AGXStarseed
Well-Known Member
Does anyone else have an issue regarding their tone of voice?
When I was younger (school age), my family used to tease me because I spoke with an unusually 'posh' accent which the rest of my family didn't have. For example, I used to pronounce the word Cottingham (silent 'h') as Cotting-Ham.
As time went on, my accent changed but then people used to complain at me - saying I was mumbling (despite the fact I could hear myself quite clearly). As such, when those occasions occur, I try to raise my voice a bit so I'm not mumbling. However, that then gets complaints as people then tell me to 'stop shouting'.
This is extremely aggravating for me as I can't find this so-called middle ground between mumbling and shouting.
For me, the worse part is when I try and say something several times (with the person I'm talking to not been able to hear me) before giving up and just saying in a genuinely angry voice "it doesn't matter - you can't hear me anyway!"
It's quite rare for me to lose my temper, but that is one of those occasions where I have this metaphorical 'shorter fuse'.
Lastly, I have times where I reply to someone and they claim that I'm been cheeky because of my tone of voice (which is never my intention and I end up apologizing each time). As such, I now have to state every time that I struggle with my tone of voice so not to automatically judge me because of it.
Does anyone else have this issue?
When I was younger (school age), my family used to tease me because I spoke with an unusually 'posh' accent which the rest of my family didn't have. For example, I used to pronounce the word Cottingham (silent 'h') as Cotting-Ham.
As time went on, my accent changed but then people used to complain at me - saying I was mumbling (despite the fact I could hear myself quite clearly). As such, when those occasions occur, I try to raise my voice a bit so I'm not mumbling. However, that then gets complaints as people then tell me to 'stop shouting'.
This is extremely aggravating for me as I can't find this so-called middle ground between mumbling and shouting.
For me, the worse part is when I try and say something several times (with the person I'm talking to not been able to hear me) before giving up and just saying in a genuinely angry voice "it doesn't matter - you can't hear me anyway!"
It's quite rare for me to lose my temper, but that is one of those occasions where I have this metaphorical 'shorter fuse'.
Lastly, I have times where I reply to someone and they claim that I'm been cheeky because of my tone of voice (which is never my intention and I end up apologizing each time). As such, I now have to state every time that I struggle with my tone of voice so not to automatically judge me because of it.
Does anyone else have this issue?
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