#p shifting

[cosmicvisitor]

REMEMBER: if someone tells you they can physically shift and can teach you how to do the same, just block and move on.

[a-dragons-journal]

how are endels okay but physical shifters aren’t? make it make sense

Endels are, by the nature of it being a term tied to delusions, stating that they are experiencing delusions that affect their identity. P-shifters are claiming it's actually real. P-shifters are making a physical claim; endels and clinical zoanthropes are not. These are two wildly different things and I'm not honestly sure why you would ever treat them as though they're equivalent?

To expand this a bit to an edge case that I've seen a couple times recently and which I suspect prompted this line of thinking (please correct me if I'm wrong, of course, but it's the only way I can imagine these two things being treated as even a little bit the same thing): In the cases where someone who knows they're experiencing delusions is "reclaiming" the word p-shifter:

you can't "reclaim" a term that never belonged to you; you're just trying to change the meaning of the word entirely to something it's never meant,

the word is still making it sound like you're making a physical claim, because that's all it's ever meant, and I am thus going to assume you mean that until proven otherwise and you shouldn't be surprised I'm doing so, and perhaps most importantly,

this is a word that has been widely used to manipulate and harm people by promising no, physical shifting is real, you just can't do it because you haven't tried hard enough and if you listen to me and do everything I say you'll get there someday. Reclaimed terms are terms that have been used in a derogatory sense toward the group of people that is now reclaiming them. "P-shifter" is not a term that has ever been used that way, it's the self-identifier of a group of people that has historically been responsible for rampant manipulation and abuse of young therians and otherkin. This is admittedly not the best parallel because of the degree of inherently meaning something harmful being different, but it's a little like trying to "reclaim" the term TERF by changing it to mean something somewhat similar but ultimately different, and then being surprised when people assume you're a transphobe and treat you as such. Page just wrote a good post about this here that put it better than I can.

Does that clarify things/make sense?

[strawberrybabydog]

seen some mentions of p-shifting recently, here's a reminder for psychotic alterhumans during this time:

if they follow you, block them without scrolling into their blog, they are targetting you because they think psychotic people are gullible and vulnerable. they rely on our disconnect with Reality to try to recruit us into their cults. their blogs are stuffed full of untagged unreality, and it is extremely on purpose to try to trigger us into developing very severe clinical lycanthropy just so they have one more person to control and manipulate than before.

p-shifters are not friends of psychotic people. they view us as easy to manipulate and target us specifically because of this. using people's psychosis against them is a very deep and very evil form of sanism, and it is what they're trying to do. it is a necessary safety measure for you to block them.

[shifterstars]

Pshifting and Sex, GROUND FLOOR.

This series is for educational purposes only, but does not claim to be the end all to be all on this topic. Please do your own research first.

Welcome to the GROUND FLOOR. Here, we will discuss our primary topic; Pshifting and Sex. This topic has four ground floor stages, the first one being Shifter Bodies, second is Sexuality in Nature, third is Knowing Boundaries, and fourth is Safety.

Let's Begin.

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SHIFTER BODIES.

A shifter is someone who "physically (or much less commonly) spiritually transforms into another being". ("Terminology")

Both spiritual and physical are physical attributes to a body, given that spiritual is defined as metaphysical alongside regular physical experiences. A shifter is not a monolith, just like the human world, shifters have varying "true forms" and "morphed bodies". Each body looks, on the outside, similar to a human body. Many shifters struggle with dysmorphia, and feelings of not being a real shifter based on the fact that they do not or never have shifted before. Due to this, the human body may or may not be a trigger to some shifters. Some may prefer to act more animalistic or allow themselves outside time where they can shift. This relieves that dysphoria/dysmorphia.

Some theories suggest that the shifter's body changes due to hormones, some others claim magic, and others say it is simply your genetic make up. Due to the truth not being accurately studied, and only theories being used, we will be at the universal idea that it is simply physical and that is all it is- without forcing any of the major theoretical ideals.

The various types of physical includes (the ones we mentioned) metaphysical and physical, subcategories of such are spiritual, astral, aural, somatic, beserker shifts, sensory, and exolimb shifts. If you experience these shifters, you are not a shifter until you say you are and until those physical affects permanently change your body. Many alterhumans, a group of humans who are not fully aligned with the human experience, may claim that their spiritual or sensory shifts don't last permanently. By all means, they are not shifters. It is a self-identified label first, and a function later. Permanently means permanently. As in, a spiritual shift that changes your metaphysical body to grow wings or change eye colors. A physical shift that changes the way you walk forever. That's permanence.

Shifters and their bodies seem to be the most discussed topic across all pshifting sites and blogs, but many forget that there are adults in the shifter community that want to feel good about their bodies, and they do want to see more representation of diverse bodies in shapeshifter media. Some adults may indulge in pshifting with others around them for safety, as all should, but when it comes to the sexual appeal of these shifter bodies, many think it is too taboo. There's a hard line to cross between feral, and anthro. Feral doesn't include just four legs on the floor, it includes the inability to speak, consent, and/or write. Anthro can be on four legs, but are usually on two, they have the ability to write, speak, and/or consent. Those two categories are helpful for some who do feel guilty about the appeal towards our shifted bodies due to them being "animalistic". You would not call a cartoon dog real, so why apply real standards to them in order to prevent a real issue with real animals? Not only are fictional and healthy outputs safer for those with none, but most people who are geared towards that (not saying all or most shifters are), seek help for paraphilias and find it not to be disordered. Safety over society's morals saves lives, not just human lives.

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SEXUALITY IN NATURE

Thoughout time, sex and sexuality have been concepts undivided. They were not picky, or dictated by society, nor were they specifically seen as wrong. The only truth was that the puzzle pieces for making children varied based on species. A lion always has to have a lioness to make cubs, but that doesn't mean that the lion can't truly love another lion. This also varies when your species has the ability to change sexes or gender. A ftm lion is still a lion, but now has the ability to birth cubs. If that ftm lion chooses another lion to mate with, that lion doesn't need a lioness because they have a lion who can give birth. Sexuality is fluid, and there have always been same sex couples in the wild. From courting, mating, mounting, it is all love and signs of varying behaviours. Some animals like the dolphin sometimes will masturbate without the need for reproduction, which begs the question... if all nature is inherently existing with the need of pleasure and a fluid sexuality without worry, why do human beings restrict themselves so?

Many shifters also do the same, restricting themselves, but many have found it easier to let go and find the beauty in their own sexuality. By nature, shifters are extremely wild and given that they have merged into society means that there are limited options for them when expressing such sexuality. Yet, many of us have been avoiding the attention of humankind for a while.

Shifters can be straight, but they can also be gay, bi, lesbian, asexual, transgender, perisex, intersex, and much more. We are not a monolith, and we are not all young teens. So we find ourselves engaging in sex or pleasurable things at all stages of our life. Some shifters may choose to masturbate while shifted, others may not. Just like all animals, shifters don't just mate to reproduce. Some lack the partnership to mate in the first place while others don't seem to want that. It's important to know how your body feels and what is best for you. Some shifters hump, some buck, and some rub- but what matters is that they also set boundaries for themselves and others.

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KNOWING BOUNDARIES.

If you as a shifter feels uncomfortable with not shifting during sex, they are welcome to stay in their shifted form, but the boundaries they must set with their partner(s) matter more. You may think that it feels good for all parties, but at some point, you have to be an adult and ask;

Does this work for you?

It's not because you are valuing their pleasure over yours, but you're valuing the safety of their body. Say a bear shifter and a feline shifter are together, and they want to shift during sex. Sure, it may work depending on preexisting factors, but to make sure, those two have to do a size check. Size checks are similar to making sure everything will work. It doesn't account for what gender, or sex you are, it matters. A bear shifter that tops will most likely have trouble if they are the actual size of a bear and not a human-sized one. The same applies to the feline shifter in that being a receiver or giver.

This is how you set boundaries during sexual intercourse. Planned Parenthood describes boundaries as "the line between what you’re cool with and what’s not OK with you. If you’re not comfortable with something happening to you or around you, that means you have a boundary between yourself and that thing." ("Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them")

Sexual boundaries should be formally set before sex, but they can be enforced during sex as a quick reaction. If a shifter wants to bite you, a quick "no" is setting a boundary between what you're comfortable with and what you're not. Boundaries aren't just what you're doing during sex, it can be your clothing, showing your body, respecting choices, and understanding what hurts and what doesn't. If your boundaries are being pushed, do not let them do so. Shifters are born into human society, and even if they are allowed an inch of what you, another shifter, have- there should be boundaries to protect. Protect yours first. It doesn't matter if they too are a shifter, it is your body.

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SAFETY.

Finding places online and offline like friend-owned packs, cool and calm websites, safety guides for shifters, and much more can boost your confidence. As well as your own safety while shifting. Harloqui writes, "Don't go out in secret. You don't have to tell people not in the know, but you shouldn't be sneaking out without telling anybody where you'll be. If something were to happen to you you'd want someone to alert the authorities early and fast, and sneaking out without telling anybody works against you". ("Shifting Safety Tips")

Safety extends to sex as well. Safe sex not only saves lives but prevents sex related crimes and permanent pain from occurring. Shifter sex can be, in personal experience, very pleasurable if you do it safely. Asking your partner(s) if certain things are okay is not "human-like" or "non-feral".

If you are shifting during sex, there are many ways to prevent the three Rs; Ripping, Rape, and Removing. Obviously, no one wants these, but it's common in the animal kingdom. Ripping refers to when a shifter shifts, either physically or metaphysically, and something rips. This may be the shifter's muscle, or the partner's body. Rape is a sex crime which involves one non-consenting party, and another party breaking that consent. Removing is the act or disrobing, or taking the clothes off your body or someone elses body while in the shifted state. These three can be prevented through personal boundary and safewords or training.

When shifting, does your body tend to rip, ache, tear, or bleed? If yes, you may not want to shift during sex. If you want to continue, be cautious of your partner's size and your own pain. Sex shouldn't be painful, especially not when shifting. When too large, using alternatives like fingers or tongues do well. Blood and muscle tears are dangerous to play around with.

When shifting, do you lose sight and touch with your "human side"? If yes, you tend to find it harder to reconnect to that other side quick enough to pay attention to the signs of a non-consenting party. This is harmful and if you deliberately still shift without consent, that is considered breaking boundaries.

When shifting, do you remove your clothes or remove other's clothes? If yes, it doesn't automatically mean a bad thing. See, shifters are recommended to remove clothing and jewelry, less they choke you or rip. But during that, there is still a very high possibility that the behaviour or taking clothes off is done to another person.

We covered personal boundaries, so safewords and training are up next.

Safewords are word(s) or signal that ends BDSM (and other types) play instantly. Safewords aren't entirely sexual, but they are commonly used in non-/BDSM spaces to end sexual activity. They are important, and everyone needs one. Some safewords are turn offs, and others are simple words like "kitchen". The majority of safewords aren't just "no", they have to be complex unless you are to confuse someone who thinks of "no" or "stop" as playful.

Training is what it says on the tin. To train a consenting human or shifter to understand boundaries is normal. Many relationships go through subconscious training whether we want our partners to pass or not. For some shifters, the idea of training is very erotic or pleasing, and they will have a higher incentive to learn. Most shifters like that are canines, or common pets. Training can go from simple to complex, and requires both the trainer and trainee to be in that mode for the entire time. Training, to some shifters, may be sexual due to sexuality or pre-established kinks. Find out what works for you before choosing.

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Your tour of the GROUND FLOOR has ended. I do hope this helped a few shifters out there. When we talk about sex education, a lot of shifters rely on human resources even if many of us shifters WANT to shift during sex and be in our true forms. I'm here to say that you can.

The next installment will be Pshifting and Sex, FLOOR 1. There, we will talk about Sex Appeal, Dysphoria and Shifting, The Shifter's Parts, and Permanent Changes. As always, this is educational and serves only that purpose!

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Cited.

“Terminology.” Shapeshifter’s Eden, spiritshifter.wixsite.com/harloqui/terms. Accessed 31 Jan. 2024.

“Shifting Safety Tips.” Tumblr, www.tumblr.com/harloqui/716528857941983233/shifting-safety-tips?source=share.

“Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them.” Www.plannedparenthood.org, www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/sexual-boundaries-how-to-set-them.

[pshiftcultureis]

Introduction

We are p-shifting confessions. We are just like your other confession blogs, except it handles p-shifters and of the like.

We will not post anything other than these confessions, and perhaps a few other things.

Please only use ANON to send us confessions. This will keep you safe, and we will not post your confession if it isn't.

Share your stories, ideas, thoughts, anything you might be afraid to say on your own blog. All with good intentions are safe here!

If you are clinical, sensitive to p-shifting, or triggered by it, *please block this blog.*

FAQ below cut.

Thanks for reading the intro, and happy confessing!

Can they teach me to p-shift?

Hell nah. That's personal to you, and you can only figure that out. Please do not message us for this, we will delete it and block you.

How do I put in a confession?

Set it to anon first of all! Then begin your confession with "p-shifting/p-shifter culture is..." and then say whatever you would like to say! Please, only send things related to your nonhumanity/p-shifting.

What isnt okay to send in?

Hate, methods, asking how to p-shift, misanthropy with action that is going to be behind it (harming other humans, etc.), self harm (we are triggered by it), discourse of any sort from the past / present within the community, your opinion on how horrible p-shifting is, and images of any type. All of these will be deleted, along with if your ask isn't anon.

Why does this blog exist?

Well, we just felt like making a blog to allow others to share p-shifting confessions. There's a lot of stigma around p-shifters, and we hope that seeing a glimpse into our lives can help dissolve the hate and witchhunting.

Does this enable abusive p-shifters?

Of course not. This is a positivity blog for p-shifters, and we only allow people with good intentions to be here / share their experiences. We do not allow or think that people who claim to be p-shifters AND are using this to abuse/manipulate others should be given a safe place. We will not teach p-shifting. Do not expect us to allow others looking to become p-shifters to enable them. Being a p-shifter is incredibly personal and cannot be taught. We fiercely believe in learning your own path and abandoning the idea that there is a set method that works for everyone to shift to. As always, every community has abusive, or manipulative people, but not every single person in that community is abusive.

Do they support _______ ?

We prefer to stay out of the discourse that exists anywhere on the internet. Our opinions on the matters outside of this blog do not matter to this blog, please do not ask us to if we are pro or anti of anything.

Obviously, this is a support page for p-shifters. That is all that is required for you to know, and they will not cover any other topics that don't relate to p-shifting.

Tags?

#P-shift culture is: Informational to cover more on what p-shifting is or might mean.

#_____ confession: ID number for each confession. Uses the word, not the letter. (Ex. first, second, etc.)

#P-shift(ing/er) culture is: Usually just identifies what the ask started with.

(More may be added as we may see fit.)

Who runs this blog?

One person only, who goes by 🐌🐾. They use we/they/it pronouns. They are a feline p-shifter. We may consider allowing others to join the team, but for now one person is sufficient.

We are not plural, nor endo. We simply prefer these pronouns.

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

Alderaliuroian

. Aldernic / aliuro (cat - specifically puma in this instant) / therian .

`` The urge to physically be a mountain lion, accompanied with the feeling of being nonhuman/alterhuman.``

Yes, I made a flag for myself because I WANT TO. Plus, there were ZERO actual mountain lion flags that actually exist here, so it's time for one to exist!!

Meanings of the colors:

Here is also a half-flag variant if anyone would like to use it <33

I do not own the vector image of the cougar. It was a free to use image I found on Pinterest.

[bearwithmeshifting]

do you have proof of being a p-shifter? fur, pics, anything

not hating btw just curious!!

- an intrigued coyote

You're fine for asking, don't worry. And the answer is nope! I don't keep evidence of me being a shifter, it's very low on my list of priorities. It's inconvenient to get the proof, and then it could get complicated if the proof gets out to the wrong people. There's more than likely a reason why this stuff isn't public knowledge, so I'm not going to be the one to break the news. I also don't really doubt myself enough for it to be worth holding onto for myself. I talk to people who've seen me shift, so I guess that's proof enough for me? But that's not really something I can hand out to others beyond a "trust me bro." Wish you well.

[leophnyx]

What are some signs that you’re a shifter? If there are any?

There's nothing that concretely indicates someone is a shifter, since shifters are human/human-bodied and a lot of signs are shared with other human beings and conditions.

But personally, we've noticed that having an affinity for the supernatural (seeing spirits, clairvoyance, etc.), feeling a pull or draw towards shifter spaces (as in, sharing the same experiences and feelings), and having some sort of "humanity" alongside your nonhumanity (so that you can fit into both human and nonhuman spaces with ease) are traits shifters commonly seem to possess. Not all shifters have all of these traits, but a lot in the community appear to.

Hopefully that makes sense? Feel free to send another ask if it doesn't.

[harloqui]

Getting grilled about being a shifter from another supernatural/supernatural-adjacent and it went into (paranormal) trauma territory. I'm not bothered by it, I like being grilled even on things like these because it helps me figure things out.

Them: "How do you even keep life after someone discovers you're a werewolf?"

Me: "After things calmed down, everything sorta went back to normal?"

Them: "but just knowing your family member is a werewolf would be kinda distressing, wouldn't it?"

Huh. I guess it would be freaky if you were a human and you saw any form of shifting, wouldn't it. I kinda forget that to regular people this whole concept is horrifying, to me this is a pretty ordinary experience

[thebloodymutt]

Sometimes when I see blood. My heart start to race, it feels like my throat is closing and then theirs comes the feeling like I have fangs coming out and just the need to drink it.

Oh how fun.

[a-dragons-journal]

have you heard of KissingMidnight? back in the mythical community i used to hear bout her from time to time, a p-shifter who became a real mermaid. Now, I wonder... what do you think the true story was?

I hadn't heard of her by that name, but I'd seen the photos she posted as supposed "proof" of her shifted form. (Somebody posted a log of them here, for anyone who hasn't seen.)

The ironic thing is, blatantly faked "proof" like this (photos are grainy at best, especially the ones of "scales" where you can't really even see the supposed bumps she's talking about, and the tail is... obviously a fake? there's no life to that thing at all), as opposed to "that's a normal human thing that you are presenting as p-shifting" type proof, indicates to me that she was knowingly lying. If it was a photo of someone who genuinely believed what they were saying (which, at this degree of shifting, would have to be a hallucination, not just reading too much into normal human body things), we wouldn't be able to see the shift, because it wouldn't be physical.

There's a lot of reasons she might have lied about it, and I really can't speculate on it. She might have originally believed it and then not known how to back out when she realized it wasn't real and just doubled down instead. She might have been just a plain old troll, though it looks like she put an awful lot of effort into it for a troll. It doesn't look like she ever started up any groups, but it's possible she was partly looking to get power over people via claiming "secret knowledge" on an individual basis, since she did tell people to contact her directly according to that log. She might have just liked the attention. Who knows. I'd be curious to know her reasons, if anyone ever tracked her down, but I'm not going to spend too much time thinking about it.

[thefirstfamilypack]

Pack Intros:

If you are apart of the pack, please repost with your intro

Aquamarine:

I am a mermaid shifter with atmokinesis. It can be fun in my pass time because I can control the clouds so I like to reshape them when I'm bored. I am the alpha of TFFP and friends with the original founder.

[shifterstars]

Me and @harloqui both have October/Halloween themed shifter events for the community!

Theirs is a lot more general October while mine is focused on getting to Halloween day specifically.

I was inspired by them to make mine so all credit to harloqui in the first place.

[pshiftcultureis]

Pshifter culture is having doubts about shifting, only to encounter someone who shifts the same way you do/end up shifting yourself and seeing the proof

Like 🤦‍♂️ of course it's real, how could I have been so dumb

.

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

So yes, im coming up on the end of my detox. During this time, ive actually learned a LOT because simply, im not glued to my phone 24/7.

Society pushes this idea that we NEED phones. That without your portable dopamine box you arent cool, or normal, or whatever the hell they choose to say.

Ive found clarity in my life. Ive focused more on my witchcraft and learning the craft itself. Ive danced in the rain and felt the rhythm of the earth, its heart beating beneath my feet. Ive started to learn Finnish even better than before, and my studies on homework have become so much easier because im not as distracted.

If it was up to me, i would never go back to being glued to my dopamine box. But...

If anyone who is following me and knows of my Amino, Ive been gone from it for awhile now. I worry that certain rules arent being enforced, or its becoming a hateful place. I left it in the hands of my staff, of course, but i still worry...

But regardless, Ill see if I can get an app that allows me to run mobile apps on my computer. I dont want to go back to using my phone unless i have to.

(Keep reading if you wanna see what I have to say about shapeshifting and stuff. I dont want this post to be eons of scrolling to those who dont want to read about it.)

Now, onto the important stuff that people might be asking me.

"Rio, did you fully m-shift and achieve your goals of shifting???" Well... no. Sadly.

Life has been really hectic, so Ive been focusing on the important, human stuff in my life, and have been struggling with balancing the important, animal stuff in my life. Im not going to lie, its easier to do now than it was before, but I still have to put effort into it.

With p-shifting, well... recently Ive been reading a lot of hate on p-shifting in general, how its wrong, how much actual stigma surrounds it, and im in a ditch when it comes to believing it will actually happen. Ive watered down my beliefs so many times for others online recently, that im questioning that they are true.

I know that they arent true. But, I know for a fact that even if I never p-shift, I will still be happy being who I am. Its a constant itch, and constant scratch to be who I really am, but I honestly believe that even if I never do p-shift, I will never stop being here, being a shifter and being happy.

In the end thats all its really about, seriously. Arent we just trying to be happy with ourselves, our identity, our lives? It hurts to even go a step outside of the shifting community, and see hours and hours of people talking about how horrible it is, how manipulative, how impossible it is. It makes me want to hide again in my little bubble and forget I ever saw it.

But it brings a sort of... clarity I guess? Many people who have never been apart of the community or have even ventured in will say "its impossible to do".

People who have been hurt, or have seen the hurt caused by misinformation and misguidance of shapeshifting will almost always say "p-shifting is manipulative, horrible, the people within it are blah blah blah blah blah...."

People who are apart of it but havent p-shifted will say "Ive seen so many success stories, Ive even seen my own progress with it and im really happy" And people who have shifted... well they either disappear quite quickly, or their stories are lost to deaf ears.

And after years and years of feeling like I have to fight against these people, show how I am, show the truth and understand it all... I feel domesticated by the reality that is always, constantly shoved in my face.

Nobody cares. Im trapped within society and I cant escape. I will never be free. I will never, ever be my animal. I am delusional for even believing it.

vitut.

I know that currently in my life, I am where I am. I cannot change it, because I am not old enough to. I know that I have and must make do with what I have, instead of wishing for things I do not have. Cougars are adaptable, we are survivors and change with our enviornment.

There will ALWAYS be time to be who I am. There will always be chance after chance after chance for me, I just have to grab it.

And ive noticed that I no longer have to force every single m-shift. It feels like just thinking about it, about mountain lions causes a shift. Ive gotten so comfortable in my living situation ive been vocalizing as my animal, jumping around on all fours and feeling like my animal.

Sometimes I worry that Ive become so obsessed with trying to m-shift that Ive forgotten that theres still more beyond it. While writing this post, I feel... excited for my future. I feel like p-shifting can happen to me. I feel like I am almost close to permanently m-shifting.

And let me tell you a little secret about m-shifting.

(There is no trigger for when you permanently m-shift. There is no way to actually know by just reading what others say it feels like. There is no actual way to do it.)

Permanently m-shifting to me, simply feels like a comfortableness with my animal. It feels safe, and okay to be who I am. And personally for me, after years of m-shifting, trust is what has brought me to where I am. (This might not be the case for everyone lol, figure out whats going on with yourself instead of using what I say to be the end all for you and your problems!) I was honestly afraid of my other side. That it was dangerous, wild, would hurt someone. I was also afraid that I would never actually get here and do this, because my mental shifts arent as strong or frequent as others. I was also afraid that it wouldnt work. So, so afraid that I would mess up and fail.

But I've learnt that... I am in control of myself. And being an animal IS myself. I have the control to be safe, and not harm others. We all do. Its an idea that has been presented to us through media, stigma, ableism and society itself. We always talk of people "losing control" or "flying off the handle". Werewolves are seen as beings who will rip your face off if they get mad.

We arent like that, you know that, right? I had to trust that I would be in control of my m-shifts. And even if my control has slipped, (such as when I had an m-flare in the middle of gym class) I was able to quickly recover because it wasnt appropriate at school to start running on all fours and hiding beneath the bleachers.

Ive also learnt that no, you cannot fail while m-shifting. There is no right or wrong way to m-shift. There is no way to fail an m-shift. M-shifting is just allowing yourself to be more animal-like, allowing your animal to be safe and comfortable with itself. Its complicated to explain the connection between our animal selves, and our human selves, but the most basic (not too accurate) way to explain it is that we are each other. You are your animal, and your animal is you. As you m-shift more this makes more sense, and you find your own meaning to what your connection, and your animal's connection is.

Regardless, even if I took breaks. Even if I wasnt dedicated, or spent all of my time m-shifting. I still am getting closer. What matters is the fact that you still care about it, and will do it when you can. Its unrealistic to believe someone could constantly be m-shifting actively, most circumstances make it very hard to do so. (Especially mine. I have divorced houses, 2 AP classes im taking, problematic siblings, responsibilities...)

It feels like learning a new language in a sense. Like, to m-shift is to constantly m-shift. To learn a new language is to constantly immerse yourself in it. Well... we cant really do that, so instead we go with short bursts of doing this, with interspersed passive learning, or attempting to m-shift when we can.

And nobody is barred from m-shifting. Let me let you know. NOBODY IS BARRED FROM M-SHIFTING!! Some people I know feel stuck, like they cannot m-shift. That its only involuntary. Listen. Listen listen listen.

There are many different ways to m-shift. So many!! Lots of people say "I cant meditate, and so ill never m-shift." Thats NOT true. Thats not true. I literally cant meditate lol.

And its not really attempting to voluntarily force a shift using triggers and stuff. I just think about it and try to feel more immersed in my senses, allow my perspective of life to shift more animal-like. AND, m-shifts do NOT have to be large, explosive things that change your whole reality and how you think and you want to crawl on all fours and you feel yourself p-shifting and fur-

Nah nah nah. Most shifts people will experience, at least how i know it, will be small, tiny shifts that you most likely wont notice unless you pay attention to it. Even if you arent trying to m-shift in the moment, even thinking about it may cause you to fall into a light shift. You do not need to have very impactful m-shifts to m-shift.

And I wont lie, my friend @dakotathewolf has helped me a lot, even with the endless ramblings on both ends (lol) I feel like we have both grown as people and understand more because of what we have taught each other.

I hope this helps you, dakota, along with anyone else who needs it.

[bearwithmeshifting]

Hello! Fellow wolf p-shifter here.

Is it true that you fur & hair color match when in both forms? Or is this a myth?

Also, do you know anything about energy blockages that can block the animal side from the human side at all? Is this a thing that happens?

It matches nearly one to one with myself, despite bears not having green eyes, but in some others they have their fur change color from their general hair color. It depends I guess, but on what I cannot say. I've heard of energy blockages in concept. Might be a thing, never met anyone in person who experienced one for certain. I've heard of it online, but its a really easy way to solidify a fakeclaim, so I don't give it credence one way or another. (As an aside, I don't go out of my way to declare that shifters are fake, I have no way to prove it, but I think that "energy blockages" could be a very easy lie to fit in with shifters.) I think it could be a self perpetuating negativity, saying they can't which means they don't, or force it too hard. I don't have a way to detect it myself, so I kind of just resort to things that are more materially observable, like psychology. I claim no expertise on this subject.