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Has anyone else had severe voice issues diagnosed as anxiety-related. For about two years now I have had major problems with my voice, it has a high pitched strained quality sometimes, sometimes I feel like my voice is breaking and I can't get my words out and other times it's just really breathy. Often a combo of the three. I can't control it and it's constant, even if I don't think I feel anxious. After a number of ENT checks and months of speech and language therapy that determined no physical damage/cause, I've been diagnosed with anxiety and am about to start a low intensity course of CBT. I do think I have anxiety - I have other physical symptoms like neck and shoulder tension and reflux. I am also a constant worrier and very sensitive to stress although I feel like I have maanged it well enough until now, it's always just been "me" if you know what I mean. I'm so worried about my voice though - it's affecting my life and work so much and I feel like it's never going to get better, Then I worry even more that maybe it isn't related to anxiety (I mean I struggle speaking on the phone or in person even to friends and family or even singing along to the radio by myself - not stressful situations) and I might have another condition. Has anyone had similar issues and did you manage to get your voice back through anxiety-management or is this it for me now?
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Pumpkin05 laura02075
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When I was First diagnosed with anxiety and depression, I was asked questions about my voice and if it's changed. Talking more slowly, tone. And etc. I was told that voice changes are a symptom of depression when no other explanation can be found and key symptoms of it are there. Taking some power back into our lives may help this.
jacobreynolds laura02075
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tom74335 jacobreynolds
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Hello Jacob and Laura, I have this problem. It started when I got anxious that I wasn't going to be able to speak at a speech and when talking to someone. Ever since I have had crippling anxiety about speaking, I too done a lot of singing at this time Jacob and feel that might have contributed to my psychological problem about my voice.
Do you know if this goes once your anxiety goes? I can't seem to get past it and its ruining my life so any advice would be brilliant. Thanks
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