who?

In the past week and a half I've forgotten the name of three different people (to their face!). Ack. I hate that. The inevitable comes when I'm about to introduce who I'm with to the person I've just bumped into, and I start panicking, wondering if this time I'll forget the name again, and before I can even think about not thinking about it, I start fumbling for their name as my speech moves ahead without me, and starts the introductions - nameless. Shameful. I'm so happy when I bump into people I know but then I look like a complete idiot, having to ASK them what their name is. Wow. How insulting.

The worst is when the person calls me - says their name and our affiliation - and my mind still comes up blank. Who? "It's (name) from (place)." Who? *awkward laugh* "It's (name) from (place)." I'm sorry, who again? *mortification blush* "It's (NAME) from (PLACE)!"

Yes that was an actual conversation I had yesterday on the phone. Send me to social school or maybe I should eat more omega 3 fats. That memory-aid stuff you get from eating eggs. Yikes. And it's not like I can say that I'm good I recognizing people's faces either. I was at the lake last weekend and stared at a guy who was maybe or maybe not my hairdresser. The girlfriend gave me a bizarre look like "Who's the freak gawking at us". Now I can't wait to go for a haircut and confirm whether it was actually him or not! It'll appease my gimp mind. help.