I have a problem recognizing people. many times people can walk up to me and start talking and I have no idea who they are. But my problem isnt from social anxiety its because I have DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder. Im not always aware of meeting people when I do.

there have also been times when I have met someone out of context of where I met them for example a doctor in the mall, a therapist in a store and so on and have not recognized them but I was told this was a part of my DID. in that because they are out of the element where I normally see them my dissociated mind does not always make the connection of that doctor in the mall is also the doctor that gave me my physical in which I was spacey during.

I do also have social anxiety but no therapist has ever told me that my inability to recognize people was part of that. Even those therapists that did not know I have DID did not tell me that not recognizing people was social anxiety kind of stuff.

Anyway I hope you find the answers you are looking for. Take care.