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Hyperfamiliarity?

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User65412 · 16/08/2023 14:42

Recently I've been experiencing a phenomenan where strangers I meet seem to be very familiar to me. The barista at the a coffee shop, a new mum at playgroup, a random in the street. My brain is telling me I know them but I don't.
I know this happens occasionally but it's daily for me.
I've got 2 kids under 2 and just started a new job and spend most days feeling overwhelmed, stressed and burnt out. Is it possible my brain doesn't have the capacity at the moment to 'learn' a new face and so is it just lazily linking to one I already know?! What's going on?!
Does anyone else have this?

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User65412 · 16/08/2023 14:44

*phenomenon!

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Amber345 · 11/02/2024 17:33

I know this is a thread from last year but this has recently started happening to me. Two children under 2 aswell, never noticed before. Do you still find it's happening to you now?

User65412 · 11/02/2024 21:10

Hi! I almost forgot that this happened, no it does not happen to me now. Like almost the opposite, I don't recognise anyone 🤣
Are you finding this happening to you a lot? I really put it down to the 2 under 2 thing.

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