telephobia
Dreading phone calls
Telephobia is an irrational fear or avoidance of talking on the telephone.
The anxiety often stems from discomfort with real-time conversation without visual cues: Her telephobia means she'll text back instantly but never answer calls.
The condition has become more recognized as younger generations increasingly prefer texting to voice calls.
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
dread · nausea · stammering · lightheadedness · flushing
Inward-directed temperament
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- Gen-ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
Writing executable commands
- deep-breathingControlled, slow intake of air
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- role-playingActing out characters
ringing
Sustained resonant sound
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
panic
Uncontrollable sudden fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- hyperventilationAbnormally rapid respiration
nervousness · dread · nausea · stammering · lightheadedness · flushing
introversion
Inward-directed temperament
- millennialsThose born 1981-1996
- Gen-ZPost-millennial demographic cohort
scripting
Writing executable commands
- deep-breathingControlled, slow intake of air
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
tele, telephone, telegraph, television, telepathy, telekinesis, telegram, teleport, telecommunication