a lot of the posts on the top of the tag seem to be discourse but i hope i see positivity heh, im trying to accept and be more social about this? im very.. closeted you could say? my therapist and partner are the only one who know.. of course some x-friendships ^^’ ,,
i thought i’d share some PAWSITIVE ways i help out my uhm species dysphoria.. even though this is probably… redundant and probably posted thousands of times but. it doesnt help to see maybe a reminder? (this is my way of also trying to be social and meet people so hiiiii :3)
NOW.. im a dog, a canine if you must be technical, golden retriever if you wanna pull out my documents
ive been struggling with figuring out my identity and with my dysphoria for… years. i first really doggifying stuff probably when i was 13/14 but i TRAUMA is lovely so a lot of it is static memory, so i will suggest the best tips and tricks that get me through my days now :3 (some then)
WEAR THE SAME COLORS AS YOUR COAT/FUR - I cannot express how much this helps just looking down and seeing my sleeves are blonde, especially if im having a moment where im lost in my head.
DECORATING FOOTWEAR TO LOOK LIKE YOUR SPECIES- Now this may be a bit more difficult for different.. species of course but im sure it could work im thinking of it right now, tentacles could have some cool ones coming up on the side if you’re a squid, or maybe hoof like eva could be glued on for any hooved-creatures :3
EATING SIMILAR FOOD TO YOUR SPECIES - I eat so much food SHAPED like dog treats its not kidding, if you dont think you can do it because of health reasoning you can do the shape route? get some cookie cutters and mold out some fishies or some little cubes to make it look like feed or kibble? theres an amazing tumblr on here who makes recipes that do truly look like animal food, i will rebark this when im done with who im talking about, i followed dorian(i believe) on a past blog.
PHYSICALLY LOOKING LIKE YOUR SPECIES - This could be growing your nails out, doing your nails(painting, getting them done at a salon), DYING YOUR FUR TO MATCH YOUR FUR COLOR, OR.. GETTING TATTOOS IN REFERENCE TO YOUR SPECIES!!!! I didnt want put that in a separate thing because you could link it together, if you have markings on your face per say, maybe you could mark them on your face permanently?? THIS IS FOR YOU, TO HELP YOU FEEL LIKE YOU. I wear collars because im domesticated, i also have HIGHLIGHTS (blonde) in my hair to help me remind myself that I AM a golden retriever not some BRUNETTE chick :3
im sure i’ll come up with more after i spend my day out with my folks :3