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Bellingham, WA

I avoid talking on the phone. This can br a good friend or a service call. I will emsil or text.
I find conversation exhausting and hard to focus on a lengthy call. My brain has turned to mudh.
Is this fibro brain or sleep Deprivation? Concening.

January 3, 2024
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Members deeply connected over avoiding phone conversations, describing feelings of exhaustion, anxiety, panic, and physical symptoms like... Read more

Members deeply connected over avoiding phone conversations, describing feelings of exhaustion, anxiety, panic, and physical symptoms like perspiring and headaches triggered by calls, with many preferring texting or email instead. Several members shared how fibro fog affects their ability to find words mid-conversation, causing hesitation, substituting elaborate vocabulary, or losing their train of thought entirely, which leads to frustration and self-consciousness despite once having sharp memories. A recurring theme was the relief of discovering they weren't alone in this struggle, with members acknowledging that reading body language in person feels easier than phone calls and that a combination of fibromyalgia, sleep deprivation, and introversion likely contributes to phone aversion.

A MyFibroTeam Member

Talking is exhausting

January 5, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I hate the phone with a passion.
I avoid it. You sure are not alone dear.
I get panicky and anxious on a long call(What I consider long)
And on my worst days I could screm when the phone rings or the phone is for me.
Seems the phone is for me when i really don't wanna talk.
And a voice yammering in my ear ugggh!

January 3, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I'm SO glad you brought this up and SO glad I'm not the only one! I ve been wondering about this a lot lately, why do I hate it so much? I think I am bored by a lot of conversation honestly (what does that say about me?) but I find talking on the phone especially boring and tedious. I feel like an awkward teenager and avoid the phone at all costs. When it rings my first reaction is to run and hide. I'm an introvert for sure so I'm not a big talker anyway but I find phone conversations especially tedious. I think it takes less mental energy when I can see who I'm talking to, read body language etc. The fact that I've lost all my vocabulary and can't seem to find it doesn't help! 😆 Anyhow,thanks for sharing this 🤗

January 6, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

I definitely hate talking on the phone my phone is on silent most of the time.

January 5, 2024
A MyFibroTeam Member

It’s very common. I actually start perspiring. Very weird monster this fibromyalgia

January 3, 2024

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