I’m one of you. I’ve been naturally loud all my life.
People tell us all the time to quiet down or shush us in the middle of the conversation due to our loudness. And that’s fine. As long as the other person isn’t an ass about it, we do quiet down.
Some of us are loud because we’re excited about whatever we’re talking about. That or we have hearing issues. No matter what the reason is, we are very lively, animated people who want to be heard. We use our voice to express our passion.
On some rare occasions, when someone shushes us, we think we’re being rejected for being passionate.
Believe it or not, a loud voice can be a good thing. For better or worse, our voices capture attention, and we can use this to have influence. People tend to listen to us more or not if they can’t get over their sensitive ears.
People ask us constantly, “Do you know you’re loud?” Our retort is, “Wow, really? I’ve never heard that before.” Those who are loud know it, we know it well and even embrace it.
We can’t stand people who are too quiet. It could be possibly because we’re gradually making ourselves deaf.
Don’t let the shushers — although they sometimes have a point; there are moments when we should quiet down — get you down. You do you, and everything will follow. You may not realize it, but your people are probably also loud people. This causes shouting over each other! No wonder why there are shushers in the world!
You’re loud, you’re proud, and you’re here to stay.
