Alterhuman identities can shift, even when you feel confident in your identity.
Since the summer of 2018, my identity as a psychological wolf therian hasn’t changed much. It’s grown as I have, but since my medical transition as a man, so has my whole identity as an animal.
(We are all animals, some more intone with animalistic nature than others.)
What does my medical transition have to do with my alterhuman identity?
Medically transition has been a major part of me rediscovering myself as a whole. Healing, loving, learning and growing. It’s helped me discover parts of myself I never thought to uncover. It’s been very important to me.
I am a male wolf, I see myself in my day to day life as one. My days are shaped into my needs as a male wolf. My pack knows this, supports this and I am very lucky to have my pack. Instead of being wired as a wolf like I’ve believed for so long, this is what I am, but it’s not the only creature in this mind and soul.
“Your physical species is an Homo sapien, you can’t be a wolf?”
I am aware that this body I was born with is not the ideal animal image but I know that I’m not human. This mentality has followed me for many years but it’s starting to reveal more to me as I age and mature.
Now let’s get into the details of being a polytherian.
There seems to be layers to this mind and soul and the one I’m peeling back now seems to be the white tailed buck. I’ve questioned some type of horned animal for a couple months now, from goat, elk, moose and mule deer but the white tailed buck has been the one to circle back multiple times almost like a annoying reminder.
Feeling as the sheds in the winter that fall is compared to the seasonal depression I experience that turn into a newer, bolder, reminder that I’m still alive and kicking in the spring and summer. With unfortunately experiencing symptoms of PTSD as diagnosed, I’m always too hyper aware of my surroundings, on guard and feel my senses intensify in new places. The testosterone driven urges to protect my herd as the head of the family. Never too far from them. To name a few.
I’ve experienced prey like instincts but that will be a topic for another day as this is all once more new to me.
“Wouldn’t a mix of prey and predator like mind sets be a little…complex?”
Maybe? From my personal experience, I’ve never had multiple species or creatures shifts mixed together but identity isn’t going to be easy for anyone that wants to fully explore themselves.
With all this said, i welcome this new part of me.