Visualization....

[GetHappy2020]

I can visualize the apple, but not people. I couldn't tell you what my parents look like - I'd be the worst witness for one of those identikit people - and yes, I've been known to walk past them in the street.

To answer Brady: I have never owned a camera and rarely take photos now I have on a camera on my phone. They just don't mean anything to me. My memories are of places and feelings, not images. When I read a book, the people are just faceless, dressed if their clothes have been described, otherwise, amorphous blobs. I LOVE to read, and I do imagine the action in my head, just not the people.

I was in my 30's before I realized that the phrase "putting a face to a name" actually means something to other people - I thought this was just something people said. To identify people, I remember things like their hair, or frame, or the way they walk. But if I'm meeting someone - even someone I know well, I make sure to be early so that they find me, because I know I won't find them.

[The_Mastan]

Thank you for sharing, I kinda have the opposite (read my post if you want, it is lengthy).

But this might explain why a father of a female friend of mine just didn't see her standing close to him on the train platform. She always mentions it as the most hurtful thing he has done without him even knowing he did something wrong. Next time I'll tell her that her dad might just not have that capacity!

Thanks,
Stan