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FYI: I ****LOATHE**** the telephone. So I procrastinate heavily on any and all calls I have to make. ::hugs fandom people:: sorry about that.

Part of it is that I think I have horrible phone voice, another is that I think I have a horrible voice, in general, and the sheer physical fact of a phone makes me all the more aware that I am *speaking*. Part of how I got over my fear of communicating badly is to be totally oblivious to the fact that I am possibly making a fool of myself; and thus part of what I'm making myself oblivious to is the fact that my voice is making sounds.

Dunno if I'm the only one like this.

Thoughts?

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I don't mind answering the phone, but I hate making phone calls. I think it's because when people call me, I am in control, because I have all the info they want. When I call others I am supplicating, hoping they know what I'm talking about, hoping they'll help me and not humiliate me or snap at me for wasting their time. Unhealthy, perhaps, but there it is. Also, when I was a kid there was a prank played on me involving making phone calls, and I think I was mentally scarred. (I want to be your friend! Call me, here's my number! The wrong number. I called over and over because I didn't understand.)

...though oddly, my voice is just about the only thing about me that I like. Not always, but sometimes.

Just remember that the people on the other end love you and want to hear from you. The voice isn't as important as what's being said.