A bit about face blindness

[@ruby3200]

I’ve read about this before.🙃
That must drive you crazy!
It’s not to that level, but with my brain fog and poor memory I don’t recognize people or I can’t remember names, it will be at the tip of my tongue or no where in sight, or I come up with a random name I guess is theirs. My brother just had a graduation party, and I was able to come out a bit later to lay down outside so people could come over and say hi, and my neighbors from my families lake house showed up who are like grandparents to me, and I didn’t recognize them because I’m used to seeing them there. It’s gotten really bad recently and I’m a little concerned.😅😶‍🌫️😬

[@maryfarie]

No way I'm face blind too! I recognise people by the hair, clothes, gait ect but it's not fool proof! I often don't recognise people till they start talking to me😂

[@GeorginasJourney]

Yes, me too!!! Can’t wave to a friend in a crowd…as I can’t see them 😂😂

[@beknight9399]

I'm partial faceblind and it sucks. In real kife but also in movies. I often don't understand them, if there are to many main characters look alike (look alike means they have short dark hair). My brother as we were kids thought I was stupid, because he had to explain the storyline for me. In daily life I recognize people by their walking style, bikes and accessories (like bagpacks, jewelery etc.)

[@kruzhka_chaya_]

I'm also face blind. I explain that looking at faces for me is like looking at clouds for most people. Your brain tries to "finish" the picture so the cloud might turn into a frog, or a shark, or a flower, or sometimes it remains as it is. Covid was a disaster in that regard cause all people wearing masks became one person. I also had multiple occasions where I believed I was in a good relationship with a person only to find out later they were two different people. And it took me between three weeks to almost a year to figure it out and it was awkward as hell cause you don't know what info belonged to whom😂.

[@GeorginasJourney]

I have similar horrifying stories of finding out who I thought was one person, was too & it is the most scary, embarrassing feeling ever, I’m so sorry you went through it with…partners, that’s crazy!