Does the voice in your head sound like your actual voice?

Hi Vvance, I know exactly what you mean by the voice in your head; it's the unspoken voice that "speaks" the words as you read them. Anyway, that voice for me is monotone and without any emotion what-so-ever. It sounds to me like no one, but since it's my voice-in-the-head, I would have to say it sounds like I would if I were to speak monotone and Vulcan.

I'm sorry to be a disappointment to you, but my inner voice doesn't have a voice as such. I've just had a wee chat with myself, and although there's something resonating around in there I'm not sure it sounds like anyone specific. The exception to this is when I am testing out sentences to myself in a foreign language. But that's my real voice! I have a terrible habit of practicing conversations out loud without realising I'm doing so, particularly when I'm a passenger in a car. I could well be meeting you in that asylum! It would be interesting to hear if someone who has a very strong regional accent 'hears' their accent in their head. And now I'm wondering what language you would 'hear' yourself in if the language you speak day to day is not your native one.

I paid attention to the way I was reading this discussion so that I could respond accordingly. It's odd but I honestly think that my voice was more of a male voice for your discussion because you are a male, am I right? For me, right now responding, my voice is female. It's sort of an even tone and that is it. It is female, that's for sure, and I guess it has a little bit of a southern inflection as I am from the South of the USA. I even tried screaming in my head, but well my mouth mouthed it as well, and that just made it odd.

The voice inside my head sounds like Morgan Freeman. Nah, I'm not sure. Even when I'm posting this, the voice keeps on reading every word I type in, that's freaky awesome. Although, what if you don't have a voice in your head? How weird would that be, huh?

Such a weird topic you have lol! I haven't tried listening to my inner voice but now this topis made me try it. You know what I found out? For me, my mental voice is just the same with my actual voice because my mental voice has been registered on my mind so whenever I try speaking mentally I can imagine my actual voice. So every time I'll feel angry, I will just shout with my mind to prevent hurting anyone lol!

Whenever I read something my internal voice seems to sound like me, but when I sing my voice automatically adapts to the singer voice. This my sound weird though, lol. BTW, this was a genius post, I never thought a thought like this. :o

I really have no idea. I also tried paying special attention to what I was hearing and I really can't pin down what that voice sounds like. I guess it must sound like me. Weird. And I don't think you're crazy. I have voices in my head telling me things all the time. Not like serial killer schizophrenic things but like... you feel like you really could just eat an entire carton of ice cream but the voices in your head tell you all the reasons that would be a bad idea. A bit of conscience I guess. Or ... a few years ago, I had won a design contest to make a t-shirt for my favorite singer for this big concert thing his band does every year at Christmas. Two weeks before the show I was asked if I was going to the concert thing or if I needed to ship the shirt. Immediately the voices in my head started arguing with each other. "GO!" "You can't afford to go." "GO!! You will regret it if you don't!" "You need to save your money, you can go next year." "Next year you won't have this special gift to present, GO GO GO GO!!!" That sort of thing. So, no, hearing voices is not crazy, as long as you can keep track of the fact that they are in your head and not actual people and expect others to be able to see and hear them too.

Well that is an interesting subject for discussion. And to the best of my recollection, the voice inside my head does sound enough like me for me to accept that it sounds like me. Or at least a rather good imitation where I am not pacified. Of course, if I had heard a different voice inside my head, other than the one that I was hearing, it might really be something that might weird me out just a little bit. Just a tiny bit and throw me for a loop. Fortunately the voice in my head seems to sync up rather well as to how it seems to sound with the voice coming out of my mouth. I really find myself at ease. Granted I never spared that fact the slightest bit but it would be weird if my voice inside my head sounded nothing like the voice that is coming out of my mouth. At least that is my perspective on the manner. Of course, who knows if there are other voices rattling around there, that might be silent for now.

My internal voice doesn't sound like me at all. I know, because I've heard recordings of myself speaking (we never sound like what we think we will) and the voice in my head sounds more intelligent than I do. Or perhaps it's just me trying to make myself sound intelligent to myself so that I won't do something stupid. Not that it works, most of the time. I didn't find this to be a weird question at all, compared with some of the absolute nonsense I've seen posted on here.

Of course no one will hear that your internal voice or shall I say the thinkIng process of a human mind. Unless if you have special ability to read minds. I also think that there is no female or male on the voice we hear. It is like asking if their are coloors to your imagination? You know it Is green , but can you visualize the color in your mind? I think not. :) Because it is abstract. Nice mind tickler!

Never thought of it this way, this is totally amazing, the voice in my head actually sounds like my voice, i guess its because am used to hearing my self talking, so my brain knows what i sound like, lol :)

I am going to have to say it does, or at least what I think i sound like. You know how everyone sounds different to themselves because of the sound vibrating and the inner ear thing.. how ever that works. I also fall for the whole trick with a picture of a person and then having something written next to it and when I read it, it sounds like their voice inside of my head. I maybe weird but of well.