Do You Ever Pretend Not To Remember People?

[Spock]

And I don't mean someone that you just want to go away. This falls into the "You Know What You Know" category.

Maybe other people here share (to some measure) my blessing (or curse?).

I am blessed (cursed?) with an almost photographic memory for interactions with people. I remember very specific things about people that I have interacted with on a very limited basis.

That is just the way my mind works. I remember where people are from and what we talked about and etc etc.

People just can't believe what I know about them considering we may not have interacted for 20 years or whatever and, NO, I haven't stalked them on the internet.

From my end, I can't fathom that they can't remember this stuff-but I am used to it by now.

When people comment on it-I just say something like 'that is just the way my mind works" BUT

Am I supposed to pretend I don't remember this stuff? Nobody else does, why should I? But that would kind of be lying in a way.

Li'L Spock shares this gift (curse) as well to some extent.

[jarnon]

Publicizing that sort of ability can be hazardous at times.

[Beebs52]

This should go in the other thread. You'd get more hits.

[Spock]

This should go in the other thread. You'd get more hits.

OK.