I regularly go about 2 ½ days without making a single audible sound with my voice. Friday through Monday.
I used to talk to myself a bit or sing/hum along while listening to music but I kinda stopped doing that.
The funny thing is, I’ve recently realizied that the last and first thing I say throughout the weekend are usually the same. I say “Goodbye” to my coworkers on a Friday evening, and then I say “Goodbye” to the cashier near the self checkout at the grocery store where I grab my lunch for the day on a Monday morning. It’s sort of ironic that the first thing I say after a long period of time, is something that usually ends a conversation.
Do you ever notice that, when you do finally speak, your voice has changed/is different? To me it feels my vocal chords have forgotten what they’re supposed to do and my throat oozes this garbled, rasp around my bloated tongue.
I’ll have to try speaking to myself out loud more often, just to keep in shape
Yes, this exactly how it feels.