Sheepeh wrote:
Splitting off from the thread about Bipolar Bits And Bobs, I would say that I have some mild anxiety issues about stuff the general population seem to think is completely normal. The main one being using the phone. I HATE IT. If it's a choice between getting a company to honour a warranty or picking up the phone and calling it in, I'd much rather just go buy a new one. Thankfully the Xbox 360 warranty return was completly online, even down to arranging a UPS man to the door.
I was suprised, to be honest, how quickly it felt "normal" after Dimmers shot me that first Burny Pee invite and we were sitting chatting...I guess it's his lovely beard of CocoPops that does it.
Any of you guys n gals suffer similar tendancies to avoiding "normal" activites to the point you'll go out of you way to do it? More to the point, what methods have you developed to deal with it?
Oh heavens, this. I hate talking to people on the phone. It's a very bad dislike to have in my job, though, as a large amount of my work is done via the phone....
It also means I'm quite bad at staying in contact with people - people I have wonderful, engaging conversations with face to face but cannot do so on the phone. I refuse to answer it when it's ringing, in fact. I wait and get Mrs Chris to answer or call them back for me.
I even hate calling take away companies - I get Mrs Chris to do that for me too.
Hate it hate it hate it.