It was going okay I guess. Like I could call someone and talk to them for a few minutes, and I was working on answering calls and leaving voicemails, but my parents thought it was funny and made jokes about it so I stopped
Yo rte,I actually have trouble with phone calls too (can't even hold a 2 minute phone call with my sister) so what I do,is pretend I'm talking to an old person. Like an old,familiar,family friend. It's awkward,but it makes me feel less anxious. Maybe it'll work for you.
Oh I can call my parents and my family just fine. It's just people I don't know bc I dont know how they're going to react or if I'm saying the right thing
Same. But honestly just do the old person thing. Focus on being direct and clear,yet perky. Don't focus much on their reaction or doing the right thing. Don't let your mind get flooded with worry. Focus too much on old people to get worried.
When I can, I like to write down what I'm going to say ahead of time, because once I'm on the phone (with a stranger) I shut down and things get awkward
I use to be like this till I had to get a job to help my family. I still feel discomfort in crowded places even with people I know beside me. Im still not to crazy about meeting new people or asking for help in a store.
I have a problem with crowds too... It's not the people per se, it's more of all the noise they are making, though some days it bothers me more than others, and I have been known to disappear every now and then, because I just needed to get away from all that.
I dislike going in large public places as well, I know I come across rude, but when I am in places like that I have one goal: get in get out. Never intend to ignore nice people just feel like it is a job when there and need to leave.
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