Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

Jenny Parry has a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)

By Charlie Fenton

A woman has told how she suffers from a rare brain condition — which makes her think everyone including total strangers are her friends.

Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

Professor Tim Andrews during the study. (University of York via SWNS)
Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

Professor Tim Andrews. (University of York via SWNS)
Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

Jenny speaks to someone, creating false memories in her mind. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

Jenny Parry has a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
Woman has rare brain condition – which makes her think she has met “every person in the world”

When Jenny Parry walks down the street, she passes a sea of strangers. Except, to her, they seem all too familiar. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)

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