AVOIDING THE PHONE
I really really really really do not like to make telephone calls, make appointments, change my routines, attend meetings. People who are never off phones these days don't remotely understand this. I explain, they sympathise and agree, and then go back to expecting me to be forever on the end of a phone (my mobile is usually off and I don't hear the landline, given that I wear ear plugs and headphones. I do tell people that I can be contacted by email. It's not my fault they choose not to listen).
My strength is "reiterated encounter," the mundane meetings of everyday life, where much is familiar and repeated and there are no sudden shocks and surprises. I don't like change, I don't like irregularity, I try to avoid irregular people.
For me, hanging around anti-social electronic media is like waiting for a phone call that never comes. It's bad for me to be plugged into so many sources of information, each and any of which can incite me into energy-depleting responses. Then there is the endless waiting for possible communication. That waiting is a high-intensity activity that increases anxiety and drains the energy. The solution is to embed yourself in a comfortable environment in which you are not at cross-purposes with others. Good luck with searching for that.
