#althu

[alterhuman-confessional]

Sometimes I think this community would be better if everyone had a therapist. Not because everyone is inherently mentally ill- I've met plenty of people without any mental health issues at all benefit from having a therapist- but because I think a lot of the encouraging/normalizing self destructive/harmful behaviors would be helped with someone who's whole job it is to support you.

weee very much agree with this ... a lot of the alterhuman community is heavily involved in communities ( like the pro endo communities .. ) that encourage every single symptom under the sun and do not care about them being symptoms and possibly unhealthy for you ...

we believe that everyone should have a therapist period , regardless of who they are or if theyre struggling , because we wholeheartedly believe everyone could benefit from one ... !! someone to talk to , someone to talk out your issues ( big or small ) to , someone to help with trauma ... they can be very useful in many different ways !

we very much agree with you , and we should be destigmatizing the idea of therapy , we should be normalizing everyone getting therapy and not just associating it with " being mentally ill " or " having something wrong with you " - it could go a long way to helping destigmatizing mental health , the disordered , and helping regular people get more ... well .. regulated !

[cerberus-dogs]

Is plural-specific alterhumanity a thing?

Nonhuman not because I’m otherkin or therian or fictionkin, and not an introject either. Nonhuman because that’s how I showed up in the system, in headspace, I simply Am Like This for no reason other than The Brain made me this way

[aliensoot]

being althuman is so weird because what do you mean i got species euphoria at the idea of being a bug

is it because i’m alien kin or am i also bug kin of some sort? who knows

[mochavonlatte]

SILLY PHOTO DUMP OF KITTIES THAT LOOK LIKE ME/MY THERIOTYPE

that’s all QwQ

[alterhuman-confessional]

disabled alterhuman culture is having a rough body day , being pretty fatigued and in pain , unable to move a whole lot , and deciding to be puppy about it to make yourself feel better ...

we are always puppy , but to better be puppy , we put on our ears , collar , and get our dog bowl to stuff full of food so we dont have to move from our nest .. puppy mode .. layin down watching video essays and playing minecraft while waggin our tail ... very puppy moded recently ..

[alterhuman-confessional]

system alterhuman culture is ... yearning for the sea on every level .. we are so deeply connected to the ocean in so many different ways as a collective, we're truly so very one with the ocean, yet we cannot return to it ... yes, as a horseshoe crab, but we're so many different types of aquatic animals and in some ways the ocean itself ... !!

feels like a chunk of us is missing from our form without access to the sea ...

[alterhuman-confessional]

alterhuman culture is headcanoning your faves as being partially one of your nonhuman identities ...

horseshoe crab Waterboy is real to me...

[alterhuman-confessional]

My alterhuman confession is that I genuinely don't think Most alterhumans do any research into the labels they use to define themselves. What do you mean you're a horrible bigot if you're anti endo and an alterhuman because "endos are in the definition"? Do they realize an ACTUAL bigoted (and honestly quite nazi-esque alt. Right pipeline) identity is ALSO considered alterhuman in the definition? Are people bigots for disagreeing with literal antisemitism, ableism, and white supremacy? Because with their argument, you'd have to be because starseeds are alterhuman!

wwe didnt even think of that ... ouuu thats ... not okay ..

for anyone who isnt aware or wants to educate themselves , here's some videos we have on short notice to learn more about starseeds ;

one by Fleureo's Files , one by FunkyFrogBait , and one by MaiBeey

tldr , its a "religious" westerner spirituality identity thats less spiritual or religious and more orientalism and cult like.. they spread incredibly harmful medical misinformation , have roots in eugenics and nazi ideology , and in my opinion , is sort of like aspie supremacy but a whole lot worse ! this entire "spiritual belief" in the modern day , is entirely racist and ableist , and cannot be divorced from its roots. it is ... not good in the slightest , and cannot ever be anything good !

we do recommend doing your own research into this topic , as there is almost definitely things that aren't covered in just three youtube videos !

the issue with the original definition of alterhuman , is that its honestly way too open of a description. as you've pointed out , a definition like the one they have includes things like starseeds , which is not something you would want to be inclusive to , and endos , which are similarly ableist but in a different , more chronically online way. thhhis is an issue a lot of communities have now a days , in our opinion .. if youre focusing on being as inclusive as possible over being inclusive for specific groups , you end up including / inviting in incredibly harmful groups to your communities. aand very obviously, this is a big issue for the alterhuman community ...

wwe 100% understand what you mean , anon ... we wish endos would understand what theyre defending when they talk about endo being in the definition of alterhuman ...