lashley101
New member
For those of you who might not know what a "super-recognizer" is, it is someone who has an uncanny ability to remember faces. To be more specific, being a super-recognizer entails more than simply remembering faces you interact with everyday. Super-recognizers can remember a face they haven't seen since 15 years or more ago.
It wasn't until about 4 or 5 years ago that I realized I had this ability/gift. I would instantly recognize a face I hadn't seen since I was a little girl (i.e. seeing parent's of kids I went to grade school with, hardly had any interaction with, but still knew exactly who they are). Even when people have aged since the last I have seen them--say 10+ years ago--I still recognize their faces. In the supermarket, at the mall, on the street, at a bus stop, etc.
I can remember faces from movies of B list actors and actresses that I had only seen once in a movie years and years ago. And of course, I recognize easily faces I pass on the street once and keep recognizing their faces in a crowd when I see them going to work every day. I can remember waiters and waitresses who served me at restaurants that I had only eaten at once and where years had passed.
I'm wondering if any other members have this ability and if so, I'd love to hear about your stories and experiences with this gift. Have you been able to actually use it in a professional way?
Thanks,
Lauren.
It wasn't until about 4 or 5 years ago that I realized I had this ability/gift. I would instantly recognize a face I hadn't seen since I was a little girl (i.e. seeing parent's of kids I went to grade school with, hardly had any interaction with, but still knew exactly who they are). Even when people have aged since the last I have seen them--say 10+ years ago--I still recognize their faces. In the supermarket, at the mall, on the street, at a bus stop, etc.
I can remember faces from movies of B list actors and actresses that I had only seen once in a movie years and years ago. And of course, I recognize easily faces I pass on the street once and keep recognizing their faces in a crowd when I see them going to work every day. I can remember waiters and waitresses who served me at restaurants that I had only eaten at once and where years had passed.
I'm wondering if any other members have this ability and if so, I'd love to hear about your stories and experiences with this gift. Have you been able to actually use it in a professional way?
Thanks,
Lauren.