phone calls

I always panic when we get phone calls in the middle of the night, I always think of the worse situation. And sometimes I hesitate when certain people call me,just because I'm afraid they're calling with bad news.

I, too, have had a few of those late night bad phone calls...I am so glad that everything is ok with your grandmother..... When the phone rings in the middle of the night, I think that it is just assumed that something is wrong otherwise, the person on the other end...surely would not have waken you up...so yes, I get anxious when my phone rings at night. My kids know that I stay up till around midnight every night, so calling me late like that does not bother me...even just to talk...but wee hours of the morning are reserved for emergencies! I spent 10 years as a Assistant Director of Nursing and my phone rang all hours of the night all during that time...no time was truly "my" time until I left that career. I do not regret that time I spent in nursing, but have no intentions of returning to that hecticc livestle.

I never hesitate to answer the phone calls. I do take a moment before I reply on the phone, but I normally attend to the phone calls within the first few rings itself.

I have a high level of anxiety to begin with so the telephone just raises that level every time it rings. With our new phone server, I automatically got caller ID and call waiting (which I hate). However, the caller ID helps me identify who the caller is so I can either choose to let it go (telemarketers) or answer for a friend or relative. I do hate late night calls though.