I have partial facial blindness which makes it hard to picture faces that aren’t super familiar and I can’t create new faces in my head. I end up picturing faces of people I know and celebrities.

It becomes frustrating when I’m reading as the faces morph constantly into my head. I constantly stop to get the faces right. Sydney Sweeney ended up as 2 characters when I read “Bunny” lol. I also get a biased view of the characters this way. It makes it really hard to enjoy reading nowadays. Any suggestions? Different strategies for picturing or reading without picturing?

  • IndependenceNo2060@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Have you tried focusing more on the characters’ personalities and actions rather than their physical appearances? This can help create a clearer image of the characters in your mind without relying on specific faces.

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      10 months ago

      Kind of? Thanks I could try that more before picturing a face. Usually the annoyance comes from having a person in mind and then realizing they don’t fit the character