Why You Hate the Sound of Your Own Voice?

You hit play on a recording of yourself and wince. Everyone else hears nothing strange. So why is the one person who knows that voice best the only one who can't stand it? In this video we look at three reasons: the physics of how you hear yourself, what your brain does behind your back while you speak, and a psychological effect that has almost nothing to do with sound. CHAPTERS 00:00 You hit play and wince 00:48 Reason 1: the physics (air and bone) 02:10 Reason 2: your brain turns you down 03:15 Familiarity 03:55 The 2013 voice study 04:45 "Voice confrontation" 05:52 Back to the family dinner #Psychology #Science #Brain