I Lose My Voice When Under Stress! Posted: 05-14-04 01:54am
I have developed a problem with laryngitis
when i'm in stressful situations. For
example, when I have to deliver a speech
or be interviewed for a job, I often find
myself unable to "project" my voice with
adequate volume. I can tell that people
have trouble hearing me in these
situations. The more stress I feel, the
softer my volume becomes; also, the
quality of my voice changes, with the
sound becoming less "full" and more
falsetto-like (the pitch doesn't get much
higher, but it sounds very weak, like a
falsetto voice). When I feel stressed
before a speech or a meeting, I try to
"warm up" my voice in private, but it
doesn't seem to help and often makes me
hoarse. Also, I try clearing my throat
in these situations, but it doesn't seem
to help either. Oddly enough, I have
found that taking chewable pepcid ac (for
acid indigestion) sometimes helps
temporarily. This is really undermining
my confidence in important situations.
Please help! Thank you. -bill
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desmo101
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Location: montreal
Posted: 08-08-04 09:24am
Hi there,
i'm a singer and it happens to me too,
when I get too stressed the sound woun't
come out as loud. And I can end up
hurting myself. You should take singing
classes, it will help you relax and make
your body learn how to let the sound out,
instead of forcing it out.
