[ggggtez]

If calling on the phone is not part of your social connection with other people (and obviously, here it wasn't) then I think it makes sense.

Consider how most people communicate now a days. A call is only for long conversations. No one is expecting to receive a call without a reason, out of the blue. I could certainly imagine people texting back, confused about what their friend wanted to talk about, and whether they could answer in a quick text instead.

That's not anxiety, it's just practical. No one is expecting you to call just to say "hi", they assume there must be some sort of problem that you want to talk about in depth.

[unethical_ban]

My statement is opinionated, and I suffer from call anxiety myself (dealing with appointments and what to say to people if I'm setting something up).

It is my opinion that it is unhealthy, and that people should be aware of that and do more to be less unhealthy when it comes to social interaction.