Day 5 - Phone Call

My next fear challenge was something a little bit different. While my previous ones where me trying to overcome my fears in sports, it only helped me get over physical fears. So my next fear challenge was facing a social fear.

As I've stated in a previous post, I am not considered a sociable person. While I do have my group of friends I hang out from time to time, I still have an anxiety towards most people. This also includes relatives of my extended family. Not to get into too much detail, I have an uncle who has been a big influence in my life. I have enjoyed being with him, but I seldom visit him. Several months ago he invited me over to come to his place, of which I never got around to. I was always afraid to pick up the phone and call him.

Well after months of putting it off I finally decided to step out of my comfort zone and call him. Although I was unable to talk to him in a phone conversation, I left a voice mail asking if I can take him up on that offer to visit him. I am currently waiting for a call back.