My Alterhuman experience and more

Adult Neurodivergent Nonbinary Plural

[zezzydergy]

Dragon, dragon… where do you belong?

(New icon, by me)

[zezzydergy]

I don’t vibe with the whole dehumanizing people thing, for any reason, but I do vibe with people recognizing that I’m not human and treating me that way.

I don’t think the words exist just yet so this is just worded weirdly but yeah. Don’t take folks rights away and treat them as lesser beings than you but also I’m an animal and that may be seen as lesser but I’m not. I’m as equal as everyone else.

Anyone else feel that way?

[zezzydergy]

Anyone else struggle to write posts sometimes because you’re wayyy too shifted?

[zezzydergy]

Me no want to hoomin todey

[waggoboyo]

Big gragon save me

[zezzydergy]

do you get phantom shifts? if yes, what kind? i have noticed you have a lot of fluff, do you get fluff shifts too?

Yes, I do get phantom shifts! I mostly get shifts of my wings, my ears, and my claws but I have had some other shifts. The weirdest I’ve experienced so far are teeth shifts! I can feel both my human and dragon teeth at once, superimposed on one another so I tend to dislike this sort of shift.

I also do have fluff shifts! I feel like the hair on my head extends down a lot more than it actually does, as well as go down my back. I never expected to feel something like that but hey, it’s kinda nice actually so I’m not complaining!

The best shifts I get are when I lay down on my side, getting ready for bed. When I close my eyes and just lay there, my whole body feels right. It’s like the disconnect between the way I see myself and the way I physically am blurs and I’m just a dragon again. It’s comforting and only adds to how much I love getting to go to bed.

Thank you so much for asking! Do you have any shifts? Are some of your shifts painful or uncomfortable? I’m curious to know! Readers, please feel free to share too :)

[zezzydergy]

Commission for a lovely dragon! Thank you so much for supporting me <3

[zezzydergy]

I’d love to interact with folks more! Send me asks? Turns out tumblr doesn’t send me notifs for asks so i missed some from last year qwq

Anyways don’t be shy! I’d love to get to know people and share more about myself.

[animarums-deactivated20251115]

You know, that post we reblogged about the lack of visibility for some people in this community, when it can feel very therian-centric, got me thinking.

I should talk about this more, because not everyone can do the heavy lifting and not everyone is comfortable or as assured in talking about their own identity. And that's okay.

Even in therian spaces or the tag itself, I feel forgotten. And I'm a therian. It's just that I'm not a wolf or a deer or even a mammal. I'm a hercules beetle.

Dynastes hercules specifically. And it's just. It's tough out there sometimes. It's tough feeling like you have to censor images of your own species. It's tough because there isn't any affirming gear. I can't eat something to affirm my identity, hercules beetles literally eat wood.

There aren't many cool GIFs or even photos on blogs and those affirming posts about running wild in the woods or flying or hunting just... Don't hold true for me.

Obviously I'm glad for other therians in this community, I love that, I support them, I just... Wish I wasn't such an afterthought in my own spaces. The most I've gotten out of talking about it was a few people mentioning they're also insect therians.

Typing in insect therian and typing in canine therian paint two very different pictures of activity in the community. And the top post in the insect therian search is talking about how we face mistreatment and have to constantly fight misconceptions for being an insect.

I guess my point with this post is that we need more of you. It's completely fair if you feel nervous or don't want to be mistreated, it's up to you! But also?

This is your sign and encouragement to talk about your experiences.

- Cayden

[zezzydergy]

I can’t begin to be able to relate, though I have seen the very valid points of censorship and mistreatment often and it’s very disheartening. Please do share more if you’d like!

Also I hope I’m not over stepping but I went looking around hoping to be able to come up with suggestions for kin affirming foods or safe things and human wood chews are a thing! Birch wood is safe for chewing on and is often made for human bodies. I was disappointed I couldn’t find much food wise because most I see is Yule logs and as much as they can be fun, I can’t imagine them really being as satisfying as something like chocolate rocks (I have cravings for rocks and that’s how I curb them).

Hopefully the recommendation is helpful! We as a community should help one another and I thought maybe looking into it was a good idea at least. Wishing you the absolute best and I hope other insects and less seen therians out there feel able to share. I would love to hear what you have to say!

[hapalopus]

Can we see more of Moussa please? I love himb <3

Moussa's on his knees, looking up at you like this. What do you do?

Pat his head and tell him he's a good horsey

Kick him while he's down

Feed him sugar cubes

Put a bridle on him

Tell him to put that mouth to work

Voting ended onAug 11, 2025

[zezzydergy]

I want to pat him, give him sugar cubes, AND put a bridle on him, how dare these options not be put togetherrrr

[mevil]

sniffs you

[asterkid-deactivated20150106]

tomorrow……… is august„„„„,?????

its augu…….st?? tomorrW???????????

8th monTH???????? 4 ,more mont hs of 2013?????????????

what??????????????????????????????………………………..

[mihai-florescu]

The lion does not concern itself with the bank account balance when a little treat is calling

[mihai-florescu]

The lion will never financially recover from this

[zezzydergy]

Mrrrr can i make biscuits on your fur?

[zezzydergy]

When i close my eyes and lay in bed, ready for sleep, that’s when I feel the most like myself. Laying there, on my side, my arms feel right, my claws are there. My wings laying down behind me. I can feel my head being the right shape, i can feel my horns jutting out of my head. It’s like I was never human in the first place. Even the shape of my legs feel right. My tail coming out from the bottom of my back.

I wish I could feel like this all the time but I’m grateful for the peace it brings me.

[zezzydergy]

When I have the urge to eat a big yummy bone, I instead eat a stale, hard, baguette.

Really hits the spot.

[zezzydergy]

Do you even loaf?!