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Thank you everyone for allowing me to learn something new. I had never heard of prosopagnosia before, so I googled it... Andie....you are truly remarkable and brave! I'm so glad that you have such a supportive husband...your illness must be very difficult for your whole family...congrats for being so open ...here for you,

Juanita

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Hi upsidedown,

Congratulations on being up front and honest about your prosopagnosia. It sounds like you're very comfortable explaining it to others. Its a wonderful example that people react in completely opposite ways, and in your case very empathetically, to the difficulties we encounter.

Davit, when an individual is anxious, is does result in a lack of concentration and can impair memory. However, I would suggest talking to your doctor about these symptoms and if you have trouble viewing things that are in front of you, as upsidedown has experience. Its important to be able to rule out any other causes of these symptoms.

Helena, Health Educator

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Thanks, Asley. The prosopagnosia I already know about. I put a name to it a few months ago. Now, I no longer feel embarrassed and my anxiety level has gone down tremendously, even more so after I tell someone and they are very understanding. Before, because my shame and fear level was so high, it triggered people's anger and all I could say, was, 'you're right' to them.Now, I let people know up front that I have this when I 'bump' into someone on the street.

I explain about the usual experience that alot of people experience of not recognizing someone because the person is in a different setting, exp - the receptionist from your MDs office in the grocery store.

The SSS I will discuss with my MD. Thanks for the info. Andie

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Ashley

Very interesting articles. It must be very uncomfortable for some one acquiring this and not born to it. Being born to it, it would seem normal. Well worth getting checked for. I have found that being in an anxious state can give a person a mild form of this mind block. I often can not remember a word or thought I'm looking for and often do not recognize people or faces till they are pointed out and something clicks. I do a thing I call going in the back door, I try to think of something related. The other thing I do is recite to myself the alphabet till something clicks. It only happens when I'm a bit anxious and of course then it increases the anxiety.

So I wonder if it is just anxiety or if a person can have a mild form of this thing you mentioned.

I've just accepted it as part of my life and possibly brain damage from a previous accident when I lost my spleen. (no blood, no oxygen)

Thank you for the information,

Davit

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Hi upsidedown,

I am unsure if this would be related to anxiety. Have you talked to your doctor about these symptoms? I think the inability to recognize faces is called Prosopagnosia. You may be able to look into related disorders or syndromes? Also, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome is something you might want to look into. I am not a doctor and I don't really have any familiarity with these sydromes so you would probably want to get medical advice around your concerns. A doctor would be able to refer you to the appropriate resources.

Let us know what you find out!

Ashley, Health Educator

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for 14 år siden 0 +0 / -0 72

Hi all,

Didn't know where to start this thread, so figured this was good as any.

A have dyslexia, although I don't know if this is related or not. It started awhile ago. I won't say it is age related cause it has a different feel to it then just forgetting where I put something.

I will be in the middle of something, and when I reach for related to the task it's not where I put it (where I THINK I put it).

It could be right in front of me, but my eyes don't see it. Even if I slowly scan the area my eyes still don't see it. I used to get frantic, cause it really upset me terribly and I would have a panic attack. Now I gently ask my husband in a calm voice if he can help me. And sure enough after I tell him what I'm looking for, it is right in front of me. It's as if it's invisible until someone points out where it is. And it's not that I'm not paying attention or being fully conscious in the present, I am. I know all that 'stuff' and practice staying present.

I have the condition where I can't remember what faces look like - I once passed my son up on the street and he had to call to me.

I thought it might be a new phenonenon related to dyslexia, since I can read something, whether I wrote it or someone else, and I miss a word. Now I know everyone misses a word here and there sometimes, but I can even put my fingers on the words or numbers (if I'm doing book keeping) and it just isn't there to me. Again, my husband will point it out to me, or the bank, and then it becomes visible again.

Any thoughts or ideas on what it is and how to 'see'.

All would be appreciated.

Andie

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