Bull Terrier ramblings

A thing that brings me a lot of joy in my life and really makes me appreciate my nonhuman identity is when I suddenly get a massive influx of feelings towards one specific past life because of a positive trigger.

I don’t usually use terms like “shifting” but for the sake of explaining the experiences I have, it could be a fitting term. I personally use words like mindset, headspace or phantom sensations.

Being around my girlfriend, especially when we haven’t seen each other for two/three days is a massive positive trigger for my bull terrier mindset. The way she treats me reminds me so much of the good care I received in that life. Usually I don’t expect the feeling to come up but yesterday when I saw her I instantly felt the sensation of my tail wagging, when I was resting on the bed next to her I could feel it tapping on the bed and I could feel my muzzle prominently. I’m extremely lucky that she is also nonhuman (that’s actually how we met, but maybe a story for another time) and she almost instantly recognizes when I’m feeling intune with a specific past life, sometimes even before I notice it myself and treats me accordingly.

Strong mindsets for me usually also come with a fair share of species dysphoria, unfortunately. Once the initial phantom sensation becomes less prominent, I notice what feels off about my body. I could go into detail but this isn’t supposed to turn into a vent.

Either way, because it’s my day off I’m currently waiting on my girlfriend to come back home from work. I love laying around and remembering my life as a dog, waiting for my person to return to greet her.

This post doesn’t really have a point, just wanted to share an experience. I’m curious if any of you have similar ones? What are some specific triggers for your shifts or what really reminds you of a specific past life? I would love to hear.