Actress Shenaz Treasury diagnoses with prosopagnosia; Know more about this disorder - 'A real brain issue'
Shenaz Treasury, an actor and travel blogger, disclosed on her Instagram Stories that she had prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness.
Shenaz said in a series of Instagram Stories that she had recently received a diagnosis of the cognitive disease and is now able to comprehend why she finds it difficult to recognize features and voices, even those of people she has known for some time.
Because of her inability to recognize or correctly identify people, she is frequently referred to as "aloof" and "snobbish." Shenaz Treasury stated, "This is a real brain issue, please be kind."
"I have been diagnosed with prosopagnosia. Now, I understand why I've never been able to put faces together," Shenaz Treasury, 41, wrote on her Instagram Stories.
"You have difficulty recognising neighbours, friends, coworkers, clients, schoolmates. People you know expect you to recognise them. Failing to recognise someone might make you seem aloof. Many sufferers report losing friends and offending coworkers because they have failed to recognise them. This is me. And I thought I was just dumb," she wrote.
"I've always felt so ashamed that I mix up people and can't recognise the faces of people — even close friends after a few years – I can't recognize them. This is a real brain issue. Please be kind and understand," Shenaz Treasury wrote.
Brad Pitt faces a similar issue
Pitt confessed to a similar condition earlier. Pitt acknowledged that he had trouble remembering new people and recognizing their faces, while not having received a formal diagnosis for the disease. He claimed that this was particularly noticeable in social settings. He was concerned that his actions gave the impression that he was "aloof, self-absorbed, and unavailable."
People with prosopagnosia have trouble recognizing their family, friends, or companions, according to the uninitiated. Some of them even mentally record a person's voice, haircut, attire, and even how they move to identify them.
These techniques, meanwhile, are useless when they run across familiar faces in strange environments. Some people even struggle to recognize their faces when they look in the mirror. Additionally, they might not be able to determine a person's age or gender or recognize certain facial expressions. People with this disease consequently experience social anxiety.
According to researchers, persons who have been diagnosed frequently experience depressive symptoms. The disorder can make it difficult for people to recognize objects and places in addition to faces.