since i am a system and most of the alters are not human, new '-kin' drops will probably be frequent - it's not that i discover new kins but rather that i'm opening up about another identity i have in the collective. most, if not all of my kins are purely psychological, some may be a psychological + spiritual merge. i also decided to keep this blog mostly alterhuman-focused, so there won't be many system-related posts anymore. still, i'll leave the members intro because they do visit this place often!
âAnd I, infinitesimaÂl being, drunk with the great starry void, likeness, image of mystery, I felt myself a pure part of the abyss, I wheeled with the stars, my heart broke loose on the wind.â
â Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets (via arebirthofwonder)
hi again! sorry for disappearing. fortunately, the internet restrictions are not as hard as they could have been, and we still have more or less reliable ways of going online! still, i took some time because of health issues and academic duties.
but i'm back! and looking forward to seeing what i missed^^
hi! to all my mutuals - sorry, but from tomorrow on, i might disappear for an unknown amount of time, all thanks to the russian whitelisting. i don't know how harsh it's going to be or if it will target anything besides independent messengers at all.
if shit's gonna go down hard, i want you to know that it's been a pleasure sharing a community or just the site with you. stay safe, be well. peace and love despite the horrors (â  â ââ âżâ ââ  â )â âĄ
therianthropy was somewhat of a popular subject in my country about a year or so ago, unfortunately it led to bullying, ridiculous news and blatant misinformation, too. but it passed as quickly as it started, and today barely anyone remembers the topic. i'm very sorry to hear that folks of multiple other countries are facing that problem now, but it's going to pass! i know it may be hard or even unsafe right now, but people are most likely going to drop this subject completely within a month or so, so just hang on!
Human masking as a non-human can become weirdly comfortable because you're constantly having it be affirmed by the society you live in- one made up of humans, whom many are very judgemental and have completely divorced themselves from their animality.
When the masks slacks, intentionally or unintentionally deep down you just want to feel yourself again there's almost of relief and then small moments of panic.
You're transported back to when the body was young, and wild by its own rules, before you had to be like strangers because shame is more potent than being yourself.
It's like dipping your toes into waters you once knew and still trying to stay afloat. To allow your true self to envelope you while being aware of the expectations of humanity.
It's not that I don't like talking about my identity and how being nonhuman affects my daily life, but trying to explain it to someone that doesn't understand it is just really, really exhausting.
And it's not anyone's fault but mine, because I'm the one who overthinks what I said and keeps going back to it because I could've said it better or used a better analogy, but the more I try to find simple ways to explain it, the more it makes me doubt my own feelings.
I keep worrying that I'll get something like "Well, everyone does that!" or "That's a normal thing to feel, you don't have to put a label on everything!" or "Doing/feeling that doesn't make you not human!" in response. Even if it's someone that I know would never say these things.
I feel like I have to justify everything I feel and how I label myself or else I'm not valid. I can't bring myself to even think about mentioning kinsidering or something until I'm 110% sure, and even then it sounds stupid and excessive to have more and more kintypes.
I don't sound real to myself. If you listed all my characteristics as those of a different person, I'd be the first to scream that they're valid, but for some reason, I'm a freak and nobody will ever get me because I can't talk about myself without cringing.
oh, but i get you so much! i often feel discouraged from posting here or talking about my experiences at all just because i feel this exhausting need for everything to sound right and clear and pretty. trying out new labels or kinsidering some new type is pure nightmare at times because i feel like i get more preoccupied with justifying myself then with actually paying attention to my experiences. and it definitely becomes ten times worse when i try to explain it to someone who is not as familiar with the community as i am, i literally start overanalyzing everything i say and think.
it's a real struggle, and i hope you know you're not alone in this<//3 i know it's very hard to believe that sometimes, but you really don't owe anyone any kind of clear explanation or 100% foolproof understanding of everything. just be you, and if it's too stressful at the moment, just be.
i've had this thought of creating separate blogs for my alterhumanity identities for a while now, might give in to it at some point.
feels like this blog gets too confusing for me at times because of all the separate experiences mixing up. if i do, you'll find the links to the specific blogs in the pinned post ofc! but for now, just be aware that i might do that^^
don't know what will become of this blog though, i will keep it for sure but it will either become an archive or a general alterhumanity blog for catch-all posts, discussions and whatnot
There was a group of angels at the bar tonight. Super intense vibe, but they kept to themselves and didn't disturb the other patrons, except for one point when they all suddenly burst into cheers and ordered a round for the bar. I asked what they were celebrating. They told me that for a split second all of the air molecules bounced petfectly into one corner of the room. It's like their version of the dvd screensaver.
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