Many people who feel pain when speaking are worried that they are damaging their
voice with every word they say. So they stop talking right away. Sounds like a good idea,
right? But not talking can actually increase their perception of pain.
In the next few minutes, let me tell you about one of my clients and what she did to decrease
her perception of pain when speaking by 70%. My name is Katarina, I am the founder of Vocal
Freedom System for the Speaking Voice, where I help people reduce tension,
strain or even pain when speaking and get them back to speaking with a strong voice that lasts.
And in this video, I want to talk about how to successfully deal with pain when speaking.
Jessica, one of my clients, joined our program because she felt pain
and a burning sensation only after 10 minutes of talking. This was a problem
because she is a health coach and she uses her voice for work every day. Instinctively,
she would stop talking as soon as she felt the pain, she would drink some water and be quiet
for several minutes. But as soon as she started to talk again, she would experience pain again.
Naturally, she was worried about her voice, so she went to an ENT who confirmed that there are no
structural changes on her vocal folds. Her vocal folds looked great. By the way, I cannot stress
enough the importance of having the voice checked by a laryngologist as the very first step when
dealing with voice issues, especially vocal pain. Start by visiting a laryngologist, like Jessica.
If you haven’t seen an ENT yet, don’t even watch this video. It will not help you.
Let’s get back to Jessica. Unfortunately,
she was not given further instructions on how to deal with vocal pain. So she instinctively
continued to take longer and longer voice breaks as soon as her voice started to hurt.
The problem with this approach is that it only strengthens the neuro pathways in the brain,
which signal that “speaking is dangerous”. You see, pain is a complex phenomenon and
pain does not always mean damage. This is true, especially for chronic pain sufferers.
And Jessica’s doctor confirmed that there was no damage. That’s why it is important to see an ENT!
So what did Jessica do? In the program, we worked on changing her response to
pain. She used positive affirmations and somatic tracking to send more safety signals to her brain,
signalling that speaking is actually safe. Jessica learned about the perception of pain
so she could understand why she was feeling what she was feeling. And we introduced
gentle vocal exercises and slowly increased the “talking” time in her daily routine.
A few weeks into the program, I received an email from Jessica saying:
“This program completely shifted my mindset and I have had 70% of my pain VANISH!! Every time I
feel pain, I keep saying to myself over and over - I’m safe - or - there’s no damage on
my vocal cords. Within just a couple of days, the pain was already going away!”
In the end, Jessica was able to get rid of all the
pain when speaking and continued using her voice for work every single day.
I know that this may sound unreal to you but understanding how we perceive pain is
the first step in decreasing the sensation of pain when speaking. If you want access to
a resource that goes deeper into this topic, click this link or the link below this video.
Do you want to be part of our group coaching program where I teach you how to get rid of
tension from the voice for good, decrease your perception of pain by 70% and get you back to
speaking on a daily basis with a strong voice that lasts all day long WITHOUT worrying about
the voice AND WITHOUT spending valuable time on vocal exercises that do not work? If so,
click the link below to learn more about our program and apply to work with me.
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