Dr Jeni Haynes has 2682 people in her mind. She’s now telling how she lives with her ‘alters’
Dr. Jeni Haynes shares her experience living with dissociative identity disorder (DID) in a new SBS documentary. Diagnosed over a decade ago, she has 2682 alters that helped her survive childhood trauma. The documentary aims to dispel myths about DID and present her story authentically.
- ▪Dr. Jeni Haynes has 2682 alters, which she describes as a survival strategy from childhood trauma.
- ▪She was diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder a decade before testifying against her father in a trial.
- ▪The SBS documentary 'We Are Jeni' presents her story and challenges misconceptions about DID.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Sydney Morning Herald.