Avoidant Personality disorder and terrified to talk on the phone

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The phone phobia is really common in people with AvPD. When there were forums that were just for people with AvPD it came up a lot. I can do it but I really hate it. I have to prepare for an hour or two usually, going over everything that I think might come up so I have an answer. I did that last week at work and I was able to answer someone's question. If I hadn't prepared I would have been too nervous to give a good answer.