Have you got a sore throat from speaking monotone too much?

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Have you got this before? Normally I don't speak in monotone, but when I'm speaking with someone who makes me a little nervous (if they're the type of people that treat me like I'm a baby or are very bossy or overpowering), I can speak in monotone, probably more so due to feeling unconfident with this person. When I'm nervous, my chest and neck muscles tend to clam up, causing difficulties with breathing properly and talking properly. My throat nearly closes up, making my voice come out very flat and low, and I can't seem to help it. Then after spending too long with them and speaking like that, I end up with aching muscles in my neck and kind of like a sore throat.

Does anyone else get this? How does it feel to speak in monotone all the time, like some Autistics do?

No, I always speak monotone. In fact I get a sore voice when I try to speak more animatically

I don't always speak monotone, but I do sometimes. When I do, I don't get a sore throat.

I am told that I speak monotone.
I get a sore throat when I have to engage in a conversation because I hardly get engaged into a conversation and if I have to I get a sore throat.
Especially on the telephone which does not occur often that I speak on the telephone but it does occur that I have to speak on the telephone because speaking on the telephone is a more "demanding" conversation in terms of where I have to stay fixed on the conversation and have no escape from it.

I have learned if I go out with a friend or take part in a social activity to take a bottle of water or 2 with me becouse of the sore throat issue, don't know if its from speaking in monotone and I do that 95% of the time. I also talk alot non-stop(monologe) if I can get in the right one on one situation, hour long phone calls to certin friends etc. So water is a must or else I start to lose my voice and it hurts.

Actually it's the other way around for me. A sore throat can cause me to speak in monotone when I normally wouldn't. It's hard to be expressive in my voice when my throat hurts.

Not sure however I think my voice gets raspy and quieter when my throat gets sore as apposed to my usual soft and monotone voice, or at least hats what i'm told i'm like most of the time. two versons of the same monotone. I honestly feel like i'm missing an entire octive from my voice most of the time especially when I try to sing and I can't, the best I can do if I try really hard enough is sound like Tom Waits or Levon Helm from The Band. Its like playing a guitar and being stuck playing the same few chords in the first 3-4 frets. Talking is never easy for me, even after speech therapy, its still alot of work and If I try to be expressive it almost feels paralyzing.

This is a copy and paste from related Q I just did
(if I 'fess up now, no one can get me for it xD)
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No I speak quite quiet and mumble fair bit.


I think I do it /started cause people used to find me intimidating when coupled with monotone to.

Loud + Monotone + Emotions/Upset = SERIOUS


I have painful memories of people saying
"I"m not scared of you!!"

and me standing there confused and hurt, not understanding why they said that,
and that they thought I was being "that' way with them.


I also think its the reason why I can be/go overkill with excessive facial gestures, tone of voice/inflection, acting silly, laughing at self etc, and also explaining explaining explaining stuff as to try make sure they dont misunderstand and take wrong way etc.


(actually led to me seeming like i'm being condescending lol)

Ah well, at least i'm learning


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LOL! Just read your pet peeve OP! xD


My voice gets messed up because of all the strain I put on it, forcing myself to sound like just jesting or trying to resist comming off sounding aggressive, cause can be very straight forward with zero tact.

I've switched to giving a little disclaimer at the start, end and sometimes in the middle when i'm aware its a topic peeps might take the wrong way!
(i've had a lot of experience! Lol)