Ok, just found this forum - this is my first post here.
What Im really looking for is first-hand coping techniques for dealing with phone phobia. What has helped you make improvements?
I searched and founds lots of threads on similar, but am looking for ways to actually overcome or improve it.
Basically I get so nervous that my voice cracks and I cannot talk whenever I have to talk to a stranger on the phone, or especially leave a voice mail for someone who isnt a close friend or family (usually at work). I think it must have something to do with insecurity or being judged. Not sure.
If Im calling someone who is family, or I have a close friendship with I dont have any problem. Its the "official" phone calls and voice mails that I run from.
I should also say I have panic disorder, but it is well controlled with xanax, and I am actually weaning off of meds successfully after much trial and error.
So what if anything has worked for you?
What Im really looking for is first-hand coping techniques for dealing with phone phobia. What has helped you make improvements?
I searched and founds lots of threads on similar, but am looking for ways to actually overcome or improve it.
Basically I get so nervous that my voice cracks and I cannot talk whenever I have to talk to a stranger on the phone, or especially leave a voice mail for someone who isnt a close friend or family (usually at work). I think it must have something to do with insecurity or being judged. Not sure.
If Im calling someone who is family, or I have a close friendship with I dont have any problem. Its the "official" phone calls and voice mails that I run from.
I should also say I have panic disorder, but it is well controlled with xanax, and I am actually weaning off of meds successfully after much trial and error.
So what if anything has worked for you?