For example, some people may struggle to recognize their own reflection, while others may struggle to recognize a familiar face, such that of a close friend or relative.
Furthermore, some persons may not be able to tell the difference between faces and objects.
Notably, some data suggests that because prosopagnosia is often related with feelings of loneliness and fear, people who have it may experience persistent anxiety or depression.
According to Blum, some people shy away from family members and other loved ones because they fear they won’t be able to identify or acknowledge them appropriately.
“It can be challenging to navigate basic social relationships when you have prosopagnosia,” she explains.
Despite never having received a formal diagnosis of prosopagnosia, Pitt recently acknowledged in an interview with GQ that he had struggled to recognize people’s faces for years.
