People with social anxiety may experience vocal tremors, quivering words, or a sudden change in pitch when talking to strangers. This is caused by tension in the vocal cords and heightened stress hormones.
Understanding vocal changes as anxiety-related helps reduce shame and embarrassment.
It shows that anxiety affects communication in deeply physical ways.
Did you know social anxiety can make your voice tremble even when saying something simple.
[National Institute of Mental Health, nimh.nih.gov]