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Prosopagnosia (Facial Blindness) and Other Bonding Adventures

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In reply to a post where I admitted to a medium case of both directional dyslexia and facial blindness,the latter of which often causes me to confuse two people and think of them as one,  I received this message from Ana Daksina, who ironically discovered that she, too, had thought that another WP poet and I were the same person! I love the irony–especially when Forgottenman revealed the fact (the first time, to me) that he, too, had facial blindness. He even put a name to it, which I will repeat if I can find his comment.  Here is Ana’s:
Ana Daksina

11h agoThe Poet’s Public Record

You have face blindness? Only about two percent of us do! Usually, we’re very exceptional people.Since you ran a post about encounters with the famous soon after my post, I was pretty sure that, out of the two of you, I’d run you as a tribute ~ now I have to go check. Hey, there’s an institute which studies this disorder, did you know that? They would probably benefit by you filling out one of their questionnaires.

Okay, I did go back and check, and the tribute post was indeed about you. Apparently as soon as I figured it out I did go back and correct it, too, because the introduction no longer says you spent your salad days hobnobbing with the greats (sic!).

Usually I send a link to anyone I feature ~ yet another strange thing about this series of events ~ here you go: (Note from Judy: She must have sent the link to that other “me,” as the first time I saw it was when Forgottenman forwarded it to me. I forgive thee, Ana, as I know this problem so well….)

Here is a reblog of her reblog of my blog!  Phew.

https://thepoetspublicrecord.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/technically-flawless-funny-as-hell-wps-poetic-expats-tipsy-rhyming-rants-%f0%9f%a4%a3/

The final note from Ana was: Haha, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, and we have the beginnings of a friendship now! Take care 👩‍❤️‍👩

I’m also somewhat faceblind (Prosopagnosiac?) I have a story about my self discovery. Maybe I’ll tell it. Or not. Pretty sure this is the website you’re referring to:

https://www.faceblind.org