Post #527740

I am similar, hate using names (even if I know them) and have trouble remembering them. My not remembering them has a lot to do with face blindness. If everyone looks the same I can’t remember who is who until I figure out their idk, shape? Motions? Virtual meetings were a nightmare. No, I don’t remember you, sorry! Names are intimate and fraught with pitfalls. It still weirds me out when my husband uses my full first name. He has a nickname for me and if someone else calls me by that it feels extremely uncomfortable. Different friend groups/family groups also have different names for me. I didn’t choose any of them and they are generally fine but again if I get called by an unexpected name it’s fucking weird. That salesman tactic also creeps me out. You aren’t selfish, your brain just works different. People can fuck right off with that ableist shit.