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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So - a reaction of "argh." I totally get. My name is Katherine - misspellings galore. I also once worked at a job in another city where people would always mistakenly call me Kathleen. No idea why. Katherine is like a really boring regular name? Everywhere in this country? So I put a sign on my door that said Katherine and people would literally stand under the sign and call me Kathleen. Drove me a bit nuts.

BUT - anything more than a passing "argh" is, well, I wouldn't say an overreaction, but I would say a symptom of the larger problem, which is you feeling invisible and depressed. Are you in therapy? Are you making progress? How about your family or closer friends, I presume they use your name correctly? Or is the issue that you don't have many people close to you?

You should also feel free to correct people every. single. time. They'll learn eventually. Some people are just bad with names. Or you can say "argh" and try to let it go. What really needs your attention is your larger mental health issues.

Anyway - I see you! And I wish you the best, and I'm sure there are better days ahead for you. Virtual hugs![/quote]

I have a casual friend, whom I really like but see once every couple months, and I have to whisper her name to myself a couple of times before I greet her. Her name is Sharon. I also know about three Shannon's. I want to call her Shannon. They are two different regular names that should not be interchanged. I'm objectively terrible with names.[/quote]

Can we be in a bad-with-names group? I'm a very detail oriented person in many ways, but my brain just glitches on names. My sister still gets mad every time I call her by my kids' or my dog's name. C'mon, sis! We're middle-aged! You know I love you, my brain just don't work right. :-)'

For me, there are a bunch of name pairings that trip me up, and I'm sure their owners think I'm a total moron.
- Melinda/Melissa
- Sharon/Shannon
- Katherine/Kathleen/Catherine/etc.
- Tom/Ted[/quote]

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