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Not-recognising/misrecognising people
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This has never happened before but lately I've started to have real trouble recognising people - sometimes somebody i know will come up to me and it'll take me a minute to work out who they are (obviously embarrassing!). The other thing that's happening is I keep on thinking I see someone I know (sometimes it's someone who couldn't actually be there, like they live on the other side of the country) and I really think it's them, but then I realise after looking at their face for a while, that it's not them. Any idea what's going on? Am i going mad??
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There could be many reasons why this is happening to you. Id talk to a doctor though. Just because I say talk to a doctor doesn’t mean it is medical or even psychological. It could be many things. Are you getting enough sleep? Are you eating right? When it happens are you deep in thought about something else at the time? You could have a very creative brain and your mind wanders. But if it is getting worse id get some answers.
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You arent going mad it happens to me all the time i think that you probably miss this person who you see...thats the only explanation
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Well, your description could point to a lot of different things. You could be really pre-occupied (in love perhaps?) or stressed, it also could be a physical problem caused by genetics, taking a blow in the head, a virus, or use of alcohol or drugs. If you're using alcohol or drugs I'd advice you to stop that for a while to see if your condition improves. If you've been experiencing this condition for more than 4 weeks I would also go see a doctor. Seeing a doctor is never bad (unless it's bad for your wallet, I know it is in some countries).
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Well, I saw something similar to that on primetime medical mysteries. It happened to this woman named Heather Sellers, it was called prospognosia, she couldnt recongize people, and there was no cure, and she had to tell every person that walked up to her about her situation and that if she even looked away she would forget that it was them. I don't know if you have the same problem though because you can reongize them after a little while, but I would talk to my doctor if I were you. If you are really embarrased by it, and it actually is something medical, then at least when people are like why dont you remember me, you can tell them its not your fault.
Here is the link to the ABC site with some information on it. Or you can type prospognosia into google. I hope that I helped a little. Good luck, I hope its nothing serious.
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