电话恐惧症

在手机出现以前，电话恐惧症就已经很普遍了。

Telephobia has been around well before the advent of smartphones .

打电话恐惧症可以算是社交恐惧症的一个分支，在很多国家，各个年龄段的人都深受其困扰。

Recognised as an offshoot of social anxiety disorder , telephobia afflicts people across countries and generations .

对患有打电话恐惧症的人而言，他们可以在一间满是陌生人的屋子里侃侃而谈，也可以在一天中发出数十条短信，但一需要给别人打电话时，他们就会浑身颤栗。

Those who suffer from telephobia might be comfortable delivering a talk in a room full of strangers or might send dozens of text messages a day , but get shivers when they need to talk on the phone .

大多数理疗师会用认知行为疗法来帮助那些患有打电话恐惧症的人，比如艾森施塔特就会要求接受治疗者先正视他们在打电话时出现的焦虑情绪，然后再帮助他们应对打电话时会出现的更难以应付的情况。

Most therapists use an approach rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients overcome their fear of the phone . Isenstadt asks patients to identify the anxious thoughts they have about talking on the phone and walks them through worse case scenarios .