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Is it normal to think your voice sounds weird?

Yep.Totally normal

Yes—it’s very normal to think your voice sounds strange, especially when you hear it recorded. You’re used to hearing it partly through vibrations inside your head, so a recording can sound unfamiliar.

Your voice reaches your ears differently when you speak than when you hear a recording. While you’re talking, you hear sound through the air and vibrations traveling through your head; a recording mostly captures the sound traveling through the air. That difference can make your voice seem higher, thinner, or just not quite like “you.”

Lots of people cringe a little at recordings of their own voice, and it usually gets less weird with exposure. It doesn’t mean anything is wrong with your voice—other people are simply used to hearing the version you find surprising.

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