#alterhuman question

[fluffy-kale]

Herbivore therians tell me abt yourself!

Hi! I'm creating a world for my shapeshifter ocs. Personally I use my wolf identity as inspiration how it would be in my oc's world. I can imagine how other species can act but at the end of the day I'm a wolf, carnivore, canine, I'll never fully understand someone's else POV. So you can reblog and tell me more about: 1. What species you are? 2. Do you experience behaviours that are linked to your identity? If yes, which ones? 3. How do you feel next to other creatures in the community? Do carnivores bother you? 4. If you could shapeshift, do you think some things could trigger your shift? For example in fiction werewolves often shapeshift when they feel anger. 5. Anything you can add to the reblog is welcomed!!! Talking about different experiences is always cool!! :D

[bonesleftcomposed]

hey guys, i was wondering if anyone else experiences their alterhumanity in a similar way to me, and if theres a word for it.

My alterhumanity flucuates a lot in terms of how much I experience it. I will go through a few weeks of feeling really connected to my alterhumanity and the community, shifting at times and generally feeling very connected and close to it. But then, I will go for months on end of not experiencing anything, no shifts or half-shifts, generally feeling very disconnected from alterhumanity as a whole and I dont "feel alterhuman" at all, if i didnt know any better, i would think my alterhumanity was a phase that ive grown out of. But then the feeling comes back, i experience something and i instantly feel much more connected to my alterhumanity again, and then the cycle repeats. Like I know im alterhuman during those months, but I dont feel like one, and i dont feel connected to the community at all. I know that flickers are a thing and I do have a flicker theriotype that turned into a hearttype, but I havent heard a term for the entire identity "disappearing" for a few months. Has anyone heard of an experience like this?

[lynxexists980]

any fellow alterhumans know what the otherhearted and synpath equivalents of a kinsona would be called? I need to update the status of some ocs now that I know that I shouldn't really call them kinsonas

if there isn't a term I could probably coin one

[blood-moon-night-coining]

I wanna make like a Constellic (think that’s how it’s spelled) I was wondering if I could make Heretic and Loverboy terms for it. I really wanna but I don’t know if it could work? If possible could anyone explain it? The Carrd was a bit confusing for me for some reason.

[fluffy-kale]

Replacement of the word "kinnie"

Hello! My friend asked me

"If there's any word insted of kin / kinnie? I want to say that I relate to a character in one word without harming the alterhuman community"

And honestly, I don't know the answer but I really would like to find a some way for this situation because it would be helpful even for me. Personally I use "relatable characters" instead of "kin" but there really isn't a word for "kinnie". I got an answer that would be a "synpath" but I see on the internet that it's a synonym to the "otherhearted". So I started looking up for the definitions and here's the official definition of the synpath:

Synpath is a tidy name for something you identify with on several levels, which could be a concept that resonates really strongly with you, an animal or mythological creature you feel you act like, or a person or character you share a lot of common behaviors with, among other things. Term's creator: https://aestherians.tumblr.com/post/152549588889/synpath-faq

and commonly shared explanation of the otherhearted would be

Otherhearted - An individual that strongly and deep indetifies with a being / character / animal / object / plant / etc. Otherhearted individuals may feel an affinity, resonance, or deep bond with a species, recognizing it as a significant aspect of their identity.

These both definitions are used as synonym, BUT I see that some people / beings are using it as replacement of the "kinnie". I'm writing this post because I'm not sure if I understood this correctly? so my final question is: Is "synpath" a good replacement of the "kinnie" in meaning just relating to a character? If no, then what it would be?

[bonesleftcomposed]

Another ghostkin! I love your blog <3 Can I ask, what are some ways you fulfil ghostly feelings and urges? I'm very new to acknowledging/learning to accept my identity and I think it would help to talk to someone who I could relate to.

Thank you for asking!! Im very new to this part of myself as well, but so far I mainly listen to music and go on tumblr/Pinterest and look at pictures and other peoples experiences. I try to find certain vibes with music that I connect to, when I first started feeling ghostly I had ghosting by mother mother on repeat lol!!

So now I switch between a crazed shadow scaring people (back to life - mother mother, frontier psychiatrist - the avalanches, under my skin - jukebox the ghost) and a quieter, calmer ghost just sort of floating and fading away (I was all over her - salvia palth, other shoegaze and artists like Ethel Cain and Adrienne lenker)

I also like watching ghost hunting videos like Sam and Colby on YouTube, a hyperfixation on them actually got me awakened as ghostkin! And it’s extra special when they show a ghost or something crazy and I’m like heheh >:)

So I’d suggest looking at what music and what vibe helps you feel most like you!! I use music to relate to every kintype of mine, so it’s a big part of mine. And try going on Pinterest and making a board of ghostly things you connect to, and do the same search on tumblr! And just keep an eye out for what feels like you during this time of exploring your identity, that’s what I’m doing as of late, for example I found I really like feeling breezes on my skin or my hands being cold without me actually feeling cold. Like being sensitive to temperature makes me feel more human and dysphoric!

Thank you so much for your ask, I love helping people like this, and I hope this was helpful!!

[bonesleftcomposed]

hello!

✨️ do/did any kind of powers come with ur un/deadness?

🪡 - are there specific un/dead ‘stereotypes’ u feel connected? stitches, stapled joints, ooze, brightly colored veins etc?

🥀 do u have other kin/therio/hearttypes that overlap with your un/dead ‘type?

📼 - are u a fan of horror/thriller media like movies and games? if so, do u hav any favorites?

Hello!! Thank you for the questions!!

✨. I suppose phasing through walls, float, and being able to be invisible and all that would count as powers? Just the usual ghostly traits hahah

🪡. I pretty directly identify as a shadow figure, sometimes with glowing eyes, sometimes not. Along with being translucent with im not a shadow figure (I believe i can switch between shadow and regular ghost)

🥀. I don’t believe so, though I do mix up the urges sometimes as I try to explore my identity. I thought I was a zombie or man-eating ghost because I was getting hunting/killing urges, but now i think those were more wolfy urges, because when I think about it, those aren’t connected to my ghost identity at all

📼. Not really, I’d love some recommendations though! I love horror as a genre, but I haven’t really connected any of them with my alterhumanity. I do watch ghost hunting YouTube channels like Sam and Colby, and that helps pretty often. Sadly a lot of the movies I find aren’t that good so I can’t really connect to them, I’d love to hear about any good ghost/shadow figure center horror media yall know and I’ll check it out!!

Thank you for the questions again :333

[bonesleftcomposed]

hey could any otherlink people explain something to me? how do you choose to identify as something and not feel like youre faking or something? and why can shifts happen for something you picked? do you choose to shift? if not, how is the identity voluntary but the shifts arent?

cuz with most of my theriotypes, i research into different animals and when i find whatever fits best, i just kinda assume thats what i am and take on the label cuz it makes sense and feels right, but that doesnt mean that i picked it right? idk i get a lot of self-doubt for all sorts of my identity so its probably why im doubting myself in general