Where a person comes from is part of their identity. That's why often when people first meet one of the first questions is, "where are you from?" Being able...
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Jill M. Knous
jam30058
Feb 2, 2008 6:05 pm
thanks, Joni!. I couldn't agree more. I can't tell you how guilty I've felt all my life because "all white people look alike" Well, so does everyone! Now I...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Feb 2, 2008 7:49 pm
Tell me about it! I just got a hurt look from a nice, young, black man who I ought to know because I've been to his house a half dozen times helping his...
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Robert Richmond
bobrichmond55
Feb 3, 2008 1:31 am
As I noted before, I don't think my ability to tell races or ethnicities apart is much different from that of a person who isn't face blind. (But my face...
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Leslie
ineedtopaymy...
Feb 3, 2008 5:38 am
It is also important as a social worker and in other helping professions to know what race a person considers him/herself and identifies with because culture...
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Aromee
aromee_masseert
Feb 3, 2008 5:39 am
Hi My name is Marcia and live in Holland. The last days I'm looking for information about faceblind. I've found a lot of information, but I can't find people...
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Delila
bastard12363
Feb 3, 2008 12:26 pm
... From: "Leslie" <ineedtopaymyrent@...> ... So once a Chinese woman is widowed she stays single for the rest of her life? ... I'm aware of this rule,...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Feb 3, 2008 1:04 pm
... ***** I have read that the face recognition part of the brain doesn't fully develop until puberty. This article explains how babies and small children are...
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Leslie Hansen
ineedtopaymy...
Feb 3, 2008 6:41 pm
It's a completely made up example. The point is that culture is an important part of understanding a person's decsion making and identifing values, norms, and...
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daniel palmeri
palmeridj
Feb 3, 2008 8:27 pm
It could be puberty, but it also could be something where all of a sudden you have a massive amount of people to learn and it may just take you longer too. ...
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Amanda
pottersclay123
Feb 4, 2008 12:08 am
a thought just came to me... everyone talks abotu hor difficult it is sometimes it distinguish between origins such as China, Japan, and Korea. I agree this...
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Aromee
aromee_masseert
Feb 5, 2008 11:57 pm
Hi Thanks for the reactions! It really helps me! I have written some reactions beneath. Can I ask you a question? Did you went to a doctor for that? I never ...
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bty12189523
Feb 9, 2008 6:18 am
i have joined this group to try and understand why i have a problem recognising the very people i should know, i ignored my own son to- day !!,, didnt see him...
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Leslie
ineedtopaymy...
Feb 9, 2008 6:59 pm
Hi, I have the same problems...I won't recognize anyone out of context and I often think I recognize someone, but it turns out I 've never seen them before....
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Ann J
ajennerjahn
Feb 9, 2008 7:25 pm
Hi Bty, It sounds as if you are in the right place. Many of us have unconsciously developed ways of recognizing people that are different from actually...
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Aromee
aromee_masseert
Feb 9, 2008 8:25 pm
Hi Welcome! It's always a horrible feeling, that you can't recognise people who are close to you. I think we all have this problem. The best thing you can do...
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bea lacey
bty12189523
Feb 9, 2008 8:25 pm
I recognize people I don’t know as a coping strategy . Does that make sense? ... From: faceblind@yahoogroups.com [mailto:faceblind@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
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Jo Livingston
fiatbertone2
Feb 10, 2008 11:58 am
An article in the Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_8219301 _________________________________________________________________ Who's friends...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Feb 10, 2008 8:37 pm
This is a VERY good article except it implys the situation is unique to her. But this describes my life to a T except I don't have seizures ELizabeth Hensley...
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Dana Pellegrino
pellegrinodana
Feb 11, 2008 5:22 am
My boss says that I am nice to everyone, because I don't know who to be nice to. It is funny because he is right on the money! bea lacey...
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Bonnie
bonnieinthemist
Feb 11, 2008 8:41 am
I am reading a hospital pamphlet as I prepare for a hospital, out- patient procedure on Friday. The pamphlet talks about patient rights and responsibilities. ...
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robcross77
Feb 11, 2008 9:07 am
There is still a lot about prosopagnosia that is not known yet, but it's believed that recognizing people you don't know (hyperactive recognition) works...
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beatrice lacey
bty12189523
Feb 11, 2008 5:00 pm
In the past I tended to ask if we have met before then just apologise, but recently since discovering face blindness I mention it and just say that I think I...
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Liz Hensley
atomdancerrr
Feb 11, 2008 5:28 pm
That has been my experience too. Knowing WHAT is wrong makes a lot of other worse possibilities no longer a cold tummy-wrenching fear. Knowing I'm face blind...
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joni pinkney
jonipinkney
Feb 11, 2008 5:29 pm
Same here. I think we're "angels in training". -- Joni Posted by: "Dana Pellegrino" pellegrinodana@......
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Deena Larsen
deenalarsen
Feb 11, 2008 5:41 pm
Bonnie, It is VERY important that you ask everyone in the hospital who they are each time. You will have a white board, and you can write there that you are...
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Ann J
ajennerjahn
Feb 11, 2008 6:11 pm
Also, I think that some hospitals at least have a strict code of what the different uniforms mean -- if you can have someone explain it to you up front, at...
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jim7416@...
jim7416
Feb 11, 2008 6:21 pm
In a message dated 2/11/2008 3:41:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, orebon@... writes: I am reading a hospital pamphlet as I prepare for a hospital, out- ...
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Amanda
pottersclay123
Feb 12, 2008 4:17 am
So now that you all know what "is wrong with you", so to speak. Do you find you study your own actions with intrigue? "What do I do when I meet a new person?...
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lovise_mo
Feb 12, 2008 1:28 pm
This morning I went to my lecture and sat there waiting for the others, as I was very early. A girl sat down beside me, she had darker skin than me and knew...
