nightingale

shifting to skyrim to live out my medieval lesbian fantasy

[saintruins]

I honestly thought this whole race changing discourse existed solely on shifttok which is one of the biggest reasons I’ve left it and moved onto shiftblr, but I was very quickly proven wrong (though it’s nowhere near the same extent as shifttok, I can say that at least).

I say this as a person of color (asian and african), but the concept of race “changing” being racist never made sense to me and I’ve always felt that to oppose it would be to misunderstand shifting as a whole. This reality is not the blueprint. This reality and its morals are not the default nor are they objective to every possible reality existing. If someone with blue or purple skin faces prejudice in another reality (and they do), then why is it okay to shift as those races unfamiliar to us in this reality? What makes those realities less real to you than this current one? How do you expect to detach yourself from this reality and shift if you treat it as the blueprint? People who are against it like to argue that race changing is purely motivated by fetishization, but then their idea of fetishizing is USUALLY (!!!!!) just liking certain features about a race. But I also do believe that intention matters. I have multiple face claims and two of them happen to be of races that I am not in THIS reality (one indian, one white). The way I went about this was quite literally just by scrolling through photos of face claims on pinterest and picking out the ones whom I thought were prettiest or fit my dr self’s vibe most without thinking about the race of any of the girls i scrolled through because.. it doesn’t matter? If she’s pretty, she’s pretty. Not everyone constantly has a person’s race on their mind like you do, and that’s why a lot of us want to shift to a reality where shit like that doesn’t matter. ESPECIALLY as a person of color where I see white people taking offense on my behalf and treating my entire race as if we’re so fragile, throwing around the word racism so loosely as if someone experiencing a preexisting version of themselves in another reality actively harms us when we’re being persecuted everyday of our lives. Yes, right now we’re from a place where race is much heavier than we wish it was, and that’s the reason why I say intention matters. Instead of constantly policing other people’s drs, can we just utilize the shifting community for its intended purpose which is.. to actually shift

[saintruins]

I just met someone who shifts to the bible. And here I thought I had a unique dr

[hrrtshape-deactivated20250705]

reminder that you can shift anytime, anywhere, under any condition. it doesn’t matter if you’re exhausted, if you’re spiralling, if you’ve just remembered an email you forgot to send and now you’re in a fugue state of regret. it doesn’t matter if you’ve put shifting on a pedestal so high it’s getting altitude sickness (even then, a pedestal is just a glorified step stool. kick it over. nothing is above you, nothing is out of reach), or if your brain is complied of intrusive thoughts and mental white noise. you could be in a grocery store queue, on a sinking ship, in the middle of a hostage negotiation. and could still shift.

people love a reason why not. alas, the conditions are not set in stone. they never were. consciousness is liquid gold. it seeps through cracks, it adapts. you don’t need the stars to align. you don’t need the perfect night, the perfect mood, the perfect silence. you need exactly what you already have... a mind.

[celestials-escape]

Half-Moon Mill, Falkreath

TES V: Skyrim

[saintruins]

Nothing tops a medieval dr

[h3r4life-deactivated20250527]

✧ OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF SHIFTING: IT’S MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK

✵ UNDERSTANDING THE FEAR. The fear of actually shifting to your DR is such a sneaky block because it’s not something we expect to feel. Like, you’re doing all this work (visualizing, affirming, scripting, etc) and yet deep down, you might be scared of actually getting what you want. It’s wild, but it makes sense when you break it down.

✵ WHY SUCCESS MIGHT FEEL SCARY.

— Even if you’ve visualized your DR a million times or planned your DR down to the last detail, but actually being there is a completely new experience. What’s it actually going to feel like to be there? What if things don’t go how you imagined? That uncertainty can trigger a lowkey (or not so lowkey) fear.

— Success comes with its own pressure. Once you shift, it’s easy to start overthinking. What if I can’t do it again? What if it’s not what I expected? That “what if” spiral can get overwhelming. And that might create a fear of succeeding.

— Even if you don’t love your CR, it’s still comfortable because it’s familiar. Leaving behind parts of it, even if it’s just for a short amount of time, (people, routines, or even just your identity in this reality) can feel heavier than you realize.

— What if your DR doesn’t live up to the dream? What if it’s not perfect? That fear can make success feel risky, and your brain might unconsciously try to avoid it altogether.

✵ HOW THIS FEAR MESSES WITH YOU. This fear doesn’t usually scream “I’m scared to succeed!” It shows up in subtle ways like procrastinating, feeling “stuck,” constantly tweaking your script, overthinking your method, or second-guessing yourself. It’s like your mind is putting up invisible walls without you even realizing it.

✵ WHY PEOPLE DON’T TALK ABOUT IT. This fear gets ignored because it feels backwards, like why would you be scared of getting what you want? Plus, in the shifting community, everyone’s so focused on HOW to shift, they don’t always talk about the emotional side of it. It’s easier to think you’re just “doing it wrong” than to realize you might be holding yourself back.

✵ HOW TO GET PAST IT.

— Acknowledge it. The first step is being honest with yourself. Ask, Am I scared of actually shifting to my DR? Once you see it for what it is, it’s easier to work through.

— Instead of obsessing over the moment you shift, think about how you’re going to feel and thrive once you’re there. Build that excitement so it outweighs the fear.

— Remind yourself you’ve got this. You’ve done the work, and you’re capable of handling whatever comes up in your DR. Affirmations like “I’m ready for this” or “I trust myself” really help.

— Your DR doesn’t have to be perfect for it to be worth experiencing. Give yourself room to explore and grow. Nothing has to be set in stone.

— Shifting doesn’t have to be some huge, dramatic moment. Every step (big or small) you take is progress, so don’t psych yourself out by making it feel bigger than it is.

✵ FINAL THOUGHTS. So yeah, fear of success is real, but it doesn’t have to stop you. The key is recognizing it for what it is and deciding it’s not going to hold you back. You’ve already done the hard part by getting this far, trust that you’re ready for what’s waiting on the other side.