▲ 410 ▼ Autism LPT: How to get out of a call when you want (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world 29 comments fedilink hide all child comments Image: Skeletor holding up a relatively huge 80s/90s cell phone with an aquatic mutant character name Mer-Man behind him. Caption: Start every phone call with "my phone is about to die" that way you can hang up on them whenever you want to.
[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Airplane mode should be more than enough to achieve that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just permanently block their number to avoid having the problem ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago I also change the contact name. I change it to a code I can figure out. That way, when I see the name, it doesn't trigger the emotional displeasure of thinking about them. I also put a 'z' in front of their name so it is listed all the way at the bottom, making it so I barely every see it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Just permanently block their number to avoid having the problem ever again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago I also change the contact name. I change it to a code I can figure out. That way, when I see the name, it doesn't trigger the emotional displeasure of thinking about them. I also put a 'z' in front of their name so it is listed all the way at the bottom, making it so I barely every see it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago I also change the contact name. I change it to a code I can figure out. That way, when I see the name, it doesn't trigger the emotional displeasure of thinking about them. I also put a 'z' in front of their name so it is listed all the way at the bottom, making it so I barely every see it anyway. permalink fedilink source parent