The Phone

One of my diagnoses is GAD, and I guess that's what is acting up when it comes to the phone. I feel like it has to be more than that, but the therapist says anxiety.

I can't answer my telephone. I have so many voicemails. I can't listen to them either. I can't make the phone calls I absolutely NEED to make. I get letters from disability that tell me I have to call them, and I still can't call them. I feel like I want to ask my therapist to call them.

It's not just the phone. I mean, I won't answer the door either. It took me over a month to drive a block and half to pick up medicine for my cat. I can't go get my own medicine at CVS.

I wish I could just make it go away. I need to do these things. I don't know how to make it go away. Even after I take my xanax I still can't do these things.

Well the first step is to figure out exactly why you struggle to do these things. Carefully monitor your thoughts and feelings when you are faced with these tasks.

Do you think these problems are because of another medical or psychological issue? I hated talking on the phone for years without really understanding why, and I've only just recently found out that I have an auditory processing deficit that makes listening tiring.