I’ve noticed more people are adopting vocal fry, and it absolutely drives me insane. Many of them also do the uptalk thing where everything they say sounds like they’re asking a question, and I’ve noticed a lot of younger women adopt an extra whiny voice but only when talking to someone in a role of power, like a manager or instructor.

Being in college means being surrounded by younger people who do this. Most of them are women, but I’m noticing a lot of men are starting to do it too, so maybe it’s just a generational thing. On top of being a misophonia trigger, I also think doing these things makes a person sound really immature and dumb. For example, if I was hiring people for a job, these things would make me think twice about a candidate even if I didn’t have misophonia.