Toomuchfear
Well-known member
Hi, I'm really depressed about this.::
I used to be really shy. I used to cower away and did my best to avoid having to speak to people. You'd be a very unique individual to hear my voice. There would be more chance you'd see the loch ness monster.
I took a public speaking class, practiced speaking in front of a autistic person and also to customers at workplaces. I 'found' my voice.... It felt so good that I actually did have one after all these years. But no-one likes it.
I find when I say things like, "Let's walk up here". "Take a look for yourself." People think I'm being rude or horrible and tell me off. I don't understand, some of the other things I've said are complimentary but people take it the wrong way. Authority figures are particularly annoyed by the things I say. And those are the people I don't want to offend.
My theory is, my tone of voice is screwed up, somehow linked to my anxiety. To me, I'm talking normally. I've tried speaking in an accent to mix things up a little, but I find that hard to keep up!
I hope someone has an idea for me. I just want to be friends with people and not make enemies.
I used to be really shy. I used to cower away and did my best to avoid having to speak to people. You'd be a very unique individual to hear my voice. There would be more chance you'd see the loch ness monster.
I took a public speaking class, practiced speaking in front of a autistic person and also to customers at workplaces. I 'found' my voice.... It felt so good that I actually did have one after all these years. But no-one likes it.
I find when I say things like, "Let's walk up here". "Take a look for yourself." People think I'm being rude or horrible and tell me off. I don't understand, some of the other things I've said are complimentary but people take it the wrong way. Authority figures are particularly annoyed by the things I say. And those are the people I don't want to offend.
My theory is, my tone of voice is screwed up, somehow linked to my anxiety. To me, I'm talking normally. I've tried speaking in an accent to mix things up a little, but I find that hard to keep up!
I hope someone has an idea for me. I just want to be friends with people and not make enemies.