Telephones
And making calls thereon. All comes back to the whole self-confidence thing.

I'm fine if someone calls me, but when I need to call someone (certainly for anything significant), I'll end up spending 10 minutes planning out the conversation before I can bring myself to lift the receiver.

Does the call ever go the way I expect? No - but it doesn't matter, because once I'm talking, I'm fine. But actually getting to the stage of making the call - not so good.
( Fireflier Dr. Horrible? Telephone call for Dr. Horrible..., Thu 10 Apr 2008, 14:34, closed)

I kinda have that
I am scared I will say something stupid, or just say 'uuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm'
(bobman500 's pants are down and he is feeling fruity, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 14:51, )

me too
exactly ditto-ly
(seeballs, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 14:56, )

Even worse.....
Getting an answering machine and having to leave a message when you're not expecting it.
(misspiggy, Thu 10 Apr 2008, 15:23, )

Ah - that's fine
Got the emergency message all prepared for answer machines. Aaand of course it gets them to call you back.

Strange really - I'm quite happy on the phone when I don't have a chance to work myself up into a frenzy, or if I'm flustered about something else. Ah well...
( Fireflier Dr. Horrible? Telephone call for Dr. Horrible..., Thu 10 Apr 2008, 15:43, )

I'm sort of the opposite --
I don't like it when people call me when I'm not expecting them to, and I become brusque and dismissive. I don't like talking on the phone, so when I do it has to be on my terms - I'm the one who has to initiate the call.
( Todd the Groincrusher Where's my fucking cement, you retards?, Fri 11 Apr 2008, 17:41, )

stupid phones
Oh my god, thought I was the only one with this. I work in an office, and prefer to email people where I can. My boss, who hasn't yet embraced email technology is baffled by my aversion to the phone. But the job gets done (usually - I am a civil servant :)) in the end.
(drfeck pissshitfuck, Sat 12 Apr 2008, 17:45, )