Cataloging facial expressions

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I have a library of people's facial expressions in my head. If I know someone well enough, I can recognize which expression goes with which mood. After a while of knowing a person my brain creates a 'file' for them. This apparently is my brain's way around not being able to read faces automatically. It helps me communicate better. Socialization becomes awkward when I don't know someone well and don't have their facial expressions 'on file'.
Does anyone else do this?

do it with my mother and my dog (experimenting mostly on this one), but there is A LOT of expression and i can't remember all of them. people are just too complex for me to do dis with more than 2 people

I still get it wrong about half the time with people I know, but that is a step up from getting it wrong 90% of the time with strangers.

No. I need one of those machines like they make to translate baby's cries, except for facial expressions.

I can hardly recognize faces themselves half the time, much less read the expressions.