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That’s me, except I also forget song lyrics. It’s like my brain isn’t capable of paying attention to the words long enough to remember them. Is this an ADHD thing or am I just weird?
Pretty sure it's an ADHD thing. I'm like that with people's faces. For a long time I thought I had facial blindness but realized a couple of years ago, I'm just not generally paying attention to faces enough to record them into memory. When I actually learn what someone's face looks like instead of their general shape/hair/clothes/accessories, I have no problem recognizing them in a variety of situations.
I do that with faces and names lol. I think I’ve gotten better at faces, but names, not so much. I think it’s also an anxiety thing, because when I do recognize someone, I gaslight myself into thinking I don’t. But that one time I thought I recognized someone and made it awkward keeps me from not gaslighting myself.