FACE BLINDNESS

Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is a condition I have had all my life which makes socialising very difficult. I meet someone who I would like to remain friends with but cant recognise them the next time I see them.
Although this is a relatively rare condition, I am finding that more people suffer from it than I originally thought.
There have been documentaries & information on TV about this condition recently which I am so pleased to see as most people have not even heard of it. I felt very much a loan for many years until the internet provided me with more information & I could see there were many other people, (although spread thinly), who suffered with this almost unheard of problem.

Most people find the condition hard to understand as it can not be seen. If I had a plaster on my leg or a patch over my eye people would understand quite happily. I cant recognise my own mother if I see her away from her own environment, or any of my family out of their usual surroundings. I have passed my own husband, not recognising him either, so this condition is a real problem. I have to ask John which one is the bad guy half way through a film / program, so even every day things like watching TV can be difficult.
There are occasions when I can for some reason recognise someone, it could be due to their hair style, cloths or their dog etc, so association plays a part in this too.
It is a Neurological problem & there is nothing that can be done about it, although research is being carried out.

So please understand that if I appear distant for no reason it is almost certainly because I suffer from Prosopagnosia (Face blindness).
If you would like to know more about this condition, here is a site that may be of interest to you.

http://www.faceblind.org/research/