What it's like living with seven different personalities | 60 Minutes Australia

Marcela Del Sol suffers from dissociative identity disorder, where a person creates other personalities to help them cope with severe trauma.

*Synopsis | The Sum Of Us (2016)*
If you ever bumped into Marcela Del Sol walking down the street you might be confused. She is kind and friendly but suffers from an illness which means she's not always herself. Sometimes she's a completely different woman: Lola, Angel or Bella. Sometimes she is even a man - the curmudgeonly Chris. In total, Marcela shares her body with seven different personalities. It's called dissociative identity disorder and it's one of the ways the brain copes with severe trauma. Despite the terrible impact DID is having on her life, Marcela wants to share her experience in the hope that others will be more tolerant.

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