I did a report on a condition with similar symptoms to yours a few years ago. Have you ever suffered any head trauma? Long story short, people who have suffered trauma to their brains can suffer a "disconnect" in the brain.
The bridge between the region in the brain that interprets faces and the one that generates the appropriate emotional response gets damaged. Therefore, when you see a face, you feel no emotion, no response, and feel alienated; almost like your face isn't yours.
People with this often think their parents and loved ones are impostors because they do not feel any connection to them, even though they know they should.
I don't want to make mountains out of molehills though. I don't know your whole story and can only speculate. The name of this disorder escapes me though, I remember a book I read, called phantoms in the brain, mentioning this, and also a documentary on the work done by neurologist V.S. Ramachandran (one of the coolest people ever!!
Im not the man in the mirror, is this normal?
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I did a report on a condition with similar symptoms to yours a few years ago. Have you ever suffered any head trauma? Long story short, people who have suffered trauma to their brains can suffer a "disconnect" in the brain.
The bridge between the region in the brain that interprets faces and the one that generates the appropriate emotional response gets damaged. Therefore, when you see a face, you feel no emotion, no response, and feel alienated; almost like your face isn't yours.
People with this often think their parents and loved ones are impostors because they do not feel any connection to them, even though they know they should.
I don't want to make mountains out of molehills though. I don't know your whole story and can only speculate. The name of this disorder escapes me though, I remember a book I read, called phantoms in the brain, mentioning this, and also a documentary on the work done by neurologist V.S. Ramachandran (one of the coolest people ever!!
If you are concerned, talk to a professional.
Or google V.S. Ramachandran. He is a bad ass.