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intro post:
hello! I am Spectre. i am 28. i use it pronouns as well as haunt/hauntself pronouns.
kinlist: ghost, void/cryptid something, star, deer
interests: my chemical romance, jesus christ superstar, late 90s/early 2000s technology, death note, until dawn, fnaf
@spectrethegrouch is my agere blog
Affirmations for the unsure alterhumans and maybehumans:
You can still be alterhuman even if you acknowledge parts or all of your humanity.
You can still be alterhuman even if you find comfort in human rituals, culture, etc.
You can still be alterhuman even if you display human behaviors and characteristics.
You can still be alterhuman if you look or act nothing like your 'type.
You can still be alterhuman without dysphoria, euphoria, or both.
You can still be alterhuman even if you never plan to transition or present physically or socially as alterhuman.
You can still be alterhuman without blowing hundreds of thousands of dollars on gear.
You can still be alterhuman even if you aren't queer (surprisingly common misconception by the way!)
You can still be alterhuman even if you don't find the furry community appealing.
You can still be alterhuman even if there weren't 'signs' of alterhumanity in your childhood.
You can still be alterhuman even if you find aspects of alter/nonhumanity uncomfortable or scary (and this may change as you discover yourself!)
You can still be 100% alterhuman and 100% human at the same time.
You can still be alterhuman without misanthropy.
You can still be alterhuman without a spiritual connection to nature or a religion pertaining to nature.
Even if you aren't alterhuman, it's okay to be human.
Even if you aren't alterhuman forever, it's okay to recognize your humanity afterwards.
No seriously, it's okay to be human in some aspects or all aspects.
You don't have to constantly strive to be the 'most nonhuman thing possible' and you don't have to try and reinvent the wheel coming up with a new term thats 'more nonhuman' or 'further than humanity' than the last.
There are infinite ways to be alterhuman and you may never find a term to define yourself. You might not even find a species to label yourself as.
On the same coin you may find that your experience is painfully common, or not 'original' enough to warrant a 'true' experience. You have to remember that it's okay to be one of the gazillion black wolf psychological therians out there and that it is functionally the same (and has the same moral weight) as having brown eyes.
It's okay to be unlabeled.
It's okay if you wouldn't be considered alterhuman by the old standards from the days when alterhumanity was mostly on independent forum boards.
Grills and grilling aren't relevant anymore and it's better to block people that try to bring that back.
But it is never okay to lie to yourself to fit into a box that's too small for you.
Moodboards for different kinds of deer! I don't see a lot of diverse content for them, and since I love making these, I decided to provide âËê©ïœĄđ€
They're based on the esthetics I associate with the specific species the most âĄ
(from the upper left to the lower right)
red deer - whitetail deer - elk - fallow deer - sika deer - axis deer - moose - caribou/reindeer - roe deer - marsh deer
if youâre disabled or chronically ill and need help from others in daily life, the world may shame you or make you feel like youâre weird, but i promise you are not. people need people; this has always been true throughout history. one of the earliest signs of civilisation is evidence that injured and disabled people were well taken care of. disabled people receiving long term care from others is a sign that human civilisation is functioning as it should. needing care is normal, sacred, and special.
you have to be kinder to people with memory issues.
you have to be kinder to people who are slow processors.
you have to be kinder to people who don't understand your jokes.
you have to be kinder to people who forget important dates.
you have to be kinder to people with cognitive decline.
you have to be kinder to people who were always this way, too.
you have to be kind. you have to be kind.
being disabled and lgbt is such a horrible curse because you will see the most ableist take on earth online and you're like "oh surely this is some right-wing fascist loser" and then you look at the person who said it and there's pronouns in their bio. and it's like, how did we get here? but the reality is that a lot of abled people (and often disabled people who are intolerant of different disabilities) are just not even willing to confront the idea that they are capable of punching down on other marginalized groups
like i don't know who needs to hear this but you are Not as progressive as you think you are if you're saying stuff like the R slur, "jobless behavior", making fun of nonverbal people, mocking physical differences, using psychotic as an insult, or calling people "lazy" for using disability aids. even if you're gay!
I wish it was possible to have any conversation about hygiene online without 500 people climbing out the woodwork to rant at length about how disgusting anyone who doesn't have the 50 step routine they personally consider obligatory is
do people seriously not realise that "is X in the room with us?" is a cynical dehumanizing joke about psychosis and people with psychosis ???? its just another roundabout way of calling people crazy. and its based in the dehumanization of people who have psychotic disorders because it is referencing hallucinations. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE THINK!!!!! before you speak. its not a cute modern phrase! its a new iteration of old hatred! Please! Think!
âPsychotic people arenât homeless in the streets or psych wards!!! some of us are playing video gamesâ some psychotic people ARE homeless in the streets and in psych wards and they donât deserve to fucking die for it or be forgotten or swept aside because they arenât a convenient poster child for your symptoms RAAAAHHH
I think a lot of nonhumans/otherkins forget that;
Itâs okay if you donât particularly like / or hate something you kin. Youâre allowed complex emotions around what you kin. Being nonhuman/otherkin isnât usually a voluntary experience. It can be from trauma or just simply being a part of yourself natural. Being complex makes us alive. It makes us real.
Itâs okay if you arenât always happy to be otherkin/nonhuman. Itâs okay to be sad, our sadness and rage is as important as our joy.
Itâs okay if you donât want to live in a forest or where your kintype lives. Itâs fine if you like / want to live in cities! Or on the beach or in the mountains. Itâs okay if you like modern things like phones or cars that your kin might not know about / like.
Itâs okay if you donât have memories of your past lives or if your past lives werenât impressive or if your past lives were traumatic OR if you simply donât believe in past lives at all.
Itâs okay if you donât have any dysphoria or if you have crushing dysphoria around your nonhumanity/kin.
Itâs okay if you arenât all âaestheticâ âprettyâ and âperfectâ around your kintype/nonhumanity. You can be exactly how you are.
Itâs okay if you donât know your kintype/nonhumanity, your kintype is complex and hard to understand, and itâs okay if your MULTIPLE kintypes or nonhuman types. You donât owe anyone anything.
i love you non-animal otherkin. i love you inanimatekin. i love you objectkin. i love you conceptkin. i love you robotkin. i love you songkin. i love you divinekin. i love you faekin. i love you mermaidkin. i love you wingedkin. i love you voidkin. i love you spacekin. i love you monsterkin. i love you humanoidkin. i love you. i love you ok. know that i love you
The thing with disability is that your brain and the people around you will tell you that it's not okay to do things that will make your life easier. But it is in fact okay, good even, to do things that will make your life easier
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
GROUP FROLICKING STARTS IN 10 MINUTES HURRY THE FUCK UP
idk how to explain this but when higher support needs autistics complain about not having autism representation that represents them, and lower support needs autistics come in talking about "autistic-coded" characters, it kinda feels like a slap in the face.
like, i'm glad you feel represented by "autistic-coded" characters, but like... i want representation for level 2 and 3 autistics, low masking autistics, autistics who need caregivers, autistics who use aac (and not just high tech aac), multiply disabled autistics, autistics who have severe meltdowns, intellectually disabled autistics, autistics who need visible disability aids, autistics who need to be heavily accommodated or helped by others, etc etc etc.
it's okay to like autistic-coded characters, lower support needs characters, etc. i love those characters too! that kind of representation is also important! but i also think it would just be really nice and healing to see myself and my higher support needs autistic friends represented in media outside of just like, kids shows.
Actual tips I have as an autistic person for my neurodivergent friends that struggle with similar shortcomings:
1. If you have a lot of trouble with brushing your hair dry, but you have an okay relationship with showering, brush it with conditioner in! Youâll get softer hair, it wonât hurt as much, AND any hairs that fall out will be washed away so they wonât be on your clothes!
2. If you are having trouble eating, do LITERALLY anything to make your brain happy at the prospect. Watch a video while you eat, pretend youâre eating with your favorite character, get on all fours with jungle sounds in the background and eat like a dinosaur. Seriously. ANYTHING.
3. Drink water and iced drinks in enclosed, nonclear containers so your brain doesnât reject them like a mama bird. Water smells like wet dog to me, so making sure I CANâT smell it is a must. Get a container with a straw, preferably.
4. If you drink a lot of sugary drinks (like me), use a straw. This will help you decrease the risk of getting cavities, especially in your two front teeth. Also, NEVER wash the toothpaste out of your mouth (spitting out the excess is fine), as leaving it on your teeth with make them cleaner and give you more room for error. Sensodyne is great, as it helps sensitive teeth and has a mild taste.
5. Go outside. Please. I know it sucks, but if you walk around for even fifteen minutes your brain will surrender so much fucking dopamine. Also, keep your curtains open if you can, so that youâre not in a casino-esque state of timelessness.
6. If you feel bad, ask yourself the following questions:
- Am I at a comfortable temperature?
- Have I eaten in the past five hours?
- Have I had water?
- Have I seen another human person recently?
- Have I bathed?
If you answered ânoâ to any of those questions, fix it and come back. Youâll probably feel better, at least marginally.
7. Donât try to fix everything at once. When it comes to current events, pick something that you care about, and focus on them. Or maybe two. But if you try to give your money and time to every cause, you will burn yourself out.
8. If you are walking on the street, donât try to make eye contact with everyone. I had to unlearn this after working in a grocery store and being expected to be approachable all the time. Look ahead at something, or look near the sidewalk/floor. Thatâs mental energy you could be spending elsewhere.
9. If you donât know what to say, use a compliment. People fucking love those. Especially about clothes, hair, and/or accessories. Not about their body, though, thatâll make them feel weird if you donât know them well.
10. Guilt and shame are not motivators. You will not be a better person because you sat inside all day and beat yourself up about every bias you have and mistake you made. You are allowed to be flawed, and you are allowed to improve. And the best way to do that is to meet people and try new things. And if you run into another bias or mental block, take note of it, file it away, and use it to better yourself.
THERIAN TIPS [REALLY WORK!]
1. Clean up litter from your local parks, creeks, and roadsides
The earth is our home. Help out where you can to keep her clean and livable for critters now and forever. And as always LEAVE NO TRACE
