#otherkin community

[deer-milkshake-999]

Where is my demon tail. WHERE IS MY SATYR TAIL? RAAAHHHH

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[magpiethepunkfairy]

Remembering that time in middle school I sat at my lunch table and talked very excitedly about this quiz I took that said I was otherkin (ah quotev days) and the immediate shame and embarrassment I felt when no one reacted beyond telling me I "didn't want to be that"

I didn't really know what otherkin meant or that there was a whole non human community at the time, and the confusion and shame my one interaction gave me put the thought out of my mind

Now I don't know what my actual label or identity is, it's not a spiritual thing or even really mental or physical, it's not a strong feeling or shifting thing

I just know I feel more like an dog, that when my joints or other chronic pain flares up a small part of feels like if I could just shift the way they connect it be better, like they hurt because my body is begging for that change

I know I want my room to be a den, dark and warm and comfy and safe, someplace I can keep my horde and pack safe, that I want a pack and feel connected to people much more like a pack then "normal" human feelings

So I don't know my very exact and specific terms, but I do know I've felt more like myself since allowing myself to let go of the human mask a little

[shadowbandshub]

i feel i need to post something about this

the people attacking the alterhuman packers on tiktok are stupid, like its a piece of fabric? Its alterhuman gear to kill 2 birds with 1 stone (gender and species dysphoria).

I get the 2 packers with the tips are a bit much, but the other 2? they are literally just fuzzy packers. If they were called fuzzy packers nobody would have a problem with it, but because its associated to the alterhuman communtiy, we get attacked for it being "zoophilic." Which then makes people outside our community think we are zoophiles, when we arent.

also when has selling a packer been sexual? Its just a thing for people to wear in their pants for gender euphoria. just because the packer is fuzzy and associated to animals doesnt make it sexual.

This whole thing also leads to exclusion of physical alterhumans, and alterhumans who want to transition to their prefered species (like myself). When a p-alterhuman says they want to transition their whole body, they usually mean it. This doesnt exclude private areas like your chest, genetials, and butt, but it includes them. Just because someone has an animal packer, or wants to physically transition to their prefered species, doesnt mean that they are attracted to or want to have sex with animals. Most p-alterhumans ive met arent attracted to animals but humans, aswell as myself.

tbh, im gonna make my own fuzzy packer now due to this. all of this is just stupid. (may post pics when the drama dies down, but dont expect any.)

[ithinkimightbeagoose]

born to be a badass genderless robot who is also a playful male cat who is also a royal male vampire who is also a curious male crow who is also a sleepy yet sassy (gender unknown rn) dragon who is also a silly genderless enderman

forced to act "human"

"Guys we are all human🤗🥰❤"

Otherkin/therians:

[aphelion-alifer]

from one nonhuman to another - I need help!

hi,

I normally don't make these types of posts, but with my commissions and adopts not doing well, I need as much help as I can get. tl;dr, i need to help pay medical bills/medicine for my partner who cannot do it himself alone. the whole thing is very sensitive and personal so i cant get into it much, but it would literally save his life. my commissions and adopts are always up if anyone is interested, and donations or tips are always welcome. it would mean a lot to us if you could help out considering that i currently can't hold up a job due to my own mental health being too poor to handle it.

shares are super appreciated even if you can't donate or commission me! I take paypal! thank you for your time!

[naturemadehorrors]

There’s something so freeing about realizing you don’t need to try and fit into any boxes. Even within the alterhuman/therian communities (mainly on tiktok) there is a huge focus on labeling every part of your identity. And then if you turn out to be wrong about a past label you’ll get dogpiled by 12 year olds..

I don’t know what I am and I love that. Im simply not a human and that is ok. Im happy with not labeling my identity. I am a shifting mass of gnashing teeth and glaring eyes, stomping paws and bushy tails. Occasionally a wing or two. Simultaneously every canine, every leaf or twig, every ray of sun or moonbeam. A vaguely canine concept, ever changing but still me. I simply am.

[lucathewyrm]

ngl I feel like a lot of yall (understandably) think we should be more open about feeling like we're not human. be more abrasive. especially after the election.

but I honestly just... don't want to. like it doesn't feel right. and there's many reasons and one of them is the fact that no one genuinely sees me as nonhuman. they just accept me to be nice. they think I just like dragons even if I don't. that is more painful than being completely shunned and told I'm stupid. so much worse and so much more painful.

part of me (by part I mean most) just doesn't wanna come out. i can stay hidden. being outed makes me feel vulnerable. it makes me feel insecure. it genuinely makes me more dysphoric to show myself than to not.

I don't think I'm a creature humans should ever see or ever know about. I'm not supposed to be known. I'm supposed to hide from humans. I can't stop thinking about how much I don't want to post a drawing of what I look like and how even describing myself feels odd.

[valselkie]

being a wolf therian and not getting dysphoria for a while is like “oh man i wonder if i’m not a wolf therian after all” and then the Misery™ hits whenever you hear howling outside your house

[nomad-kitty]

“You can’t call yourself a therian if you chose to be one! You’re supposed to call yourself an otherlinker! If you chose to be a therian, you’re a faker!”

Seriously?!

If someone CHOSE to be a THERIAN, and they said specifically that they are a therian, then they are a therian! They are not obligated to use otherlink instead. They are not obligated to put themselves into tiny, restrictive boxes. And if they do choose to use the label otherlink because they like it, then that’s great!

Also, it shouldn’t even be that big of a deal to know whether a stranger on the internet chose to be an alterhuman or not. If someone says they are XYZ, then they are XYZ. They don’t have to explain themselves. They don’t have to write a huge essay about their whole life story, carefully explaining in minute detail why their identity as XYZ should be considered legitimate.

[sebastians-alterhuman-archive]

We as a community need to talk about othervague more, don't see enough of it. Where's the other beings who just are? Don't know what fits or just don't want to be specific about it at all, even both?

[wolfislost]

This is exactly what i've been experiencing the laat few months and it sucks.

I desperately need a day (or 7) where I can get back in touch with my instincts.

I haven't experienced species euphoria since summer and it's agony.

Let me be a beast damn it.

I don’t know if anyone can relate, but when I’m really busy and stressed my therianthropy kinda takes a backseat just like other things that make me happy.

I just can’t do things to connect to my theriotype when I have so many human things to do.

This kinda creates like a buildup of a background layer of species dysphoria that I then also have to ignore

[zetathedraconequus]

I wish I could say that I don't feel alone in the alterhuman community.

It seems as if everyone is able to find their own home, their packs, their family of where they belong.

I've seen communities for specific types of foxes, to primates, dragons, fae, angels.

And I know that each experience is specific to that owns creature.

But I also know that it must be nice to find others with that are the same type as you. To have that strange bond.

It's definitely harder to find posts I really relate to. I can't really just type something into etsy or look up images either.

I don't really know where to go or where I'm allowed in sometimes.

Somehow I'm both freed and isolated.

[cr1mson-gh0st]

Might consider wearing my less bulky cat collar on like… a regular basis. It’s so cute and could genuinely pass as a choker. Not a cat but always nice to have less obvious gear

[monster-untamed]

“Why did you pick a turtle?”

“Okay but a turtle tho? That’s gotta be embarrassing”

“I though you could only be a fox or a wolf but a TURTLE??”

“So you want to have slimy skin instead of fur? That’s actually gross”

All of these things were said to me by other alterhumans

[moth-yea]

Ookay abt the animal packers drama (TW FOR ABLEISM/ABLEIST LANGUAGE, ANTI THERIAN, PHYSICAL THERIAN, AND HOLOTHERE LANGUAGE. TW FOR MENTIONS OF ZOOPHILIA/DISCOURSE AROUND ZOOPHILIA. THE TOPICS WILL BE SEEN IN THE SCREENSHOTS IM SHOWING.)

Here's some screenshots of comments on a yt community post from a popular creator telling people to dni if you support the person who makes the animal packers (image id in alt text)

I'm speechless right now. Genuinely. It's all making my mind spin. For now I'm just going to say a few things, might add more in rbs later.

1: Minors can have packers (imo). They're for dysphoria, there's really nothing wrong with them. Maybe it's sort of iffy, which is understandable and I completely respect beings who think that minors shouldnt be allowed to have packers, but honestly I think teenagers are allowed to have packers if it helps them so much.

2: This isn't zoophilia. In any sense. This being was making and selling these purely as species affirming gear. It wasn't advertised as anything related to zoophilia/beastiality. They (from my knowledge) weren't even hyper-realistic.

3: The last person targeting physical therians and therians who experience delusions is using logic. I just can't fathom. Being a physical therian and/or having delusions as a therian doesn't make you a bad being.

4: I obviously respect you if you personally think this (animal packers) is a bit of a strange thing to do, I obviously respect you if you personally don't want to have an animal packer. That's fine, and that's just your opinions and feelings. The only thing I would criticize someone for is if they are calling something that makes another being feeling better about their body disgusting, vile, zoophilic when it isn't, "too far", the reason why therians get so much hate along with physical therians/ therians that expirience delusions/holotheres, or pornographic.

That's all we have to say for now, we'd appreciate it if you add your thoughts/insight in rbs/comments (not forcing of course, you're free to do what you wish with this post).