hermaphrodog

[hermaphrodog]

First time trying to fill a page like this and it was super fun!!

[hermaphrodog]

you know, I don't think I've ever given it proper thought until now, but it's possible my blackness has something to do with my nonhumanity. I've started assuming that it was purely a trauma and neurodivergence thing for me, but is it not possible that being black in a predominantly white neighborhood... contributed to these things? the trauma, the feeling of not being 'human enough'?

thanks OP, I'm going to go have a crisis now/j

I love you

Black Therians

Who can not separate their Blackness from their nonhumaness!

You are beautiful and powerful and needed in this community

[hermaphrodog]

transmascs w canine imagery heard the phrase all men r dogs n went do u promise????

[hermaphrodog]

I loved you like a dog

And you hurt me like a man.

Now my paws are bruised

From running back to you.

Kicked me when I was down;

I begged for you to stop.

Done playing by your rules.

You raise your fist,

I bare my teeth.

You know I have always been

A bad dog.

[hermaphrodog]

what if I AM the demon, random commenter? what then?

Me and my homies are getting influenced by demons later tonight if u wanna join

[hermaphrodog]

people when you say your nonhumanity comes from a personality disorder

people when you say your nonhumanity comes from neurodivergence (autism): yayyyy!! yippee!!!! so valid!!! thirteen billion gold medals!!!

people when you say your nonhumanity comes from neurodivergence (schizophrenia):

[hermaphrodog]

— VEILIC ATTRACTION

[pt: veilic attraction]

a nonhuman attraction towards humans that can only be understood from the standpoint of a nonhuman, with themes of fascination and curiosity. a love for humans beyond human understanding.

[hermaphrodog]

ID: an image featuring multiple symbols and such, with a line down the middle separating them. black text at the top reads 'Which symbol to use when talking about autism?' with the therian symbol on the left, which is the 'correct' side as evidenced by a checkmark, and three varying symbols with puzzle pieces being on the side with the x. end ID

yeah, fair

[hermaphrodog]

g r i m r e a p e r

I've been finding myself identifying more with 'undead' as a descriptor, which is... interesting, to say the least.

[hermaphrodog]

oh, to play tug of war with another dog </3

working at an animal shelter has really helped me in cementing my therian identities and squashing doubts i have about them.

all day i work with dogs and cats. i get to see and interact with so many of them.

whenever i start to convince myself “maybe i’m just identifying as these animals because i think they’re cute, and i want to be one. maybe i’m not actually these animals. maybe i’d feel the same about any cute animal” i get to see all the adorable cats and i go “hm…. no.”

because i am not a cat. no amount of me interacting with them or adoring them will change that. that’s just not me.

but every time i’m in the dog kennels surrounded by extremely loud barking dogs, i feel at home with them. i am one of them. when i’m taking them on a walk or playing tug of war or feeding them, i know i am one of them.

before i worked here it was hard to reassure myself of this. i am glad i can now.

[hermaphrodog]

'am i a spiritual alterhuman, a psychological alterhuman, or some secret third thing' (from OP's tags)

sometimes, you're just your kintype. there's no specific reason for it. you're just a creature, no other explanation needed. in case you needed to hear that.

"my kintype is due to trauma!" "my kintype is spiritual!" cool cool cool mines just here. No idea why or how. Just is. I am just draogn :]

[hermaphrodog]

even if being otherkin was inherently a mental illness, that doesn't make it less legitimate. even if it was inherently a delusion, that doesn't make it less legitimate. neither mental illness nor delusions should be used against an individual to erase their identity.

anyways, this one goes out to entities whose otherkinnity is connected to and/or influenced by their delusions and/or mental illness. entities who happen to be mentally ill or delusional as well as otherkin, but those identities don't necessarily overlap, I see you too. you're highly valuable members of the community, and anyone who says otherwise sounds just like the people who make fun of otherkin as a whole.

[hermaphrodog]

I don't really know how to ask this, but could you just try to educate a poor lad about alterhumanity?:)

I've tried to look things up but it feels like it's just better to ask someone with actual experience. (Hope i didnt sound rude or anyting)

I can try to do that.

for me, it's a general disconnect from humanity. the community is far too broad to be described with one sentence, though, lest one exclude a certain identity. there are plenty of ways to fall under the umbrella, which include being a fictional character, so if I were to describe 'alterhuman' as 'another word for nonhuman' it wouldn't be entirely accurate. no two alterhumans are the same, and not everyone who technically falls under the umbrella identifies with the label. personally, I prefer 'otherkin' and 'nonhuman' for myself.

If you've been looking into alterhumanity, you may have heard about 'species dysphoria', 'shifts', and 'phantom limbs'. I have experience with species dysphoria and phantom limbs, but not shifts. species dysphoria is a feeling of distress toward being in a seemingly human body, yearning for the body of another species. it's having a bone structure where your limbs don't bend correctly (I tend to feel this toward my legs), it's not having the senses you should (having hypersensitivities that place me at least slightly above the average human being helps with this). phantom limbs, on the other hand, for me, are strange sensations where wings would sprout from my back, where a tail would come out of my body, or where a pair of ears would be on my head. I also get phantom fangs, and these are more... fleshed out I guess, in the sense where it feels like I have full on fangs.

as for how this kind of identity can come about, it can be for any reason, including trauma, neurodivergence (I'm including delusions here), fun, spirituality, or even a mix of these. I'm sure there are more reasons. for me, it's a mixture of neurodivergence and trauma, and I'll spare you the sob story. additionally, I've always felt more connected to animals and creatures and would 'play-pretend' more intensely than the kids my age, etc. etc.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. I want to finish this response as I've already taken a comedically long time trying to figure out how to write this.

[hermaphrodog]

welcome to alterhumanity! sometimes you're a dog and other times you are the ℌ𝔞𝔯𝔟𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔣 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥

pt: Harbinger of Death end pt

what even is alterhumanity anymore bruh. why am I the Grim Reaper and how did I just figure this out yesterday?

[hermaphrodog]

what even is alterhumanity anymore bruh. why am I the Grim Reaper and how did I just figure this out yesterday?

[hermaphrodog]

I can be trusted with lighters :)

[from twitter]

[hermaphrodog]

I appreciate my fellow nonhumans who, like me, owe their nonhumanity to a mixture of neurodivergence and trauma. I appreciate those of us whose identity is symbolic in any way, partially or fully. I appreciate those of us who are more somber, solemn, and dark in our nonhuman identities.

having an identity like this can still have its moments of joy. and if it doesn't? that's okay, too.