Is it normal to hate your voice?

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I hate my voice.

No, really. I hate my speaking voice- I think it's too low for a girl's. I used to get teased about it a lot, but that's not really what I mean.

I hate my singing voice would be a better statement.

I've been in choir since I was in the first grade, never got any solo or part in a musical. I always find things wrong with my voice, like it sounds nasal or that I have too little vibrato or that I'm pronouncing things wrong (which half of the time, I'm not). People compliment me on it all the time, but.. I just, I don't know. I know they're being genuine and they think my voice is really pretty, but I hate it.

It's getting a bit better now, but there was a time when if I could have, I would have ripped my own vocal cords out and traded them so I could sing better. There are still nights when I close the door to my room and stay up till past 3am, singing until my throat hurts too much to continue, trying to get better.

Sometimes I think it sounds okay, and even pretty... But that only lasts a few seconds before it's back to finding things to hate. It used to be so much worse. The only reason I'm asking is because some people think I'm nuts because they like my voice, but there are a few that think I'm just fishing for compliments. Really, I'm not.

So... Is it normal?

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Based on 79 votes (67 yes)
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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I like my voice. No one will sound exactly like me. Ever.
    Boo-ya.

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  • Legion
    12 years ago

    My voice sounds terrible if im in a video.

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  • Mellox
    12 years ago

    If you aren't getting solos or parts in musicals you probably aren't that good. Or just too quiet or shy.

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  • 5796
    12 years ago

    Im a woman with a very high pitched and soft sounding voice, and I cant stand it. People tell me I sound like a child and telemarketers always ask for "mom or dad". I always feel like people dont take me seriously at first. It doesnt help that Im 5'0 tall and look like a 16 year old. I think a lot of people are self conscious of their voice.

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  • bumblecreek
    12 years ago

    i feel the same way about mine. i'm a 23 year old guy, but i sound like i'm at least 20 years older than that. my voice all husky and scratchy, deep, and somewhat nasal. someone told me i sound like charlie sheen, and another told me i sound like bob dylan, and recently someone told me i sound like a lower-pitched emma stone.
    if i sing, i have to really put in an effort to make it sound at least bearable. however, the way my voice sounds is partially my fault. i've been smoking since i was 14, but i didn't like my voice before that either. so all in all, i just was born with a bad voice. so i feel your pain.

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