3. Reddit, what's a genuinely hurtful comment you can't forget?

Reddit, what's a genuinely hurtful comment you can't forget?

All throughout junior high and high school I had a voice disorder. My vocal chords were basically "locked" into place, so instead of having a deep voice like every other guy after puberty, my voice stayed high-pitched and became very raspy. Every word that came out of my mouth strained my vocal chords. I couldn't yell, I couldn't sing anymore (used to be in choir), and I could barely even read a sentence out of a textbook without feeling strained. I remember on my first day of high school they had all of the freshman gather in groups in the gym so that we could get to know some of our classmates and tour the school together. We started to go around in a circle introducing ourselves, and when it got to me you could barely make out my voice in the crowded gymnasium. I distinctly remember the 2 seniors who were leading the group laugh and say to each other, "No one can hear him, why is his voice so weird?" Looking around at the group I could see everyone smiling and laughing to themselves/each other. I had never felt so alone and so humiliated before in my life. This was a huge turning point in my life as I became extremely depressed and felt very alone. While some people got more acclimated to my voice as the years went on, i found myself struggling more and more with the anxiety and suicidal thoughts that came from it.

Thankfully, after 3 (frustrating) years of vocal therapy I was able to "fix" my voice just in time for my freshman year of college. From time to time it still wears out a bit and tends to have a sort of raspiness to it, but despite that it is a lot deeper and I'm able to project and articulate my words just like everyone else. I've maybe had a handful of comments all throughout my 3 years of college where people ask me if I have a cold or if I was out late the night before partying haha. I just casually explain to them that that's just how my voice is and I don't really think much of it. While it still stings to think about all of the comments people have made about my voice and laughed about, I'm happy with how things have turned around.

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