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May. 11th, 2004 10:38 amA thread on the Unaboard introduced me to the subject of "prosopagnosia" - an inability to remember faces. This is me.
I have a HORRIBLE time remembering peoples' faces. I can rarely recognize somebody by their face alone, without some other clue or context. I usually go by clothing or hair rather than faces when I'm trying to recognize people. My regular customers at work get a little offended sometimes because I can't remember who they are and recognize them when they come in. I need some other clue besides a face.
When Tina was in Bridal Survivor I could not really recognize her in the photos except by her hair color. And in one photo my dad and mom were outside the storefront looking in the window, and Justin recognized my dad before I did. (Once he said it was my father I could see it, but I'd never have noticed it was him on my own.)
I wonder how widespread this is?
I have a HORRIBLE time remembering peoples' faces. I can rarely recognize somebody by their face alone, without some other clue or context. I usually go by clothing or hair rather than faces when I'm trying to recognize people. My regular customers at work get a little offended sometimes because I can't remember who they are and recognize them when they come in. I need some other clue besides a face.
When Tina was in Bridal Survivor I could not really recognize her in the photos except by her hair color. And in one photo my dad and mom were outside the storefront looking in the window, and Justin recognized my dad before I did. (Once he said it was my father I could see it, but I'd never have noticed it was him on my own.)
I wonder how widespread this is?
