[thegirlcandance]

Do other INFJs out there just really hate talking on the phone??

For me, I'm fine if I call somebody to ask them what time they wanted to meet for lunch or to just ask them a question but when it comes to calling just to chat I get so much anxiety its pathetic. Now, if I'm texting the person random stuff throughout the day or chatting online I'm perfectly fine. I'm sure I drive certain extraverts crazy over this.
Any of you guys relate?

[killerB]

Yes, and I feel so much better knowing I am not a freak on the phone. I got really lucky and made me a little ENFP that LOVES to talk on the phone and cheerily answers it. I don't need to deal with that anymore.

I have to admit, it's pretty sad when your introveted boss says "you don't answer your calls, or your texts."

[inflamedMuse]

I'm not an INFJ, but a few times I've tested as one, and I identify with you all most out of my own type. :)

Anyway, even if I didn't stutter, I think I'd still have phone anxiety. I just don't like the awkward silences, and always having to come up with new topics. Then, I usually have a hard time finding the right words to string together. However, I'm fine with texting, haha.

[ertertwert]

For me, talking on the phone is akin to going to the DMV; I won't do it unless I absolutely have to. And even then I might find a way out of it. I need to be able to look someone in the eye when I talk to them.

[Elan]

It used to be a problem for me when I was younger... little things like ordering pizza I hated doing because I had to talk to someone I didn't know. I'm over it now. I have to use the phone so often to talk to coworkers and other people when I'm busy being a consumer that it no longer seems to be an issue for me. Make no mistake though, I'm still awkward as hell and sometimes word salad my speech.

[ertertwert]

^ I dig your signature. Is that a famous quote or did you come up with it?

[Elan]

George Bernard Shaw.

[POLARbearEXPRESS]

Haha, my friends can NEVER understand why I never answer the phone but am quick to shoot a text message their way as a substitute. For me, the phone is constant small talk, which I avoid at ALL costs. There is no connection, it is just conversation with no basis. I could sit and talk on the phone with my best friend for hours, but if it's a person I'm not 100% comfortable/familiar with, I prefer to side-step the awkward silences and the small talk that has no real value. I view the phone as a machine that embodies style over substance.

[UncertainSomething]

Yep I hate the phone, email is much preferred.

[hazzle92]

I hate talking on the phone, or Msn messaging, it requires too much instant response and me not being able to see their facial expressions really puts me on edge. My best mate whose ISTP hates Msn too so it's never been a problem with her, but imagine having to make excuses for an ENFP who loves Msn and is always asking why I don't go on it. My ENFP also rings me a lot and I find it hard to find something to say, but often she will talk a lot without much prompting haha.