#obsidianalterhuman

[feathereddragonobsidian]

Coping with species dysphoria

Draw yourself

Make a nest

Add to your hoard

Make a hoard

Play with your hoard

Roleplay

Make a Pinterest board of your kintype

Go to a place associated with your kintype like mountains, the sea, and forests

Wear your gear

Play with your pets

Make noises associated with your kintype (meowing, growling, whistling)

Listen to music

Sharpen your nails

Exercise

If I missed anything, add it in the comments! :)

[feathereddragonobsidian]

Alterhuman termology

These are terms commonly used in the alterhuman community. They are not terms I've made personally. If you know who coined these terms, please let me know and I'll tag them.

(typo in alt text found by @xcekait)

Alterhuman: having an identity/experience that is either alternative to humanity or an alternative form of humanity

Correction of the definition by @a-dragons-journal @anoneyemoose

Archethrope: an identity under the alterhuman umbrella, in where someone experiences an archetype, trope, or otherwise preestablished character model

Example: someone who identifies with/as pirates

Awakening: the event in where one discovered they are otherkin

Conceptkin: an identity under the alterhuman umbrella, in where someone identifies as a concept

Example: someone who identifies with/as the void

Copinglink: a consciously created non-human/fictional identity

Correction of the definition by @/a-dragons-journal (tagged above)

Original post/definition:

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Kin: short for 'otherkin' or used as a suffix to describe a creature/concept/entity/etc to be someone's identity

Example: being dragonkin = someone identifies with/as a dragon

Object-kin: an identity under the alterhuman umbrella, in where someone identifies as an object

Other-hearted: having a strong connection to a species as opposed to identifying as one

Phanthom-limb: sensations of a limb or part of a body that doesn't exist

Poly-kin: someone who's otherkin and has more than one kintype

Shift: some aspect of yourself changing to become closer to that of your kintype.

Examples of types of shifts:

Mental shift: is a shift in which one's mental state changes to reflect that of their kintype

Phantom shift: a shift in where someone experiences phanthom-limbs

Correction of the definition by @/a-dragons-journal (tagged above)

Feel free to add terms I forgot!