#alterhuman shift

[rabiesriddenkittie]

Can we PLEASE stop portraying alterhumanity as complete suffering for everyone who experiences it. I understand that shifts and dysphoria can be disorienting and uncomfortable but we also get to experience a side of life humans will probably never experience. There's a sense of adventure and spirituality that I see in at least my alterhumanity that is just intertwined within me and I wouldn't be who I am without it. Not to say that alterhumanity is complete positivity without cons, but I think we deserve to embrace it too.

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[no-endlings]

A sentiment I see a LOT across alterhuman+ spaces (mostly younger folks, but not always!) is folks worried about their identities fading, changing, not shifting as much, or are not putting as much energy into their identities. Folks are always asking how to “fix” themselves and how to force themself to shift more/etcetc.

I just want to put it out there and say, you aren’t broken! Identities ebb and flow and change throughout our lives and that is totally okay. this goes for any self identification, but I find it especially relevant here. If you feel yourself start to change, try and let it happen. attempting to cling onto something that you’re not in that moment is only going to make things worse. I know people who have identified for years as one species before suddenly changing halfway through their life, I know people who change identities on a regular basis, and I see almost every member of this community go through periods of connection and disconnection from their alterhumanity. It’s all completely normal and not something to be worried or ashamed about, and it doesn’t even mean that you were wrong before. I know it’d be so much easier if things stayed stagnant, but change will happen whether you want it to or not.

If you are ever concerned about the status of your identity, my dms are always open, my comments are always open. We’ll get through the changes together, okay? 🤝

[knightiajade]

Anyone else have any scents that remind them of their alterhumanity/cause shifts?

I have a few. I'm sure a few will agree with me on petrichor, the smell of spring. Everything I correlate to petrichor gives me a certain euphoria--thin rain, the very start of spring, my moss stump, the mourning doves that nested outside of my room, my early years of awakening, a simpler time. And so many more memories I couldn't try fit into words.

Another is water. Water? Water!

The lake water of my grandmas house, giggling when encouraged to really swim instead of doggypaddling; replying "it's on instinct!" Without knowing what I meant yet; the chlorine pool at the barbecue, the drying water on my dog's fur that everyone insisted stinked--while I found a comfort in. The particularly yucky tap water of a vacation home.

I hate the smell of garlic and it always ends up with some deer shift; at one point I started doing it intentionally.

A really specific one of my mothers natural perfumes, and on that same note, any herbal scent. Self explanatory.

Aloe and at a lesser extent watermelon !

I find it a curious topic and would like to hear from folk. Reblog or comment if you have any scents that trigger shifts !!!

[mechanical-sunchild]

I feel like maybe we don't talk about envision/envisage shifts enough because they're the type of shift I feel are asked about most often.

So I don't know who needs to hear this but you may experience envision/envisage shifts if you have times where when envisioning yourself 'in your minds eye' you only see your type or a mix of your type and current body and find it difficult or impossible to see anything but. This may or not also involve a change in perception of visible body parts as if there were a mental 'overlay' on top of what can be physically seen. This may or may not involve getting involuntary 'mental pictures' of your current self as you go about other activities. These can be in conjuction with mental shifts, phantom limbs etc

[physicfox12]

I've been feeling like actual shit for days now and it's only getting worse really. So here's a drawing of me taking care of myself while eating apple slices

Self care is important friends

[sp1ritfox]

alterhuman help!!

i need a bit of help with a phantom shift i keep getting recently, note phantom shifts are something i experience near constantly and i am very fluid in my identity so those sorts of factors don't hold much meaning

i keep feeling two things on the lower back of my head (image attached for reference), i'm not sure how much i can describe them but i can feel the base of them and i keep having the temptation to reach behind and grab them. they feel like they stick out a decent amount because i brace for impact if there's something behind my head but other than that it's pretty fuzzy

they're not completely moveable i don't think? but that could also be down to not knowing, like it's easier to move my wings when i know they're wings

this has been near constant for days and is bugging me, does anyone know any animals or creatures or insects or mythical beings or anything with inhuman features on the lower backs of their head???

[t3eth-n-p4wzz]

Anyone else get that intense mental+fullbody phantom shift combo once every few months n then hardly shift for a rlly long time? Shit makes me feel like a were-wolf lol

[justaweirdalterhuman]

I miss my wings so much... Can I have them back? Just for tonight please I'll give them back in the morning