I have a lot of difficulty recognizing faces, to the extent that it's occasionally inhibited my life.
I also just assume other people don't recognize faces either, and won't recognize me, and I'm always shocked when someone recognizes me online from something they saw years ago.
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like I understand that other people have better facial memory than I do, but I haven't really realized it on a gut level, and I have an ongoing sense of feeling as though I'm faceless, like my face doesn't exist in anyone else's minds.
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My sister has this, she often struggles with recognising ppl others think she should remember. She remembers the individual, just not the face if that makes sense
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Same. I recognize people only of they look radically different, I know them in context, or is a persistent acquaintance.
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I've experienced this from the other side. I often say hello to people I run into because I instantly recognize them, only to discover that they didn't recognize me. And I can't blame it only on my being unmemorable since it includes people I've spent almost zero time with.
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This reminds us that everyone has different abilities. This is why it can be upsetting to be belittled by someone, especially in a work situation, just because your abilities don't match theirs.
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so like does this mean ppl get multiple opportunities for you to have a first impression?
Like, if you met someone, and then later again, and they (pretend or actual) didn't recognize you, and you didn't recognize them, do you get a second first impression?
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This is why I try to avoid people who change their hair on a regular basis... if I see them outside of normal context, they may as well be an alien.
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That’s so weird to me because I recognize faces but can’t remember names (quickly). MFC is interesting. I must have seen 10,000+ models, but often there’s a “new” model who’s been away 5 years and I always (I think!) know it instantly, but the old name takes 30 min to recall.
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