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noe??? joining wat??

Oh wait are we sending in anons to see if you can guess who we are

I wanna join

Hmmm I'm pretty sure we're moots but we haven't talked in a while (I suck at remembering to talk to people)

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@byrder ?!?!?! IS IT YOU???

Have you seen these therian/alterhuman symbols going around?

well guess what! I'm making a new blog dedicated to making these symbols for you as well as other therian/alterhuman related stuff!

My asks are currently open for requests so feel free to send in your kin types and I might get around to making them!

✨reblogs are greatly appreciated to let people know these are moving blogs✨

Dis Evan, he wonky but love him anyway! :D

srsly thinking abt making a alterhuman sideblog i am just a dog let me bork at people

The dog urge to be a service dog is STRONG. Like… YES!!! I want to help you and i will keep you safe!!!! K9 ON DUTY!!!! ⚠️🐾

Service dogs are fucking AWESOME!!!!!

You do not have to have dragon shifts as a dragonkin/therian.

You do not need to have cat phantom shifts in order to be a cat.

You can be a werewolf and be mentally a cat.

You can be an alligator, but behave like a snake instead.

You can be a bat, but never get bat-like urges.

You can be an existing animal with 'impossible' features, i.e, a wolf with wings, a cat with a feathered tail, a crane with wolf-like fur, etc.

You don't have to have shifts at all to identify as something.

You don't need to be congruent in every single way, identity can be messy and weird. You really do not need to be a badger in every way. You can just be a badger in one way, but not the other, but that doesn't take away from you being a badger.

reminder that's okay to not have theriotype's animalistic behaviours and just identifying as certain animal because it feels right and feels like real you. It's okay because, how are you supposed to behave like your species, little creature, when nobody taught you to? Animals in the wild are learning from their parents and surroundings, not just from being one. We were raised by humans, taught human behaviour even if we aren't one.

little creature, maybe your instincts are deep inside of you because of your own safety? little creature, your identity is valid because it's you

syscest appreciation post

"I want to hurt something" that's so crazy.. do you take volunteers. ..

Sometimes, though im only truly mean when im pissed off.

I want to hurt something.

Alex's alterhuman ask game!

Reblog this post to let others ask you question(s)!

I tried to make this accesible to all alterhumans.

🌈 - how many _types do you have?

🌌 - when was your awakening?

👾 - is your _type real or fictional?

👽 - do you enjoy being a […] (therian, otherkin, ect. Just put your label here)

🧷 - what's the reason of your identity? You can say that you don't know. (Ex. "My theriantrophy is spiritual)

💚 - what are your beliefs? Does it affect your identity?

⚧️ - does your _type have a different gender/sex than you? Do you even know your _type's gender?

🧤 - do you own any gear? If yes, what is it?

🏳️‍🌈 - are you also a part of the LGBT+ community?

🌚 - do you experience shifts? If yes, what kind of shifts do you experience most often?

🌝 - how does your identity affect your everyday life?

💊 - is your _type more nocturnal or does it prefer daytime?

🤖 - for how long do you know about your identity?

🍁 - do you think that you were born with your identity or has it "started" during your life?

🧸 - does your _type affect your diet?

🛍️ - do you have alterhuman friends? If yes, in real life or in the internet?

🍂 - what is your _type's natural territory/home?

😺 - is your _type an animal?

That's all byeeee :3

systems of all kinds that have aphantasia, here's it to you guys.

it can be hard seeing everyone talk about visualization and most advice being about visualization, when you just can't do that.

you're not broken or less of a system for that.

you're a part of the natural variation of systemhood and plurality. your experiences are just as important as anyone else.

and!! i hope your day gets better

Being a system can suck sometimes

The last 2 days have been sucky for us

Smokey, who doesn't think school is important yet fronts in the mornings, when school is supposed to get done, has decided that we just don't need to do it

He has cheated on everything the last 2 days

We have learned nothing

And during classes he decided to make paper pumpkins instead of listening or paying attention at all

But he likes fronting to much for anyone else to do the work, and refuses to wait till school is done to continue his agenda

We still love the little fuck tho

The Bird (falcon) mask mentioned in my last post :>

it was made from scratch with cardboard and hot glue, furred with faux fur felt, and some craft feathers !! for the dyed part, i used acrylic paint (beak, eyes) and pernament markers (to color the fur for more realistic effect.) also can't forget some accesories for pretty original effect (also TRINKETS-)

I got everything from my local craft store :)

I mostly use cheap stuff, so this post is also a reminder you don't need high quality materials to make a decent looking mask! it's all about having fun.

Should I make a tutorial? (for the cardboard base and how to start)

I have some experience in mask making, so I don't use pre-made cat bases anymore for example, i made the pattern by myself :3

i wanna be loved like a prized dog. i wanna be someones loyal boyfriend and pet, well behaved and safe and protective.

“And as I prune my feathers like leaves from a vine // I find that we have fewer and fewer in kind”

Theme from Passerine by The Oh Hellos

(Reblog if u can, this isnt my usual content so it’ll probably get less traction)

Click image for higher quality :D

My theory of adhd management is that in order to focus there are 4 things that need to be sufficiently occupied:

Eyes

Ears

Hands (or body)

Brain

And if you aren’t occupying them enough or there’s too many things demanding the use of one, it’ll start to wreck havoc on your ability to do things.

So for example, listening to a podcast. This occupies your ears and brain as you focus on both listening and processing what you hear, but it leaves your hands and eyes completely without anything to do. If you tried to sit down and just listen to a podcast by itself you’d probably get unbearably bored and stop doing it.

But if you pair that activity with something that uses your hands and eyes, like a craft, household chore, or commute, suddenly you’re fully plugged in and can in fact focus better on both tasks than you could if you tried doing them separately.

It’s also why you can’t listen to a podcast while doing homework; you’re trying to use your brain for two different tasks. To occupy your ears while doing homework (which is already using eyes, brain, and hands) you need something for your ears that doesn’t require your brain: music. Specifically music that doesn’t use too much brain power, which is why some people prefer instrumentals or songs in other languages.

Hyperfixation and sensory overload change this by moving the threshold for how much sensory input you need to be able to function. If I’m extremely focused on a craft project (eyes, hands, brain) I might not even need something for my ears; my interest in the project makes up for it. If i’ve had a very overwhelming day, trying to listen to an audiobook while I do some stretches could be too much to process. My brain needs a break.

Video games, which pretty much universally occupy all 4 areas, are basically instant, easy focus wrapped up in a neat little bow. No wonder adhd-havers tend to love them.

If you’re struggling with a task, try looking at which areas it occupies and which are left unattended. Then try to find something enjoyable to fill those gaps, and see if that helps.

idea!!

ALTERHUMAN SLANG. dont tell me you haven’t at least thought about it. Most if these are carnivorous mammal specific, but i will try to throw in some other kinds as well!!

Got on my back paws - got on my hands and knees. Like how animals can stand up as a trick.

ex: yeah, i really wanted that necklace, i had to get on my back legs so she would get it for me.

Showing fang - standing up for yourself/being assertive. ex: he’s really tough, but he’ll show fang at just about anything.

White eye - going crazy/really scared. Like how animals show the whites of their eyes when very agitated.

ex: haha, i saw how scared you were during that movie, you went all white eye at the end!

Riptide Rider - (aquatic) someone who lives dangerously.

ex: stay away from her, she’s a riptide rider, you’re bound to get hurt.

Treetop chaser - (herbivorous) someone who chases unattainable things.

ex: they’re way out of your league, don’t be a treetop chaser.

Cloudy day - (reptilian) usually used as a question, if someone is acting tired or unusual. Like how reptiles need the sun to stay warm, if it’s cloudy, they can’t warm up.

ex: woah, cloudy day? You look like you haven’t slept in months.

Flock brain - (avian) someone who can’t think for themselves. ex: ugh, she’s only hanging out with them now, she’s being a total flock brain.

A hummer with an eagle - (avian) someone who is clearly out of their depth.

ex: are you sure you can handle advanced classes? No offense, but you’ll be a hummer with the eagles.

okay i’ve had too much fun with this, please please PLEASE add on in the comments!!

fops

I wish people were more chill about plurality. My family has gotten to the point of “Antlerkitty has brain people, it’s disordered but that’s ok, they’re just chilling and the disorder is the unwelcome intrusions, not the people.”

I wish everyone could have that. Normalize plurality please.

plurality is a spectrum. no one's plurality is going to look exactly the same because by nature of plurality, we are all different. some plurals have headspaces, some don't, some have inconsistent headspaces. some plurals have easy communication, some have none, some have difficult communication. some have strong amnesia, some have none, some have weak amnesia. some have really diverse headmates, some have really similar headmates, some have a lot of headmates, some have few headmates. some are disordered, some are not, some lie in an inbetween. some are adaptive, some are spontaneous, some are created. and some of these things can vary from day to day or as systems change over time. plurality is a spectrum, not just a black and white experience