The Woman with 7 Personalities

The Woman with 7 Personalities sees filmmaker Ruth Selwyn attempt to explain and define the seven alter egos of her childhood friend, Helen. Helen suffers from dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. Her personalities range from young boys to young girls, and she never remembers the previous personality after transitioning into the next.

Several of the alter egos that take over her existence have dangerous addictions to drugs and alcohol. While none of these addictions prove fatal, Ruth discovers that Helen uses these destructive personalities as a way of escaping a childhood filled with abuse. At one point, Helen shocks her friend by explaining that each of the personalities she allows to take control serves a unique purpose, helping her to cope with the traumatic pain she suffered at the hands of others as a child.