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This wolf hopes you rot if you voted for Trump

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The urge to run in the full moon is strong, but the warmth of the bed is stronger, as much as I hate to say.

My bones ache for the burn of my muscles pumping blood as I run, but my lungs burning ache more.

I want to be wolf. I want to forget the world and just run. Bathe in the moonlight and forget about the horrors of the screen. Horrors of the human mind, horrors of the human world.

Let me be.

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i've asked this many times to many people/sites and can never seem to get it, though i think that's just a fault of mine as opposed to someone explaining it wrong, but what's the difference between therianthropy and alterhumanity?

Hello there! You'd actually be surprised at how often this question is asked. There's many labels for identities in the community, so they can get quite confusing.

From my understanding, Alterhumanity as a whole is an umbrella term. Alterhuman means ANY identity that has that person identify as nonhuman. This includes things such as therianthropy, medical lycanthropy, otherkinity, etc. the term alterhuman is the main umbrella term in the nonhuman community.

Therianthropy itself has a pretty basic definition: "Identifying as nonhuman non-physically involuntarily." In more simpler terms, identifying as nonhuman while knowing you are still physically human, against your will. The definition of therianthropy is pretty broad, so it can cover a lot of definitions and identities, and promotes diversity with experiences.

I've made a simple diagram if you're a visual learner as well!

Always remember however that people can use whatever labels they are comfortable with as long as they're not hurting others. Some folks find comfort in labels, and others don't, and that's entirely valid!

I hope this helps with your question, thank you for asking!

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Human affection is hard, why can’t I just be wolf

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The Personification of theriotypes; A general discussion and small rant

The rise of popularity of therianthropy as a whole can be seen as a generally good or bad thing. There are many people discovering themselves due to this popularity, but there is a huge abundant of misinformation and uneducated folks.

Now, I'm not saying that being uneducated is necessarily a bad thing. We all start that way, and the only way to improve that is to put more educational sources out there. I don't believe in bashing folks for being uneducated if they are genuinely wanting to learn (now if you're spreading misinformation purposefully that's another story). And many of the "newer" community are well- let's face it- kids.

Kids tend to be very interesting creatures in and of themselves. While I myself am still young, there is most definitely a maturity gap within the community due to the amount of minors. Now this doesn't mean I think that minors should be excluded entirely from therianthropy, but I believe that there should be more educational sources for them. Kids tend to see one thing and RUN with it, lashing out at folks who will tell them they are wrong- kindly or otherwise. It's in the nature of any young creature to act with this boldness, and we can't fault them at that.

However one thing that is very popular within the therian community does tend to irk me, and that's the personification of theriptypes. I have seen more and more of this, and I think that it is an extreme misunderstanding of therianthropy.

Therianthropy is identifying as nonhuman, non-physically, involuntarily. YOU identify as this creature or animal. No one else does, no one part of your brain does, you as a WHOLE identify as this.

Far too often I will see people (mostly kids) treating their theriotypes as if they were fursonas and OCs. I do think that this can also be contributed by the large cross-over of furries and therians in the same community, but it does need to be correctly (nicely and appropriately). I see people naming their theriotypes, giving them full backstories, giving a design to them, etc. (while the design thing can be a completely different discussion (which I plan to do) I am mostly talking about the more extreme situations.).

This, to say gently, confuses me. A theriotype is not something that is separate from the individual. And if it is, then that is not therianthropy. Perhaps some other nonhuman identity, but not therianthropy. I do understand that therianthropy can be spiritual, and I myself have a spiritual theriotype, but even so, that is you. You are not a separate being from your identities and I think that gets glossed over a lot in the newer community.

Therianthropy is identifying RIGHT NOW, in THIS LIFE, as nonhuman. If someone has a non-human past life but does not identify as that non-human being right now, in this life? That is not therianthropy. Sure, it is a different form of alterhumanity, but it does not fall under the category of therianthropy. Which isn't a bad thing! Labels do not necessarily have to define you.

I believe a lot of this was lost in translation to the younger crowd. Like said, the furry and therian community have a large overlap (I'm also a furry!) and the two can have some mix-ups. I think people have taken a lot of the aspects of fursonas and related them to therianthropy- which is just inaccurate to the community as a whole.

While I for sure will write something on the topic, being a furry is just a hobby, while being a therian is a full identity. You, yourself, right now, are identifying as this non-human creature. I think this gets lost in translation with the fact that therianthropy is not a choice either, but that's also another topic.

While it doesn't seem to be as rampant in more mature spaces, I believe the personification of theriotypes has become largely popular, which paints therianthropy in the incorrect light as a whole. I think there are many things that pain therianthropy in an incorrect light, this just being one of them I wanted to focus on.

The way to combat this however is much simpler than many people think. It's simply just spreading education. Spreading correct and informational sources with kindness. I also believe that if a young child is doing no harm directly, it's fine to let them be. If a kid has a "Cat self" who has a different name they like to act like, and don't claim that you have to have these things to be a therian, let them have their fun. It's when someone directly spreads that misinformation is when they need to be corrected (nicely! Being rude and harsh to someone is just a good way to get them to have a negative view of the community.).

Education is one of the most important things in communities like the therian community, alongside understanding. Hopefully in the future there is an influx of that, and I hope to be there to see it.

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Human Emotions and Alterhumanity; Personal experiences and general discussion

First of all I wanted to apologize for my sudden absence, life is in full swing this fall and I am currently in the process of moving! While it's a fun step in my life, it's a time consuming one.

Now to the topic at hand. Alterhumanity has throughly impacted my life, not just through how I identify but how I perceive the world and others. This includes how I process my emotions and other's as well.

I have always questioned why I didn't understand certain things to human life. I have never found the fun in substances such as alcohol or drugs, I have never found myself attractive, and I have never understood the love that people have for man-made items.

While some of these can one-hundred percent be attributed to my neurodivergence, I also see my alterhumanity as a form of that. After all, my experiences with nonhumanity are mostly all psychological.

I was confused when people spoke about attractiveness, and when people talked about drinking and other activities. I was confused both as to why humans revere these things and why I- who unfortunately am inherently human- did not understand.

It was only recently in the past two years I realized why these things confused nor appeal to me. I am wired differently. I am wired on mother nature and the call of the wild, not the human nature of vain and technology.

And while I won't deny that there are times where I experience human nature- such as vain- it doesn't mean I understand them to their true extent. And that is because I am simply not human.

Think about it. Wolves don't find themselves physically attractive. They don't look into the reflection of the water and think "wow I'm looking good today". In fact they probably don't even understand their reflection at all. When I realized this, it just made too much sense to me. Of course I didn't understand all human natures, I am not one of them.

So what happens when a wolf experiences human emotions? No good thing, I'll tell you that. A lot of confusion and fear. It takes me longer than most to understand my own emotions, and to process them. At times this can put me into situations that are less than enjoyable, I won't deny that.

Human emotions are complicated. The human brain itself is fascinating, in which therianthropy and alterhumanity stem from that itself. It is genuinely so intriguing how the human brain can take such things and change someone's entire life with it. But with a little wolf brain- one designed to only the simplest of urges, these emotions can be overwhelming.

I've learned overtime to let myself have moments to process emotions much better. To get into the "human mind" portion of myself and to be logical. It takes time and effort, but in the end it does pay off. I won't lie and say I wish I was fully a wolf all the time- I enjoy the fact I am human most days, and have these experiences and opportunities. And that's alright.

When people say being non-human is so much more than an identity, it means things like this. It means not understanding the human world and facing it even when we don't want to. It means trying to learn and pick up on human cues- only mimicking because we are used to such simpler communications. It means looking at the world in such a different lense that no one else could begin to understand.

And that's one of the many beauties of alterhumanity, therianthropy, and all those labels. Not one person can have the same experience- and they are all accepted. I can talk to as many therians as I want and not one may have the same experience. The terms themselves are so vague in definition that it can encompass such a large category of people. And I find that fascinating and beautiful. It is one of the reasons why I still consider myself an alterhuman educator. The human mind- and non-human mind- fascinate and intrigue my animal nature.

While we are inherently physically and somewhat mentally human, the animal mind is within everyone. That animal mind that works on the simplest of urges and emotions, the one that gets overwhelmed at the complications of human life. And sometimes we have to learn from that animal mind, and that is more than okay. Sometimes the opposite applies to someone and they learn from their human mind, and that's also more than okay, it's nothing to be ashamed of.

I think that many folks in the community believe it's a bad thing to still inherently know they are human, which can lead these people down a more dangerous mental path. I believe that we need a balance within our lives, even if one outweighs the other- we still need moments in time where there is equality.

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About this wolf

I'm guessing I should probably do a small introduction to myself for this blog, now that I've decided to use tumblr. I'm Chase. I'm an alterhuman educator and someone who is nonhuman myself. I use the labels therian and non-medical lycanthropy, however I am just nonhuman in my own eyes. I am inherently wolf always, even when I have a different species' shift.

In the therian community, I am a polytherian and suntherian. This means, one, that I have several nonhuman identities. Two, I am in a constant state of shift. I am never fully human and never have been. I awakened in 2014, but I have always known I was nonhuman. I have been apart of the therian and alterhuman community on and off since then. I have watched it changed heavily and I have found my place in it as someone who wants to educate.

Now, to get more personal- as you know I'm Chase. I will go by the name Lycan time to time as well (testing that one out on the tracks, I suppose). I'm about to turn twenty-one this October. I'm an artist- I work with many different medias and I enjoy it immensely. I'm majoring in zoology and hope to either work at an accredited zoo or to be a traveling zoologist. I'm transgender FTM and on October fourth it will be two years since I have started testosterone. I hope to get top surgery soon as well. I use he/him pronouns and only those at the moment. I am very proud and open about my transgender identity, especially being in the southern US. I collect vulture-culture items and have a fascination with anything to do with death. I am also a big horror fan, but moreso psychological horror. Take that how you will.

I am very loud and proud about being nonhuman. I do not skirt over questions (they are actually my favorite thing), and I will talk about alterhumanity for far too long. As said, I've been awakened since 2014. I view myself as vaguely wolf-like, always. Imagine seeing a creature on the tree-line. It looks like a wolf but you can't exactly tell what it is. It almost has an uncanny vibe to it. That's how I view myself.

It may be obvious but my main identity is wolf- specifically the Iberian wolf. After that comes domestic dog and African wild dog. I have lesser identities as well, such as lioness, Sumatran tiger, and dragon. I do not experience these identities as much as my canine identities however. I am a psychological therian/nonhuman, besides for my Sumatran tiger identity, which is spiritual.

This blog is for me and for me alone. To talk about whatever alterhuman education, happenings, and more. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I don't bite unless provoked.

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How labels impacted and continue to impact my alterhumanity/therianthropy.

The first thing one may notice in the alterhuman community is that here are a lot- and I mean a lot- of labels. Therian, Otherkin, Fictionkin, otherhearted, otherlink, just to name a few. These can be overwhelming at first, especially when someone is just learning.

In the modern therian community I have noticed that there's a backlash against those who are learning. If someone gets a term incorrect, or misunderstands something, they are shunned, and called fake. This just pushes that person away from the community and its inherent hostility. Especially with so many labels inside a community, I think people need to learn to be more lenient, and to point folks towards resources that can help them learn and understand. How else is one supposed to learn otherwise?

With this, people can find labels to be restricting, and that's valid. Others can find labels endearing and comforting, and that's also extremely valid. Each person has their own preference, and as long as they aren't hurting anyone, there's no harm inherently from it.

I have been comfortable with the term therian for almost ten years now. I have watched the community grow and change, and watched myself grow and change. And with growth and change comes shifts in identity. It is and entirely normal part of life.

When I saw the overall context and community of therianthropy change, it at first startled me. Sadly, nowadays, when someone says therian, it is far from the textbook definition that they think of. People will think of children doing quadrobics, or homemade masks and frankly- tiktok. It frustrates me that in the present this is how therianthropy is perceived. I myself do not fit the modern "frame" of therianthropy (masks, quadrobics, etc), and I don't want to.

Now if you express yourself this way it is entirely valid. However it is also true that this is how the public sees therianthropy due to social media algorithms. It's also true that not everyone aligns with this kind of self-expression with their therianthropy.

So that made me stop and think. While I don't identify with the modern version of therianthropy, I am still a therian. I still identify as nonhuman, on a non-physical level, involuntarily. That makes me a therian. But do I need to call myself that? No, no I don't. Plenty of people who would fall under the therianthropy term do not identify with the term itself. After all, it is just a word, and what is language to an animal except nonsense?

I decided to explore more labels for myself. I had always contained myself strictly to the label therian. I had not given thought or any exploration to anything else. This was in part due to the backlash I knew I would get online, and in part a personal boundary. I had to overcome both of those to get to where I am now.

Through this search I realized I didn't necessarily need a label for myself. Sure, I may find comfort in it, and sure it makes it easier for other people to understand, but did I really need a specific label for my identity? My identity that only I truly know and experience?

The answer was no- but there was a hang-back. I personally find comfort and joy in the term therian. I am a therian and that will not change. And of course there was still a social stigma to have some sort of "label" for myself so others would know.

So I returned to my roots. Lycanthropy. I am inherently canine. I have always been and will always be canine- most strongly wolf. Some folks will retaliate this that wolf is the most common theriotype/kintype, but that's another story for another day. I have been obsessed and entranced with wolves and their mythos- especially the werewolf.

I don't use the term werewolf for myself. I don't view myself as werewolfkin. I am not the changing creature from mythology. I am a wolf, trapped in a human's skin. I am but just one wolf. I am no monster from mythology, however intimidating I wish I was- I am just a dog. Just a wolf.

Lycanthropy is the more "professional" term for a werewolf. However, lycanthropy has another meaning too. It is a form of delusion where one believes so strongly that they are one hundred percent physically an animal. Medical lycanthropy.

But I know I am human. I know my privilege as a human and I know, even on those full-moon nights, I will remain this way. But that's a simple fix. Thankfully the human language is vast and has many conjunctives. So all I did was put a non in there. Non-medical lycanthropy. I know I am human physically, but the person here is wolf.

So yes, while I use labels for myself, they are most definitely not something required, and I have experimented with that. Only you know your true self, and that's what matters. As long as you know your true self, what else is there to do? There is no need to explain to others if not desired, so why?

Afterall, they are just words, and what are words but nonsense to the animal mind. So be kind to your fellow animal. Help them along with their journey of education into this new world. If their views and experiences differ from you, respect that.

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My experiences with alterhumanity and therianthropy, and why I'm here now.

I have always been nonhuman, and I have always known that. However as time goes on, so does my identity. When I was a child, I simply didn't discuss or worry about it. I knew who I was and that's all that mattered. In around 2014 I "awakened" into the therian and alterhuman community. Back then, the therian community was rather small, and focused on things such as aesthetics or care guides. Truly simpler times.

As I went through school, I distanced myself from the therian community, more focused on excelling in school and personal life struggles. When things finally died down I was left to have time to rediscover myself. I reentered the therian community around 2020, created a tiktok- and saw how much things had changed.

Therianthropy was now all about presentation, labels, quadrobics, views and likes. Now there's nothing wrong with that, every community evolves over time. My issue personally was the amount of misinformation. At first, I merely interacted with the surface of therianthropy and its social aspects, doing the occasional post, etc.

As my life and identity continued to evolve, I continued to delve into not just the therian community- but the alterhuman community as a whole. I strived to learn more about myself and my identities, and I wanted others to learn too. Back in 2022, I started spreading alterhuman and therian education. To this day, it's something I deeply enjoy doing. Nowadays, it's rare to find someone spreading education on the topic, especially accurate information. I wanted to be that person. However, I realized that in my pursuit to help and teach others, social media had overtaken my identity.

Therianthropy and alterhumanity is inherently rooted deep in nature. The identities themselves that so many people identify as are naturalistic. Even so, we find that the community is mostly online, and with that, comes drama and discourse.

For a term so broad in nature, it's astonishing how split the community can be. Drama, discourse, infighting, name-calling, shaming, and more is rampant. I began to realize that more and more as I became a semi-popular creator on tiktok. I was being pulled into the "trends" and not truly listening to my inner self.

Alterhumanity is best experienced offline. With your true self, and not for the self you put up for others. I believe that a lot of people need to hear that and learn from it. With an identity so rooted in nature, depriving oneself from it can be a pain.

And as I learned this, I distanced myself. I had a few run-ins with some nasty folks, and that taught me that I don't want to turn into that.

So I spent time to myself. Reevaluating my identity and what it really meant to me. I spent time offline and outside, with the people I love and doing the things I loved. And in this time I realized that I didn't need the approval of others on my identity. As long as I knew who I was, that's all that mattered to me.

After being offline in the therian and alterhuman community, I began to realize that if I did return, I could do it how I wanted to. Post whatever I wanted, when I wanted to, and not worry about other people.

I could be myself, and that's all that mattered. So now I'm here. While I still use the term therian for myself, I have changed and grown with it. I now use more broad terms for myself, and have begun to not worry about mirco-managing my identity. Some people find comfort in labels, and that is entirely valid! But some folks can find them restrictive as well, and that's also a valid opinion and experience.

That is one thing I value so much about therianthropy and alterhumanity. The terms are both so broad that you may not meet a single other nonhuman who has the same experience. I love and cherish the diversity of this community, and I think that people need to realize that a bit more.

So this blog here is for me. For me to journal about my experiences, to occasionally post education- whatever I want. I made this blog for myself, and that's how it most likely is going to stay. I hope you enjoy the future for this blog, and join me on this journey.