https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/hyperfamiliarity/Recent content in hyperfamiliarity on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/zoo-keepers-rare-brain-condition-makes-strangers-feel-like-old-friends/Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/zoo-keepers-rare-brain-condition-makes-strangers-feel-like-old-friends/Jenny Parry, a 54-year-old zoo keeper from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, lives with an extraordinary neurological condition that convinces her everyone she sees—even complete strangers—are lifelong friends. This rare disorder, known as hyperfamiliarity for faces (HFF), causes unknown faces to appear intensely familiar, blurring the line between memory and reality. Jenny’s journey began unexpectedly in the autumn of 2019 after a severe migraine attack during a walk in Gloucestershire’s Painswick Rococo Garden with her daughter.