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Ever wondered why you hate your own voice? You hear yourself in a recording and immediately think, "That cannot be me." But everyone else says that is exactly what you sound like. So what is going on? When you speak, you actually hear your voice in two different ways. Sound travels through the air into your ears. But it also travels through the bones in your skull. That second path adds lower frequencies, which makes your voice sounds higher, thinner and honestly unfamiliar compared to what your brain expects. That is why it can feel uncomfortable or even wrong when you hear yourself. It is not that your voice sounds bad. It is just different from the version you have been hearing your entire life. To everyone else, that is your real voice. Follow for more things your brain does that you never notice.

Ever wondered why you hate your own voice? You hear yourself in a recording and immediately think, "That cannot be me." But everyone else says that is exactly…