Terrible, Terrible Memory

topic posted Fri, July 10, 2009 - 10:00 AM by  Nathan
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Long before I took any type of personality indicator I knew that I had a horrible memory for names. I can be introduced to someone many times and I still cannot recall their name without some serious effort. I always remember a person though. I didn't say face because I don't always have to see their face to recognize someone. I guess I'm trying to say I almost instantly remember physical characteristics and not names. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty for not remembering someone's name or rather remembering them by a physical trait. Does anyone else find this typical of the INFJ?

I just remembered...lol...if I become emotionally attached to or infatuated with someone I can't forget their name and that reminds me of another post which I'll have to save for another time.
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  • Re: Terrible, Terrible Memory

    Fri, July 10, 2009 - 10:02 PM
    Interesting that you mention that, Nathan. I've never been good at faces or names either but always remember the energy of a person and what we talked about and often their clothing. I have gotten confused with people (even with actors) who feel the same but when I really look at them they look pretty different. I often don't notice if a person has lost or gained weight but I always know if their energy feels different or if they had something on their mind that day and again what color/pattern/style of clothing they wore.
  • Re: Terrible, Terrible Memory

    Sun, August 2, 2009 - 2:01 AM
    I always thought I had really bad memory, and I couldnt remember peoples names at all, but I recently started working at a music school and I am amazed how in just 3 months I now remember the 80 kids and parents complete names. I guess it has to do with the interesting idea of observing how families interact with each other, among many other things.

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