#Columbus KY

[directactionforhope]

Late notice but

Today 10/5 is an international day of action protesting one year of the Gaza genocide!

Find a protest near you today or tomorrow 10/6! If you're in the US, look at the links below, from the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights!

October 5, 2024

Note: Tumblr has capped the number of outgoing links you can use in one post. Go to the USCPR link above and click on a protest for a flyer/organizer info for each and every one of these events.

Albany, NY | 4:30PM Dana Park

Albuquerque, NM | 2PM Robinson Park

Amherst, MA | Amherst Town Common

Anchorage, AK | 2PM Townsquare Park

Atlanta, GA | 2PM 190 Marietta SW

Austin, TX | 1PM Austin City Hall

Birmingham, AL | 2PM Victoria Square

Blacksburg, VA | 3PM Pylons

Boston, MA | 2PM Cambridge City Hall

Burlington, VT | 1PM Battery Park

Charleston, SC | 2PM Marion Square Park

Chicago, IL | 2PM Water Tower Park

Cleveland, OH | 3PM 11804 Lorain Ave

Columbus, OH | 2PM Goodale Park

Corvallis, OR | 12 NOON County Courthoue

Dallas, TX | 12PM The Grassy Knoll

Denver, CO | 12PM 400 Josephine St

Detroit, MI | 2PM 5 Woodward Ave, Detroit

Dover, DE | 12 NOON 250 Gateway S Blvd

Fort Myers, FL | 6PM Centennial Park

Gainseville, FL | 2PM City Hall

Honolulu, HI | 11AM Ala Moana & Atkinson

Houston, TX | 2PM Houston City Hall

Indianapolis, IL |  2PM Lugar Plaza

Kansas City | 1PM Mill Creek Park

Kona, HI | 12:30PM Old airport by the skating rink

Las Vegas, NV | 2PM 3449 S Sammy Davis Jr Dr

Little Rock, AK | 4PM 1200 Main St

Los Angeles, CA | 2PM Pershing Square

Louisville, KY | 3PM Water Front Park

Maui, HI | 11AM Kapuka’ulua (Baldwin Beach)

Memphis, TN | 2PM City Hall

Miami, FL | 5PM Torch of Friendship

Milwaukee, WI | 2PM Zedler Union Square Park

Missoula, MT | 7PM 200 W Broadway

Nashville, TN | 2PM Centennial Park

New York, NY | 2PM Times Square

New Haven, CT | 1PM New Haven Green

New Orleans, LA | 5PM Congo Square

Ottawa, Ontario | 2PM Parliment Hill

Orlando, FL | 4PM Orlando City Hall

Pensacola, FL | 5PM Palafox & Gregorary St.

Pittsburgh, PA | Film screening, 3PM 100 S Commons St.

Portland, ME | 5PM Monument Square

Portland, OR | 3PM Unthank Park

Providence, RI | 3PM RI State House steps & 5:30PM 1 Finance Way

Raleigh, NC | 3PM Moore Square

Rochester, NY | 1PM MLK Park

Sacramento, CA | 2PM West steps of the Capitol

Salt Lake City, UT | 2PM 125 S State St

San Antonio, TX | 1PM Travis Park

San Diego, CA | 2:00PM 1600 Pacific Highway

Seattle, WA | 2PM TBA, with car caravans from Spokane, Pasco, Ellensburg

St. Louis, MO | Liberation weekend, 9AM-8PM 475 East Lockwood Ave

Tampa, FL | 2PM Bank of America Plaza

Toronto, Ontario | 2PM Yonge Dundas Square

Urbana, IL | 2PM 101 E Main St

Ventura, CA | 2PM 501 Poli St

Washington, DC | 4PM White House

West Plains, MO | 12 NOON Downtown Square

Wichita, KS | 12:30PM Spirit Aerosystems

October 6, 2024

Amityville, NY | 1PM LIRR

Boston, MA | 1PM Boston Common

Green Bay, WI | 5:30PM Leicht Memorial Park

Los Angeles, CA | Vigil, 6:30PM Echo Park Lake

Minneapolis, MN | 1:30PM Gateway Park Fountain

Ontario, CA | 1PM Euclid & C St

Paterson, NJ | 2PM Palestine Way with Gould Avenue

Roanoke, VA | Vigil, 6PM Heights Community Church courtyard

San Diego, CA | 4PM Centro Cultural de La Raza

San Francisco, CA | 1PM 16th & Valencia

San Jose, CA | 12 NOON City Hall

St. Louis, MO | 1PM Choteau Park

[transit-fag]

Every state has that other city that is also there but not the largest or most important, which is the best?

[vacuously-true]

Okay how about this. What's the best Midwest Metropolitan Statistical Area?

Here's the ten most populous metros in the Midwest, as listed in this Wikipedia article. Vote for your favorite! Check the article if you need more info about what cities or towns are included in each metro. They're listed below by the largest city in the metro, the state(s) the metro area is in, and the population of that metro area.

But there's a twist! Once the poll is closed I'll scale the results proportional to the populations of each metro to get final results. I want to know which metro will get the most love proportional to its population!

[pinkshiftbites]

ITS AN EAT UR FRIENDS FALL W/ JHARIAH & POLLYANNA 😋🌟 tix on sale friday 10am local

9/15 - Chicago, IL - Riot Fest*

9/17 - Milwaukee, WI - JJ’s Bar and Grill

9/19 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Robots Project

9/20 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room

9/21 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life *

9/22 - Nashville, TN - Drkmttr

9/24 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups

10/5 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock*

10/11 - Providence, RI - Alchemy

10/12 - Asbury Park, NJ - House of Independents

10/13 - Massapequa, NY - Massapequa VFW

10/14 - Philadelphia, PA - Ukie Club

10/15 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall

10/17 - Chapel Hill, NC - Motorco Music Hall

10/18 - Atlanta, GA - @masquerade_atl

10/19 - Tampa, FL - New World Music Hall

10/20 - Orlando, FL - Level 13

10/21 - Miami, FL - Gramps

*festivals, no pollyanna & jhariah

[datshitrandom]

Darren Criss | 2023 | A Very Darren Crissmas Tour

Atlanta, GA • Charlotte, NC • Charleston, SC • Clearwater, FL • Fort Myers, FL • Fort Lauderdale, FL • Orlando, FL • Durham, NC • Vienna, VA • Red Bank, NJ • New York, NY • Ridgefield, CT • Boston, MA • Toronto, ON • Detroit, MI • Chicago, IL • Madison, WI • Columbus, IN • Northfield, OH • Indianapolis, IN • Lexington, KY • Nashville, TN

[animatronic-archive]

To break away from CPI shows this is Daniel and the Dixie Diggers made by sally corp, this show has two variations known the quintet which is the photo on top with Scratchmo, Daniel T bones, Percy, Beau and Huck the bottom is a trio show with only Beau,Daniel,Scratchmo. quintets locations (Mark Twain’s Riverboat Playhouse - South Florida, Arizona Pizza Pizazz - Columbus, Ohio Pinocchio’s - Bountiful, Utah Station Alpha - Pikeville KY Dixie Dog Show Time - Phenix City, Alabama Paddlewheel - Lancaster MA Pizza/Roll on America - Groton, CT (ROA and paddlewheel are the same) Merlin’s Skateland (Merlins Magical Kingdom) - Salisbury, Maryland Paddlewheel Casino - Las Vegas Adventureland - Des Moines Iowa Hersheypark - Hershey PA Riverside Park - Agawam, MA Rusutsu Resort - Hokkaido JAPAN Sang Bang Wool - South Korea FunHouse - Delphos, Ohio Squirty Worms - Lima OH Food Pavilion - state fair TX Choo Choo Charlie’s - St. Catherines ON The unknown trailer show - MA) trio locations+ones below (Roller Kingdom / Kidz Zone ,Wild World)

11 of these trio shows (Oklahoma City OK, Greensboro NC, Charlotte NC, Austin TX, Mesquite TX, Clearwater FL, Tulsa OK, Memphis TN, Metairie/New Orleans LA, South Houston TX, North Houston TX)were put into Celebration stations instead of the Pantone/Woof show aswell as having Jethro P. hogg occupying them besides one show in Knoxville TN that had The rockin rascals which was basically the trio+Jethro retrofitted into Major moose, Calvin cat, Purcilla purr, and Hurricane hound. one of the bots from the Austin TX show is now owned by a fandom member known as wizbangs/Wizzy whos got him in working order. before he got him the show was sent to Clearwater FL which sat and was used for parts.

Then there is enchanted castles show it has its own history which will have a post dedicated to it but to make it brief enchanted castle had before down sizing its show a retrofitted quintet minus Percy

Prince,Lance and Godfrey

[d-criss-news]

UPCOMING EVENTS 2023

Tour Dates - http://www.darrencriss.com/tour

A Very Darren Crissmas Tour 2023 http://www.darrencriss.com/averydarrencrissmas2023

November

・Tue Nov 21: Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Symphony Hall ・Wed Nov 22: Charlotte, NC - Knight Theatre ・Fri Nov 24: Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall ・Sat Nov 25: Clearwater, FL - Capitol Theatre ・Mon Nov 27: Fort Myers, FL - Barbara B Mann Performance Arts Hall ・Tue Nov 28: Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Parker ・Wed Nov 29: Orlando, FL - Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center

December

・Fri Dec 1: Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre ・Sat Dec 2: Vienna, VA - the Barns at Wolf Trap SOLD OUT ・Sun Dec 3: Vienna, VA - the Barns at Wolf Trap SOLD OUT ・Mon Dec 4: Red Bank, NJ - Hackensack Meridian Heath Theatre ・Tue Dec 5: New York, NY - The Town Hall ・Wed Dec 6: Ridgefield, CT - The Ridgefield Playhouse ・Thu Dec 7: Boston, MA - Emerson Colonial Theatre ・Sat Dec 9: Toronto, ON - Elgin Theatre ・Sun Dec 10: Detroit, MI - Fisher Theatre ・Mon Dec 11: Chicago, IL - Athenaeum Theater ・Tue Dec 12: Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre ・Wed Dec 13: Columbus, IN - The Commons at Nugent-Custer Performance Hall SOLD OUT ・Fri Dec 15: Northfield, OH - Center Stage at MGM Northfield Park ・Sat Dec 16: Indianapolis, IN - The Cabaret at Columbia Club SOLD OUT ・Sun Dec 17: Indianapolis, IN - The Cabaret at Columbia Club SOLD OUT ・Tue Dec 19: Lexington, KY - Lexington Opera House at Lexington Center ・Wed Dec 20: Nashville, TN - CMA Theatre at the Country Music Hall of Fame

[fuckyeswednesday13]

This is what you’ve all been asking for! @coalchamberofficial is heading out on our headline Fiend For The Fans Tour this fall!!! Joined by our friends @fearfactory, @officialtwiztid, @mrmotherfucker13 performing Murderdolls and @blacksatellite as support. You are not going to want to miss this! 🔥🔥 LFG!!

🎫 Tickets go on sale Friday, May 10 @ 10am local time

FIEND FOR THE FANS TOUR 2024 dates:

8.23 Las Vegas, NV

8.24 Anaheim, CA

8.25 Phoenix, AZ

8.28 San Antonio, TX

8.29 Ft. Worth, TX

8.30 Rocklahoma*

8.31 Houston, TX

9.01 Dallas, TX

9.03 Orlando, FL

9.04 Atlanta, GA

9.06 Nashville, TN

9.07 Sauget, IL

9.08 Columbus, OH

9.11 Norfolk, VA

9.12 Baltimore, MD

9.13 Harrisburg, PA

9.14 Pittsburg, PA

9.15 Sayreville, NJ

9.17 Boston MA

9.18 New York, NY

9.19 Cleveland, OH

9.20 Flint, MI

9.21 Flint, MI

9.22 Louisville, KY

9.24 Ft. Wayne, IN

9.25 Chicago, IL

9.26 Milwaukee, WI

9.27 Minneapolis, MN

9.29 Denver, CO

10.12 Aftershock Fest*

💥Wednesday 13 Meet & Greet VIP Upgrade will be available coming this Friday.

💥Wednesday 13 will NOT be appearing on *Rocklahoma or the *Aftershock fest dates•

All Wednesday 13 info over at:

Officialwednesday13.com

[mbta-unofficial]

US people who care about railroads should definitely read the Corridor ID Selections. While it was published a little over a year ago, the program is designed to fund shovel-ready programs and dedicate money to assessing the viability of corridors which would be either new or upgraded, and they just posted a massive update to the map including new HSR viability studies.

A partial list of served cities:

High speed rail candidates

San Francisco, Anaheim, LA, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, Eugene, Charlotte NC, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Palmdale

New Conventional rail candidates

Asheville NC, Salisbury NC, Savannah GA, Chattenooga TN, Nashville, Memphis, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Boston, Albany, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, King's Mountain NC, Moline IL, Naperville IL, Wyanet IL, Chicago, Fort Wayne IN, Columbus OH, Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH, Cincinnati OH, Dayton OH, Toledo OH, Detroit MI, Coachella CA, Fullerton CA, Indio CA, Riverside CA, Palm Springs CA, Fort Collins CO, Pueblo CO, Denver CO, Boulder CO, Colorado Springs CO, Newport News VA, Charlottesville VA, Roanoke VA, Richmond VA, Dover DE, Wilmington DE, Berlin MD, St Paul-Minneapolis MN, Eau Claire WI, Fayetteville NC, Raleigh NC, Lillington NC, Fuquay-Varina NC, Mobile AL, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula MS, Houston, San Antonio, Rosenburg TX, Flatonia TX, Seguin TX, Meridian MS, Mineola TX, Longview TX, Marshall TX, Shreveport LA, Ruston LA, Monroe LA, Vicksburg MS, Jackson MS, Jacksonville FL, Miami FL, Orlando Fl, Tampa FL, Indianapolis IN, Louisville KY, Milwaukee, WI; La Crosse, WI; Eau Claire, WI; St. Paul, MN; Fargo, ND; Bismarck, ND; Dickson, ND; Glendive, MT; Billings, MT; Bozeman, MT; Butte, MT; Helena, MT; Missoula, MT; St. Regis, MT; Sandpoint, ID; Spokane, WA; and Pasco, WA, Duluth WA, Peoria IL, Phoenix, Tuscon, Maricopa, Reading PA, Scranton

These are most of the cities with new service

If you are between two of these cities, there is a serious chance you will have a train coming to you soon. Check the Doc for more as well as service upgrades on existing services

[nickmaniwa]

I’m one of the best on the indies. Help me make your show better.

Post commentary forever available!

I can help your show in more ways than one. References available.

Links on my Facebook page - Facebook.com/nickmaniwa.

Graphic by @thewrestlenerds 🙏

First and foremost, I’m a Dad. I let wrestling come first for 10 years, not anymore. So please make it worth leaving my house and potentially the fam before hitting me up. Appearances subject to change.

ALWAYS available for post commentary gigs. Personal references and examples of my work available on request.

Hit me up if you need someone that “does it all”. Contact info in the graphic.

11/14 - Game Changer Wrestling - Chaos in Kentucky - Headliners Music Hall - 1386 Lexington Road - LOUISVILLE, KY 40206 - Doors 7PM EST - Bell 7:30PM EST

11/23 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling - Never Say Die: United We Stand - OWEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 2340 KY-22, OWENTON, KY 40359 - 6PM doors - 7PM Bell - Front Row $20 - Floor $15 - GA $12

11/24 - Grindhouse Pro Wrestling Academy - The ArenA - Jeffersonville, IN - 2pm doors - 3PM Bell

11/30 - House of Heat Pro Wrestling - Holiday Hangover - 2000 Elmwood Avenue Lafayette, IN 47904 - Doors at 1pm - Bell at 2pm - Front Row $20 - General Admission $15

12/7 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling - City Hall Gym - 104 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY 41031

12/20 - ???

1/4/25 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling - City Hall Gym - 104 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY 41031

1/11 - Game Changer Wrestling - Valley Dale Ballroom - 1590 Sunbury Rd- Columbus, OH - info TBA -

1/18 - Hooligan Championship Wrestling - Hooligan Uprising & Elevation - Evansville National Guard Armory - 3300 E Division Street - Evansville, IN 47715 - 6pm Central

2/7/25 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling -- Paris, KY

3/1/25 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling -- City Hall Gym - 104 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY 41031

3/29/25 - Lafayette, Indiana

4/5/25 - Generation Next Pro Wrestling - City Hall Gym - 104 E Pleasant St, Cynthiana, KY 41031

8/23/25 - Lafayette, Indiana

I don’t know how many wrestling promoters are on tumblr but in case you are, book me!

[orgyupdates]

orgyofficial and coldmusic have announced a co headline tour for North American for April & May. [x][x]

Text of both posts and tour dates behind the cut.

orgyofficial We will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our debut record ‘Candyass’ by hitting the road with co-headliner @coldmusic this spring. Tickets and VIP go on sale this Friday 1/19!

coldmusic We are excited to announce our North American Co headline tour with the one & only @orgyofficial for the 25th anniversary of their defining album Candyass! With special guest @horizontheoryofficial & @iyatoyah TIX & VIP available this Friday at noon eastern ! Stay tuned!

4.11 - BOTTOM LOUNGE - CHICAGO, IL 4.12 - MACHINE SHOP - FLINT, MI 4.13 - LEFT’YS - DES MOINES, IA 4.14 - THE MARQUEE - SIOUX CITY, IA 4.16 - BLACK SHEEP - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 4.17 - MARQUIS THEATER - DENVER, CO 4.19 - MADAME LOU’S - SEATTLE, WA 4.20 - BOSSANOVA BALLROOM - PORTLAND, OR 4.22 - HARLOW’S - SACRAMENTO, CA 4.23 - WHISKY - WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 4.24 - FULTON 55 - FRESNO, CA 4.25 - OBSERVATORY - SANTA ANA, CA 4.26 - BRICK BY BRICK - SAN DIEGO, CA 4.27 - PUB ROCK - SCOTTSDALE, AZ 4.28 - LAUNCHPAD - ALBUQUERQUE, NM 4.30 - COME & TAKE IT LIVE - AUSTIN, TX 5.1 - PAPER TIGER - SAN ANTONIO, TX - 5.2 - TREES - DALLAS, TX - 5.3 - SCOUT BAR - HOUSTON, TX 5.4 - STRANGE BREW - SHREVEPORT, LA 5.6 - HOUSE OF BLUES - NEW ORLEANS, LA - 5.6 - HOUSE OF BLUES - NEW ORLEANS, LA 5.7 - LEGACY - TALLAHASSEE, FL 5.8 - REVOLUTION LIVE - FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 5.10 - RADIO ROOM - GREENVILLE, SC 5.11 - CONCOURSE - KNOXVILLE, TN 5.12 - HANGAR 1819 - GREENSBORO, NC 5.14 - LOVEDRAFT’S - MECHANICSBURG, PA 5.15 - DINGBATZ - CLIFTON, NJ 5.16 - GRAMERCY THEATER - NEW YORK, NY - 5.17 - MAINGATE NIGHTCLUB - ALLENTOWN, PA 5.18 - BRIGHTON MUSIC HALL - BOSTON, MA 5.19 - BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE - BALTIMORE, MD 5.21 - SONG & DANCE - SYRACUSE, NY 5.22 - JERGEL’S - WARRENDALE, PA 5.23 - MADISON THEATER - COVINGTON, KY 5.24 - KING OF CLUBS - COLUMBUS, OH 5.25 - TURF CLUB - ST. PAUL, MN

[cdd-media-share]

Multiple Personality Disorder More Accepted. Schenectady Gazette, Aug. 1, 1987.

By JEANNE REALL

AKRON, Ohio (UPI) - "The Minds of Billy Milligan," "Sybil" and "The Three Faces of Eve" are books about only three people, but they contains details of myriad personalities.

* * *

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DISCLAIMER:

The things in this article might not reflect current-day understandings of DID.

I am simply sharing this for archival purposes, and to generally share some old, neat things related to CDDs. I'm just sharing for fun and out of interest.

THIS IS NOT AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE!

Content warnings: This can be uncomfortable to read, to be quite honest. It talks about DID being this horrid disease that needs to be cured and the cure being to integrate (fuse) all of the (alters).

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While the works have done much to publicize the existence of multiple personality disorder, the syndrome went virtually unrecognized until the last quarter-century and still is challenged in the medical profession.

There is an increasing acceptance, however, according to Dr. Moshe Torem, head of the University of Akron's psychiatry and behavioral sciences department.

The cause of the disorder is believed to be child abuse, particularly sexual abuse

Recent studies, when averaged, show that at least 25 percent of all adult women and 10 percent of the men in this country experienced some form of sexual abuse as children, Torem said.

About 4 percent of such victims may suffer repeated abuse during crucial developmental stages and fall prey to MPD, experts say, although this may be an underestimate.

William Milligan, who has been diagnosed as having 24 personalities, says he himself was a victim of rape as a child.

Milligan was committed to state custody in 1978 after being found innocent by reason of insanity of raping three women abducted near the Ohio State University campus in Columbus.

During medical therapy, court hearings and interviews, Milligan told of repeated sexual abuse by his father, who allegedly forced the youth to dig his own grave and buried him alive. Milligan said his father threatened to return him to the ground and leave him to die if the youth ever told anyone of the abuse.

His father has denied the accusations.

* * *

Doctors say Milligan coped with the abuse and his disjointed life by relegating pain to part of his mind, in a personality known as David. Other abuse was handled by lesbian Adalana, and deaf Shawn endured beatings in silence.

Dr. Cornelia Wilbur of Lexington, Ky., one of nine psychiatrists who have confirmed Milligan's multiple personality disorder, also fused the 16 personalities of a patient known as Sybil, later the subject of a book and television play.

Doctors say Sybil was also the victim of sexual torture as a child.

Chris Sizemore, subject of "The Three Faces of Eve" (1957), was diagnosed as having 22 personalities. She was traumatized as a child by witnessing a series of violent, bloody events.

Sizemore was successfully treated, has written a book, "I Am Eve," and is working on another. She attended an April conference on MPD hosted by Torem and Akron General Medical Center.

"She is living testimony that the disease can be completely cured," Torem said. "Sybil also is testimony."

Milligan remains in state custody after nearly 10 years, though he freed himself for about five months by escaping last July 4 from the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital in Columbus.

Milligan has been under the supervision of a hospital administrator, who has said publicly he does not believe in multiple personalities.

* * *

"It's not a matter of believing or disbelieving, that's for religion," Torem said. "This is science. This is a matter of looking at the facts and forming your conclusions using a scientific method."

Torem, who attended medical school in the 1960s and performed his residency in the mid 1970s, is not surprised by the lack of recognition accorded MPD. He feels he may have overlooked incidences of multiple personality disorder before he diagnosed his first case in 1980.

"In school I was told, "This disease is so rare that you will never see a case in the whole lifetime of your career, so it would be a waste of time to study it," he said.

Misunderstanding may have led some people to confuse MPD with schizophrenia - "two totally different disease," he said.

Schizophrenics sometimes are known as "split personalities." People with MPD can have a multitude of personalities, with the average being nine or 10, experts say.

Schizophrenia can be treated with antipsychotic drugs. While some types of medicine can be helpful in treating MPD, the disorder does not respond to anti-psychotic drugs. Treatment generally is psychotherapy used in conjunction with hypnosis, Moshe said.

MPD is caused by child abuse, schizophrenia is inherited.

* * *

"Schizophrenia can happen in the best of families, even if you had all the loving care in the world," Torem said. "Schizophrenia is a genetically inherited disease of the brain. It runs in families, like diabetes."

Another distinction, Torem said, is that schizophrenics often believe they hear voices coming from outside their heads, while victims of MPD usually hear voices within their minds.

While schizophrenics can be managed with medication, they cannot be cured, Torem said. MPD, on the other hand, "has an excellent prognosis, with many cases where full integration (of personalities) and cures are achieved."

Skepticism continues, however, partly because of the public's interpretation of the label "multiple personality disorder."

To many people, Torem said, the name evokes an unbelievable, fairy-tale image of several people existing in one body, rather than the very real situation of several personalities struggling within one mind.

Public acceptance of the disorder might be increase, he said, if people realized it is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is best known as an affliction suffered by some Vietnam War veterans.

The stigma attached to both child abuse and the Vietnam War compels victims to hide their problem, complicating it further.

"A child suffered repetitive abuse. He couldn't run away, couldn't fight it or flee from it, so he floated with it; he used internal escape. Part of his personality shut off to deal with the depression, pain, hurt, and another part of the child went on as if nothing has happened," Torem said.

"If (trauma) happens early in life and continues through crucial developmental stages, you have split ego states that develop in a parallel track and they don't communicate with each other. You have a barrier of amnesia between these states

* * *

Dr. Bill Smith, chief clinical psychologist at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, said the mechanism behind MPD is the same as the one that gives creative writers a basis for developing unusual characters.

"Most who develop this disorder are bright and highly creative. The figures they come up with are often creative and highly embellished," he said.

"Multiple personality is sort of a caricature of the normal process where individuals have a repertoire of selves," Smith said. "We all have sort of an angry self that we keep under control, and maybe a rebellious self, a more flamboyant, exhibitionistic self.

"Sometimes these 'selves' will come out more under the influence of drugs or alcohol, perhaps at a party. They are different sides of us that get activated under certain circumstances, but we still know it's us.

"The multiple personality is so extreme that the selves have no knowledge of the existence of the others," he said.

Smith said most MPD victims develop more than four personalities and average anywhere from nine to 13. The process becomes self-perpetuating, he said, as a victim learns to hide "undesirable" traits, such as anger, greed, or promiscuity outside his or her central personality.

"It continues with anger, greed, and so on, as more unacceptable parts of the person - or parts of the person the parents cannot tolerate - all get channeled off into fantasy-created, submerged selves.

"In a family where literacy and academic achievement are actually discouraged, the person may develop a highly intelligent, highly literate personality" that is kept hidden from critical parents, he said.

Smith said psychologists find a much higher incidence of multiple personality disorder among females than males.

"Little girls are more likely to be abused and be victims of incest than are little boys," he said. "Also, since MPD almost always involves an antisocial side, males multiples end up in prison, while female multiples end up in hospitals, because society still is much less likely to prosecute females.

"Unfortunately, if we can't always adequately diagnosis MPD in mental hospitals, it certainly isn't going to be diagnosed in prisons."

If victims are good enough at hiding abusive family lives and the ensuing problems, their reward may be accusations that their disorder is really a hoax. Even "believers" often doubt whether the condition can be cured. In Milligan's case, doctors' efforts to gain his freedom caused public outrage and fears that his violent behavior would recur.

Torem said problems are possible, but such fears are irrational. Even if they do have a relapse, people with MPD "at least know that they need to get help to cope."

The Ohio Legislature is debating a bill that would abolish the plea used by Milligan, innocent by reason of insanity, and replace it with "guilty but mentally ill."

Some people advocate that offenders who use the new plea should be forced to serve time in prison after they are treated for their mental illness.

[zheniakirsikkalove]

Black Veil Brides & VV (Ville Valo) Tour 2023

Black Veil Brides:

Back on tour with our great friend VV (Ville Valo) and special guests Dark Divine this Fall! We can’t wait to see you all again!

Tickets available at http://www.blackveilbrides.net

Heartagram facebook:

Back on Tour in North America with our f(r)iends Black Veil Brides and special guests Dark Divine this Fall!

Sept 10 - Louisville, KY - Paristown Hall

Sept 11 - Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company

Sept 12 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live

Sept 14 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

Sept 15 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!

Sept 16 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theater

Sept 17 - Toronto, ON - HISTORY

Sept 19 - Montreal, QC - MTELUS

Sept 20 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

Sept 22 - Wallingford, CT - Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theater

Sept 23 - Bethlehem, PA - Wind Creek Event Center

Sept 24 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater

Sept 25 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount

Sept 27 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe

Sept 28 - Gary, IN - Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana

Sept 29 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!

Sept 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Oct 01 - Chesterfield, MO - The Factory

Oct 03 - Austin, TX - ACL Live

Oct 05 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Theater

Oct 06 - Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha

Oct 07 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee

Oct 09 - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre

Oct 11 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Convention Centre

Oct 12 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Event Centre

Oct 14 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

Oct 15 - Spokane, WA - The Podium

Oct 16 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre

Oct 18 - Garden City, ID - Revolution Concert House

Oct 19 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live

Oct 20 - Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium

[bigfootmountain]

MAYSVILLE, Ky. Authorities are investigating reports of the sighting of a large, long-haired creature with 'glowing animal-like eyes' at the isolated home of a Mason County farmer last weekend.

Charles Fulton, 39, told county authorities he fired two shots with a .22-caliber pistol, but said it seemed not to affect the creature which loped off at a 'slow-motion kind of gallop.'

Fulton and his family were at their rural home in a heavily wooded area watching television last Saturday night when another child came into the living room and said someone was turning the back door knob. Thinking the child was playing a prank, Fulton made him sit and watch TV.

'A few minutes later, something liked to have tore my front door off,' Fulton told authorities Wednesday.

He said he opened the door and saw a creature more than 7-feet tall standing there, covered with long whitish hair. 'It was standing on two feet like a human and its head was taller than the door frame, which is 6 feet, 8 inches,' Fulton said.

Opening the door apparently startled the creature, which ran off the porch. Fulton went back in, put on his coat and got the pistol, He then went to the back yard, where he spotted it standing between an outbuilding and the house.

It was then he noticed its 'glowing eyes and hair like a horse's mane,' he said, 'I fired at it twice from about 30 feet away and don't see how I could have missed.'

He said the creature turned slowly and 'ran off at a slow-motion gallop.'

His wife, Wanda, 36, and several of the children said they also saw the creature from inside the house.

Fulton discounted the possibility the creature was a bear because of its upright position, and said it certainly was not a man in costume.

The sighting was the first of an ape-like creature in Kentucky for more than two years. At that time, motorists on the Pennyrile Parkway in western Kentucky saw a large hairy creature bound off into the woods.

Robert Gardiner, 40, a big game hunter for 20 years, is convinced he has found the lair of Bigfoot in the hills of southern Ohio near McArthur. He urged hunters to hold their fire if they see him.

Gardiner says an analyst, who examined blood samples taken from a tree in Wayne National Forest in Vinton County, described the samples as 'apelike humanoid blood.'

However, Gardiner says he will have the blood analyzed again to get a second opinion.

The first analyst, Gardiner said, 'could not break it (blood) down into one of the human categories, but it did come from some sort of primate.'

Gardiner, a native of Lexington and now a resident of Columbus, Ohio, is president of the North American Sasquatch (Bigfoot) Research Team, and has been searching in the hills for over a week.

'I have not seen them but I sure have heard them,' said Gardiner who has also searched the Pacific Northwest for the creature he believes is the missing link.

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Post-Hardcore Supergroup L.S. Dunes Debut New Single “Old Wounds”

Words by wookubus Photo by Kevin Estrada August 24, 2023

Post-hardcore supergroup L.S. Dunes have dropped their second stand-alone single of the summer, “Old Wounds“. As with this past June’s “Benadryl Subreddit“, this song was produced by Alex Newport (The Mars Volta, Fudge Tunnel) during a recording session at Ranch De La Luna in Joshua Tree, CA.

Guitarist Frank Iero (also of My Chemical Romance, commented:

“‘Old Wounds‘ was a song that Travis brought to the band a while back. In getting ready for the upcoming desert session, Anthony came back around to it and ended up singing an incredible melody over it. After hearing Anthony‘s voice on that song, it was pretty obvious what needed to be played over those existing melodies. ‘Old Wounds‘ definitely feels like it represents the cold nights out in the desert for me and it might be one of my favorite songs we have done as a band.”

Vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive, etc.) added, “‘Old Wounds‘ was inspired by something I thought that I had lost that I actually needed to let go of.”

Guitarist Travis Stever (Coheed And Cambria) shared:

“The way everyone drifted into this song and brought their own energy was one of the most organic and natural approaches to songwriting I have ever been a part of. From the initial instrumental ideas to the vocals Anthony added, all the way to the production, it just flowed. Like we had a road map for where the song would go already. The feelings it derives from me, and the continued layers make it possibly my favorite song I have ever been a part of writing.”

The group will remain active on the road throughout the fall, having been booked for the below run of shows.

09/17 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest

With Pierce The Veil, Dayseeker & Destroy Boys:

11/04 Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Live 11/05 Fresno, CA – Fresno Convention Center 11/07 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre 11/08 El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center 11/10 San Antonio, TX – The Espee 11/11 Edinburg, TX – Bert Ogden Arena 11/12 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall 11/14 Orlando, FL – House of Blues 11/15 Orlando, FL – House of Blues 11/17 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues 11/18 Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena 11/19 Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium 11/21 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway 11/25 Reading, PA – Santander Arena 11/26 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! 11/28 Chesterfield, MO – The Factory 11/30 Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom 12/02 Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall 12/03 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory 12/05 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion 12/07 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl 12/08 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena