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Old 05-07-2014, 02:12 PM #1
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I'm not the original poster, but what does it mean if you trouble recognizing faces? I went through this for a couple of months, but I feel better now. I hope this isn't a symptom that can return.

At first, I felt like a stranger when I looked at myself in the mirror! Hard to explain, but it was a very scary feeling. I would get like an inch away from the mirror and just stare at myself in confusion. I feel weird admitting that lol.
Thanks Mark and MomWriterStudent for answering!!

I have had trouble recognizing my own face before during high stress times of my life and it really scared me. I think it was some kind of depersonalization back then but when it happens after a head injury I guess it could have other reasons than just anxiety but I am not sure. The feeling I have when I don't recognize someone elses face is different than what I felt when I could'nt recognize my own face, like I looked at myself in the mirror and I saw that it was me and I knew it was but it just didnt feel like me at all, when I look at someone whom I at first dont recognize I don't see that it is them for the first moments like I am looking at someone I have never seen before and then they start looking familiar. When you looked in the mirror and did not recognize yourself, did you feel like you were looking at a complete stranger or did you feel like it was someone you had seen before but it didnt feel like you? Hmm I hope this makes sense haha

If you are interested I'll let you know what my psychologist thinks of all of this when I see her!
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