Apparently it's also known in people with epilepsy.
It may sound trivial and it's likely it's just a psychological quirk of yours, but it might be worthwhile talking to a doctor about this. Facial recognition is pretty much a core ability of humans, and if it isn't working normally for you, it should be checked out.
I recognise everybody I see
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There's a medical term for it: hyperfamiliarity for faces.
Apparently, it's not common, and often associated with problems in the left temporal lobe of the brain.
Just to cheer you up, here's an article by a guy who had this problem, which turned out to be related to a brain tumor:
https://brainissues.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/hyperfamiliarity-for-faces/
Apparently it's also known in people with epilepsy.
It may sound trivial and it's likely it's just a psychological quirk of yours, but it might be worthwhile talking to a doctor about this. Facial recognition is pretty much a core ability of humans, and if it isn't working normally for you, it should be checked out.