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A WOMAN who suffered horrific abuse by the hands of her own father has revealed how she survived her traumatic childhood.

Jeni Haynes, who lives in Australia, shared how she developed over 2,500 personalities to cope with her father’s vile abuse that took place over countless years.

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Jeni Haynes came up with multiple personalities to protect her mind from the abuse of her father[/caption]

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Jeni spent years trying to get justice for the abuse Richard Haynes put her through as a young girl[/caption]

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In the end, her Dissociative Identity Disorder and multiple personalities saved her life and got her father convicted[/caption]

Jeni has opened up to 60 Minutes Australia on how her Dissociative Identity Disorder saved her and got her father convicted of the abuse he made her endure.

She said: “My dad inflicted, chose to inflict severe, sadistic, violent abuse that was completely unavoidable, unescapable and life threatening.

“And he did this, he chose to do this everyday of my entire childhood.”

Jeni took her father, Richard Haynes, to court for repeatedly raping and abusing her as a young girl reports the BBC.

And while Jeni was the only woman in the witness stand that day – the court heard testimonies from six different people.

To cope with the horror of her life, Jeni’s mind came up with an extraordinary way to protect her – creating new identities for her to detach from the pain. 

The abuse she suffered was so extreme that Jeni says she developed over 2,500 personalities to cope – including a four-year-old girl called Symphony.

My dad’s abuse was calculated and it was planned. It was deliberate and he enjoyed every minute of it.

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It’s believed to be the first case in the world where a victim with diagnosed Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) – or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – has testified in their other personalities and secured a conviction.

“We weren’t scared. We had waited such a long time to tell everyone exactly what he did to us and now he couldn’t shut us up,” she said.

Speaking to the Australian TV show, Jeni, now a doctor and author revealed her father was ‘vile’ and made an ‘army‘ of personalities to protect herself and get him convicted for his monstrous crimes.

Jeni and her family moved from Bexleyheath in London to Australia when she was just four, but her father’s abuse had already begun.

The brave woman waived her anonymity rights, as a victim of abuse, so her father could be identified.

“My dad’s abuse was calculated and it was planned. It was deliberate and he enjoyed every minute of it,” Jeni told the court in a victim impact statement.

Jeni was also denied medical care for her injuries from beatings and sexual abuse, which have developed into serious lifelong conditions.

Now aged 54, Jeni has irreparable damage to her eyesight, jaw, bowel, anus and coccyx. These have required extensive surgeries including a colostomy operation in 2011.

The abuse would continue until Jeni was 11, when the family moved back to the UK. Her parents divorced shortly after, in 1984. She believes no-one, not even her mother, was aware of what she was going through.

Jeni first created Symphony, a four-year-old girl who, she says, exists in her own time reality.

She told the BBC he was in fact abusing symphony when he was abusing her.

But then Symphony also created personalities to help her cope with the abuse – thousands of them.

Jeni has revealed that there is one called Muscles – a teenager styled like Billy Idol. He is tall and wears clothes which show off his strong arms. He’s calm and protective.

Volcano who is very tall and strong, and clad from top to toe in black leather. He has bleached blond hair.

Jeni was allowed to testify in court as Symphony as well as five other personalities sharing the different types of abuse she endured – and finally, ten years after reporting the crimes got to see justice be served.

Richard Haynes pleaded guilty to more than two dozen child sexual abuse charges

Jeni sat metres away from her father in court to see him sentenced to 45 years. Haynes, who is suffering from poor health, will serve at least 33 years before he is eligible for parole.

The clip was shared on their TikTok account and was watched by more than 2 million people.

People were moved by Jeni’s story, which left them heartbroken for her.

One person wrote: “God bless you Jeni.”

Another commented: “You are an amazing survivor Jeni. I wish you all the best in your life.”

“Her brain was the only one trying to protect her,” penned a third.

Meanwhile a fourth said: “It’s amazing how the brain tries to protect you as much as it can.”

“The poor poor woman. We truly failed her,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “People need to understand this is real and more than life-impacting. These dear folks need support and understanding all their lives.”

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A WOMAN has revealed that she quit her job and moved full time into a van after her mental health took a turn for the worse.

Emily loves living in her tiny camper-van, but freezing winter temperatures and a lack of space means that it can sometimes be a struggle.

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Emily moved into a tiny home with her dog Remy[/caption]

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She said her new lifestyle has made her so much happier[/caption]

Just a year and a half ago, Emily was a teacher in a primary school, but she said that the job completely drained her mental health.

“It was the worst it had ever been in my entire life”, she said.

She decided to switch careers, and after gaining a yoga qualification, set up her own company, and began to teach classes.

However, her yoga teaching job doesn’t pay as much, so in order to sustain her lifestyle, she decided to ditch the apartment she shared with her husband, and buy a van.

Despite the small space, Emily, who shares the van with her dog Remy, said that she doesn’t feel like she’s missing out on anything that she used to have in her apartment.

“We had so many pots and pans we never used, and now we have one pot and one pan, and it’s everything we need”, she told the Tiny Home Tours YouTube channel.

Emily’s husband occasionally lives with her in the camper-van, but mostly lives in his car, as he travels around in his job as a mountaineering guide.

The van was £8,800 off Facebook Marketplace, and had previously only been used for hunting, meaning that it was in a great condition.

Emily then spent £3800 renovating it and turning it into her dream van.

When she first moved into her new home, back in January, the weather was freezing, and she struggled to stay warm.

However, she now has a propane heater that keeps her toasty all throughout the winte.

To power the appliances in the van, Emily has installed solar panels on the roof, meaning that her van is able to run off grid.

And despite her bed being much smaller than the one she used to have in her apartment, Emily said that it is the most comfortable mattress she has ever had.

“I sleep better here than I have ever slept anywhere”, she said.

She added that her van even has a skylight in it, which has allowed her to see the Northern Lights whilst lying in bed.

Emily said that she has been criticised for having a dog living with her in the van, but she insisted that Remy leads a happy lifestyle.

“She spends most of her time outside and is running around the woods”, she said.

Emily said that her change of lifestyle has allowed her to become much happier, meaning that she has the energy to try and make other people feel happier as well.

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MARRIED at First sight star Peggy Lawrence has been rushed to hospital as she shares a photo from the urgent care unit.

The 33-year-old captioned the picture which, was posted as a reel, “Happy Monday to me, what am I like,” followed by a sad face emoji.

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Although the reality star is yet to reveal why she’s in there, its fair to say that 2024 has been a tumultuous time for the star.

Earlier this year we revealed how the star had ended her relationship with George Berthonneau with whom she was paired on the reality show, after she discovered that he’d been cheating on her.

But George has since denied her claims and maintains that he was faithful throughout.

Peggy, who says she went on the programme to find true love,  announced their split on Valentine’s Day this year and relations between the pair quickly soured on social media.

In an explosive new interview with The Sun, Peggy has hit out at her ex after their relationship came crumbling down – and insists it was his decision to split.

She says: “George ended things with me on the 30th January so for him to come out and say he was blindsided by my Instagram post is a load of rubbish.

“I wasn’t going to say anything about what he put me through but enough is enough and everyone deserves to know the truth.

“I never wanted to do a story about our relationship. I wanted to remain dignified but after he made up all that rubbish about me, I just want everyone to know the truth. I was heartbroken.”

Georges denies being unfaithful, with a source close to him saying he didn’t split with Peggy and “she just presumed”.

Peggy claims she first thought he was cheating in December of last year when he took his ex-girlfriend to an event – and pretended she was one of his male friends.

Shortly afterwards he took her to Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, but it was when he went to a Christmas party without Peggy, that she started to grow really suspicious.

She explains:  “Every time I’m out he tells me ‘you must message me when you’re home.’ This night he never messaged me to say he was back at the hotel.

“I said ‘shall I meet you at the hotel’ and he was like, no, no, no I won’t be back until late’. He messaged me the next morning apologising that he didn’t message me.

“He denied spending the night with her. I was crying my eyes out.

“At this point I didn’t know it was his ex-girlfriend!”

A few days later Peggy confronted him about it, and he admitted he had slept with the woman in the past.

“The anxiety of it all was impacting my mental health so I had to ask him what was wrong. He wasn’t messaging me back and was distant,” she says.

“Georges tells me he’s unhappy. I asked him ‘are you happy with us and our relationship? And he said ‘I don’t know’ it was him saying no. It was like a dagger to my heart and I said this to him on the phone to the point where I had to call him back because I was upset.”

She says he refused to see her after that and told his friends and family it was over – something he denies.

Peggy is still coming to terms with the split and admits: “I don’t have time to waste. I want a family and I want to get married.”

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Peggy was paired with George in the 2023 three series[/caption]

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But by the following year their relationship had hit the rocks with claims that George had cheated[/caption]

NOA-LYNN VAN LEUVEN has hit out at “toxic bitches” on the women’s darts tour.

The Dutch star will become the first transgender player to compete at the PDC World Championship this year.

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Van Leuven has had to deal with a lot of criticism[/caption]

Van Leuven, 28, has won four titles this year, including the 21st PDC Women’s Series in Leicester on Saturday.

At the WDF World Cup, she won gold with the Dutch team and in the pairs tournament.

However, before the competition, a members’ meeting took place and decided that trans women would no longer be welcome at WDF events.

It is not yet known when the rule will come into effect.

Van Leuven hit out at the decision and claimed that the sport has moved backwards.

She wrote on social media: “I thought the world should know.

“This is discrimination. We have been thrown back 40 years with the sport of darts.”

The darts ace has insisted that she gets positive reactions from younger players on the tour.

However, she has claimed that some are threatened by her.

She told Dutch media NU: “They secretly tell me that they don’t understand the commotion.

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She won the 21st PDC Women’s Series[/caption]

“But there are a lot of conservative, toxic bitches on the women’s tour.

“They see me as a threat.”

She was criticised for enjoying more success in the women’s circuit compared to when she competed on the men’s.

However, Van Leuven has claimed that this is because she is now “more comfortable” when throwing and that she is putting in more effort.

She said: “I throw well now because I feel more comfortable.

“It’s a matter of putting money and hours into it.

“Not many women do that, but I do. I’ve proven I can win over men, too.”

Van Leuven has been on the receiving end of online abuse.

We have been thrown back 40 years with the sport of darts”

Noa-Lynn Van Leuven

This has had led to her being afraid to go outside and suffering panic attacks.

She said: “People send the most terrible messages and then go on preparing their pasta.

“They have no idea the impact it has on my life.

“I didn’t dare go out on the street for several weeks and had panic attacks. It did take a while for that fear to go away.”

Van Leuven will become the first Dutch woman to appear in the PDC World Darts Championship and is not afraid of being criticised.

She added: “We’ll see. I don’t care.

“Standing there as the first Dutch woman is already the ultimate middle finger for me.”

A MUM claims to have crossed the gates of heaven after she slipped into a coma following a horrifying near-death experience.

Amber Cavanagh loved her moment on the “other side” so much that she no longer fears death.

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Amber Cavanagh nearly died after a double stroke[/caption]

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The mum believes she went to heaven and came back[/caption]

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She was given the option to say in heaven or come home to her family[/caption]

“I looked like the best version of myself and had everyone I had ever loved that was no longer with us around me – including my childhood dogs,” she said.

The 43-year-old was watching a film with her family when she suddenly developed an “excruciating” migraine.

She had taken herself to bed before she woke up a few hours later completely paralysed and blind in one eye.

Terrified, she banged on the wall to alert her husband, Michael, 41, who immediately called for an ambulance, rushing her to hospital.

At first, she thought the whole ordeal in December 2021 was a “dream”.

But as she arrived at the hospital, reality set in.

The mum-of-two, who was semi-conscious, was suffering from a double stroke and intense brain bleed.

A stroke is a very serious condition where the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off.

To stop the bleeding, she was given a blood-clotting drug with a 50 per cent survival rate due to its intense effects on the body.

Sadly, this didn’t work and she was life-flighted to another hospital nearby for emergency brain surgery.

But throughout all of this, her family assumed she couldn’t hear them – but she could, leaving Amber “petrified”.

She said: “It was horrific.

“It was looking more than likely that I was going to die.

“I heard the nurses tell my kids: ‘Say everything you want now to your mum, as you probably won’t see her again.’

“I was literally scared to death, and I was non-verbal, everyone thought I was just mumbling in a state of unconsciousness.

“When really, I was trying to talk to them to find out what was going on.

“I heard everyone saying their goodbyes and crying, not knowing I was still in there.

“It’s still, to this day, one of the most terrifying things I have ever experienced.”

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Amber had to relearn how to walk, eat and talk[/caption]

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the 43-year-old is urging others not be afraid of death[/caption]

‘I could really feel the grass beneath my feet’

While in the helicopter, she recalls taking one last glimpse at the sun before shutting her eyes.

When opening them again, she was in another dimension.

Amber said: “I could see my physical body beneath me, but I could also see my kids being driven by their grandparents to the hospital.

“I could see my husband weeping over my body.

“There was no going toward the light, or people calling me – I was just watching over everything and everyone.

“It sounds bad, but I wasn’t scared for my family, as I knew everything was going to be OK.

“There was no who, what, why, when or where to answer anymore, I just knew everything.

“Around me was an incredible garden, where I could really feel the grass beneath my feet.

“Then, I saw all my loved ones to the right, every version of me; past, present and future to the left and my guides stood right in front of me.

“I spoke telepathically to everyone, including my nan and grandma.

“Even my dogs from childhood surrounded me. I could touch them, but I didn’t as that wasn’t why I was there.

“But there was such a deep-rooted feeling of pure comfort.

“Knowing I had to leave this place that had an overwhelming glow of loving light was so difficult.”

Amber says her guides told her about the two outcomes.

If she stayed, her family would suffer and they would have to overcome the intense grief of losing her so soon.

But if she returned to her physical body, she would face a gruelling recovery journey – and would regret the decision.

However, she knew her time wasn’t up yet.

Amber closed her eyes and suddenly, she was back in her own body again.

For the next two weeks, she remained in hospital, but medics were adamant she would need to be in care for the rest of her life.

Relearning how to live

Miraculously, the mum was talking and moving within hours.

She said: “They still don’t understand it.

“My doctor says I’m his ‘miraculous patient’ as I didn’t even need the surgery as they planned.

“Yes, there was a lot of damage to my body and brain, but I was alive – and that was the main thing.”

Over the course of 10 weeks, she had to relearn all her basic functions, including how to walk, talk and eat.

Now, while she’s still numb in the right side of her body, life has gone back to somewhat normal again.

However, her experience has taught her a valuable lesson and it’s changed her outlook on life.

Not afraid of dying

Amber hopes her story will help people feel less afraid of dying and help us realise that we’re never truly alone.

“On the other side, there’s a squad of loved ones cheering us on every day,” she said.

Since the experience, Amber and her family re “much closer” and don’t take life “as seriously.”

She said: “It’s made me appreciate the beauty of life and has given me a new perspective.

“I am human, so I’m fearful I will have another stroke again, but I’m not afraid of dying anymore.

“I do worry I’ll leave my kids too soon, as they’ve been through enough and I want to see them grow up.

“But it’s something I’ll never regret going through, it’s given me a chance to grieve the old me and welcome this new chapter.

“I’ve found that life is school, but that place is home – I’ve been given the gift of seeing my life from a completely different view point.

“Sometimes, when I’m having a tough day, I’ll close my eyes and remember feeling the grass under my feet.

“I question then if I made the right decision, but I know I was given the choice to spread the message that we’re all here for a reason.”

IT’S hard enough to keep a two-up, two-down clean and tidy.

But try living in an old church!

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Priscilla took to TikTok to share a video tour of her very unique home[/caption]

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She and husband Morton live in this 154-year-old church[/caption]

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Luckily, homeowner Priscilla thinks that the messiness of her unique abode is “part of its charm”.

She shared a video tour of the 154-year-old property on her TikTok page, kicking off with the “cemetery studio”, where she creates her arts and crafts.

“There is a street that separates us from there,” she said.

“We don’t own that cemetery, we don’t take care of it, but in here is the wonderful world of glass in the studio.

“And I believe in showing warts and all, you’re gonna see some messy areas, but that’s part of the charm!”

She then took the camera into the bedroom she shares with husband Morton, as she said: “That’s our bedroom in the East altar.

“That’s the snuggle nest where we should watch movies up on this big wall.”

However, they spend most of their evenings in the West altar, where they’ve created a cute TV room.

“Our bedroom technically starts from there and goes to there, but I kind of consider this whole room my bedroom,” she said.

When it comes to decking out her home, Priscilla is all for getting items from all walks of life – including the local skip.

“These chairs I saved from the dumpster, I need to upholster them,” she said.

“They’re called bustle chairs.”

They’ve also made use of some of the church’s original features, including the pipe organ, which forms part of a makeshift bar.

There’s also a tiki room, and another organ she got for free from Craigslist, and a Wizard of Oz area because “there’s no place like home”.

Priscilla has various places in the church to work from when it comes to her painting, writing and crafting, and is even making a forest out of 20 feet tall papier-mâché trees.

There’s a dining table that stretches across 20 feet, and even more organs.

“I don’t know how many we have!” she laughed.

Their kitchen is a “work in progress”, as she showed Morton making some lemon curd, before lovingly adding: “Without Morton, none of this would happen.

“This is a dream come true.”

Other unique rooms in the property include the “hot cocoa room”, and the “library room”, which also houses a bed where her sister sleeps when she visits.

“As I said – warts and all! I never go through and clean something to show you.

“You’re going to see it as we live in it.”

Their son lives with them too, in a self-contained 2,400 square foot basement in the church, complete with two-bedrooms

And one of the most exciting places in the church is the bell tower, from which they can see over the whole of their small village in Pennsylvania.

“We have about 10,000 square feet of living space, on five different floors,” Priscilla said.

“So we got enough room. Two basements. One awesome one that our son lives in.

“One creepy that is going to hopefully become a glass studio someday for me.

“Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?”

“This place is my dream,” one person commented on the video.

“I swear I’ve seen your home in my dreams….!”

“It must be AMAZING at night with all of your beautiful lights!!!” another gushed.

As a third mused: “The house is beautiful but cleaning… must be a nightmare.”

“Nope! Robot vacuum, we don’t really get dust,” Priscilla replied.

“Definitely spend less than 2 hours weekly cleaning.”

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There are numerous lovingly named rooms, such as this library room[/caption]

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And while it’s messy, Priscilla insisted it’s “part of its charm”[/caption]

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