends. We tend to over think what might or already has gone wrong.
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| I have to call my school but im scared what do I do