Search the web
Sign In
New User? Sign Up
faceblind · Face Blindness - Prosopagnosia
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Want your group to be featured on the Yahoo! Groups website? Add a group photo to Flickr.

Best of Y! Groups

   Check them out and nominate your group.
Having problems with message search? Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.

Messages

  Messages Help
Advanced
Messages 3126 - 3155 of 9432   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Messages: Simplify | Expand   (Group by Topic) Author Sort by Date ^
3126
I don't remember their faces any better, but I love to look at them to see (even if I won't remember) their facial expressions and how they were feeling in the...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
1:18 pm
3127
I was surprised to read on one of the background sites that women with prosopagnosia often don't wear make-up. I never have and I guess I never really thought...
boomomkite
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
6:03 pm
3128
I used to wear makeup b/c my dad didn't like me to go without it. He's all into appearance and stuff. Now I wear makeup, sometimes, when going to school (2...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
6:37 pm
3129
I was very surprised to find that, when I told my husband of this site and condition, he was very skeptical. It led to a recital of all the embarassing...
boomomkite
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
6:40 pm
3130
My husband's the same. When I can't recognize actors in the same movie "Is that XYZ guy?" he just answers but won't believe I'm face blind. ;-) Ah well. Jen ...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
6:55 pm
3131
... I've never had that problem. Granted, some people have seen I have a lot on the web on the subject, but I've never had that problem even among those who...
Bill Choisser
billchoisser
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
8:14 pm
3132
No make up here. At 53 that may not be that odd in some of my circles because a lot of woman my age in the same type of church/social setting familar to this...
D K
chat_tnchip
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
8:42 pm
3133
I have a distinct indentity crisis some days. I do not rember to sign my post until after I hit send (and yes I have preveiwed some of my messages first and...
D K
chat_tnchip
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
8:44 pm
3134
Ditto to the jewelry. I wear a necklace that my husband gave me our first Christmas of a heart and a lock/key "You have my heart" - but that is for sentimental...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
9:23 pm
3135
From: "D K" ... this also happens to me a lot!! about make up: i don't use make up, i guess i think it's a waste of time. Moreover, now that i know about face...
un gran mal arterial
btxvrns
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
9:59 pm
3136
Interesting! I do not wear makeup. But when I go to work, I will put eyeliner over just my top eyelids so that I "fit in with society's expected norms". I...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:07 pm
3137
I've worn the same gold necklace for about 4 years. Never have taken it off...I can't figure out where the clasp is or how to undo it without being able to...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:18 pm
3138
I only recognized my mother with her makeup on...because of the lips. Without makeup, I recognised the voice, and wondered, who is this person who sounds like...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:19 pm
3139
Interesting - I hate bright lipstick. WILL NOT wear it. At all. When I see myself in it I feel like a freak with only lips. I only wear very natural-looking...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:29 pm
3140
I wish I had your hair! Mine is slightly curly. For years all I did with it is pull it back into a bun-ish thingy, and then recently I had someone teach me how...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:32 pm
3141
do you wear make-up? *** No, I don't like the feel of make-up on my skin. Until three years ago, when I started wearing Clinique on sunny days, only, as a sun...
C B Bonham
cb_bonham
Offline Send Email
Oct 1, 2005
11:36 pm
3142
Jen, It sounds like you have found the true key to a long lasting relationship! One person or the other, being opposites on the mirror thing works so well. As...
D K
chat_tnchip
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
2:44 am
3143
Sometimes I think I can't see faces b/c I don't really care to do so. I'm an introvert, and while many introverts are very friendly (and so am I), I *really*...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
3:41 am
3144
Hi, I am only mildly face-blind (or should I say moderately). I don't picture my family's faces when I'm not with them, but I do recognize them when I see...
Margaret Mary Myers
margmary53
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
2:20 pm
3145
I have the answer to this one, finally! :) The egg came first...reptiles were laying eggs long before chickens came into existence... ... Seriously, you have...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
3:53 pm
3146
Good point! I don't remember what he's wearing usually, but he has only one pair of sneakers that he loves, and when I'm looking for him I go down the aisles...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
4:22 pm
3147
That's all I get in my mind's eye, too. Parts and pieces, never the whole face. I see a cleft in the lower lip, I see the angle of the eye lids,(but not his...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
6:39 pm
3148
When you are away from your house can you see the descriptive details of it? Do you see pieces of it in your mind's eye - like the windows, the landscape, but...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
6:48 pm
3149
... *** Perhaps. Or You have adapted to your situation and you have adopted techniques to identify people--as we all here have. *** *** I don't picture my...
C B Bonham
cb_bonham
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
6:49 pm
3150
I can see my house and others just fine. I can see the details of the rooms in my friend's houses. I can smell the perfume of the lady at work in my...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
7:30 pm
3151
But also know that I can't see faces in my minds eye no matter how hard I try. Can you see your husband's face in your mind when he's not around? *** I can...
C B Bonham
cb_bonham
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
7:41 pm
3152
I can't remember objects very well - similar to my recollection of faces. I can smell perfeclty - and remember that. I remember music so well I can tell which...
Jennifer C
niffmarie
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
8:13 pm
3153
Repaint your door.... :) OR...hang a wreath or welcome sign on it so you can notice it better. ... From: "C B Bonham" <cb_bonham@...> To:...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
8:59 pm
3154
With the music lyrics, I would guess that it depends on how clear the singer is. Music today (and I use the word "music" very loosely) is so scrambled and...
Top Cat
top_cat_did_it
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
9:03 pm
3155
... my top eyelids so that I "fit in with society's expected ... performances someone "did me", but I can NOT look at myself ... a freakish monster who is NOT...
Bill Choisser
billchoisser
Offline Send Email
Oct 2, 2005
9:41 pm
Messages 3126 - 3155 of 9432   Oldest  |  < Older  |  Newer >  |  Newest
Advanced
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines - Help