This post comes with a little prompt. I've seen alterhumans on the internet being sad with their identity because it encourages them to do things that humans don't usually do, like for example feeling the need to hunt or being active at night.
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If your future self could answer one question about your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman journey, what question would you ask?
What have you learned from an interpretation that you no longer hold?
What aspect of shifting related to your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman identity do you think deserves more discussion?
If you could speak with one historical figure about your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman experiences, who would you choose?
What kind of evidence do you personally find most persuasive?
How did your expectations of the community compare to the reality of being part of it?
What dream connected to your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman experiences has stayed with you the longest?
Last day of the week to post
We figured out our thing early so I can do this still so let's check my prompt for the day.
I won't be on here for the weekend and maybe longer due to family issues that we have to resolve before I can get back to use a computer again but anyways let's get into the prompt.
What questions do you think are most important to ask yourself during self-discovery?
Does your identity ask anything of you — impose any pull, obligation, or sense of responsibility that you didn't consciously choose?
What role has community played in your self-discovery?
What part of your experiences feels most connected to the past in relation to your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman identity?
What assumptions are you trying not to make too quickly?
What topic do you think deserves more careful questioning within the community?
Is there anything genuinely funny or absurd about your nonhuman identity — not in a dismissive way, but in the way that something can be both real and strange? What does it feel like to hold that?
Just got home from school.
I've run out of intros for this.