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Dec 31, 2014, 11:50 AM
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im wondering if anyone else has problems with recognizing people that you know, but they arent expected to be at (or in the place) where they are suddenly seen.? (i dont know if i made sense there or not
 )and has anyone ever had that happen with someone they knew well? like i cant think of anybody else that ive seen and been around more than my parent... but it even happens when im out and see her, where i wasnt expecting to see her, or in a different place than what im used to seeing her.. and its really not even a "oh i know this person... but from where?" kind of thing.. i just plain dont recognize them. then after i can be "stareing right through" them, i notice they are looking at me, and then i start feeling weird because i dont recognize them. and after that process is when the "i know this person.... who are they?" comes in. and then im able to finally figure out after some more "face searching".
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Dec 31, 2014, 02:31 PM
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I have prosopagnosia so it takes me ages to recognize people at all. If I've seen people A LOT I can recognize them everywhere. Otherwise I only know them because I understand they know me. When I'm with new people, I recognize them mainly by clothes and hair styles. It goes weird if they remove a jacket and "disappear"!
I do well with tests for prosopagnosia if the photos are identical, then I remember the photo itself, or if the people have hair. I'm completely lost with tests where hair is removed. I was showed 10 famous people and I only recognized one, Muhammad Ali the boxer. It came out that really was prez Obama..... LOL. |
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Dec 31, 2014, 02:35 PM
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Lexi, I am almost opposite in terms of recognizing people. I can see people and recognize their face and I know exactly when I saw them and how I know them and have absolutely no idea what their name is.
When you see people looking at you, and you feel secure, can you try talking to them and see if you recognize their voice. Maybe the video connection or access is not as good as audio memory access. Just an idea to try next time.
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Jan 01, 2015, 10:20 PM
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If someone calls me I might recognize them, if I see them and they talk, the visual blocks the auditory so I still don't know who they are. Sensory override is actually how our brains work, and sometimes it trips us up.
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