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If phone calls make you anxious because of the need to talk to other people, then that may indeed be social anxiety. In some cases social anxiety is not generalized, but rather is specific to certain situations. For example, I have a very difficult time in "open" social situations; in other words, situations where I am just a guest and have no specific role to play. Yet I am happy to get up on stage and perform in front of people.
As for other people's opinions, f**k 'em. No one knows what you are experiencing. It's like when people who suffer from debilitating migraines are told, "It's just a headache." Everyone has had a headache so they think they know what it feels like, but if you have ever had a migraine you know it is a different level of discomfort altogether.
Comment by Quirky_kind at 02/12/2024 at 18:57 UTC
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I too have phone anxiety. It is partly from some bad experiences on the phone when I was young (family members complaining endlessly to me while I was suicidal). It is also because I am an anxious person who has to make sure I am not annoying people and I can't tell what is going on when I can't see them. In person I don't have social anxiety, just exhaustion.