I think I’m friends with everyone I see — my brain even makes up memories

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Jenny Parry has a rare condition called hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF). When Jenny Parry walks down the street, she passes a sea of strangers. Except, to her, they seem all too familiar. She has a rare neurological condition which means that everyone she sees resembles a friend she has known for years, with accompanying cloudy memories of parties or workplace laughs. Photo released 19/05/2026
She is believed to be one of only a handful of people in Britain suffering from the condition (Picture: Tom Maddick / SWNS)

Some people make friends wherever they go, but as far as Jenny Parry is concerned, she’s mates with everyone already.

Due to a rare brain condition, whether she’s in a restaurant, on the bus or in the supermarket, the 54-year-old’s brain believes she knows every person she encounters.

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