I’ve started my first year placement recently (as an occupational therapist) and it involves ringing up patients and making appointments etc. 

It’s not the phone call that scares me always but the fact you have to do it in a office full of people. Even if it’s just one person I get so ridiculously anxious and I start sweating it’s just very embarrassing. Performance anxiety basically ruins my life and there’s only so much deep breathing I can do. I often try and go into a room by myself to make a phone call and still have to pump myself up before I make the call.

I know phone anxiety is hugely common so I just want to know if anyone else feels like this and what helped you build your professional persona?

Especially phone calls.