u/Ok_Throat6271

I wanted to share, because why not?

I'm a Polymorph, so my theriotypes are involuntarily drastically different depending on my surroundings,

I wanted to make a post on that, and how I experience shifts, because I think it's different than many Alterhumans experience.

Whenever I'm very happy, (often when visiting the park) I will feel a lot more in tune to my canine theriotypes,

I'm not sure if it's what most others would call it a shift or not, but I'll just get random bursts of energy where I just have to run around for a moment, (like zoomies, lol)

Whenever I'm tired, or sad, I feel a lot more in tune my feline theriotypes, where I just want to curl up and take a nap, or sit in the warm sunlight,

Water almost always makes me feel a lot like a mink,

So going out in the rain, taking showers/baths, swimming, ect, often gives me a lot of euphoria,

When I'm out in natural habitats, like woods, the theriotypes I feel connected to are a lot more varied,

Deer, badger, wolf, ect

I don't really experience long shifts, they're generally just a few seconds where I kind of really want to do something for no particular reason,

Well except for phantom shifts, those can last for a few hours, to a day for me sometimes-

Another post I just saw made me think of this, and I wanted to ask y'all's opinions-

How do you feel like Alterhumanity relates with the LGBTQ+ community?

What do you find similar, or different between the two?

For me personally, I feel like my Alterhuman identity goes hand in hand with my gender identity,

It's who I am, and both are out of traditional norms-

I wanted to hear from others, and how they feel Alterhumanity, and the LGBTQ+ community relate (or don't relate) for you!

(Please keep everything kind and respectful, no arguments about what's correct, or incorrect, I just want to hear about everyone's experiences <3)

I'm a polymorph, which (for me at least) means that I don't really have a true form/set identity.

I have a LOT of theriotypes, like probably in the thousands honestly,

It's a similar experience to how being genderfluid is for me.

How I feel/identify just depends on the day.

I have a hard time interacting, and talking to others in the community sometimes, because my experience and identity is vastly different from someone who for example, just has a wolf theriotype.

It has lead to some negative interactions inside, and outside of the therian community, where I'm not really being taken seriously.

I haven't really found many others who relate to me, or even really understand what I'm talking about-

I'm going to try to explain this the best I can, but it's complicated, so it might not make much sense,

I am almost 100% positive that I'm aroace,

But I also find myself identifying as being pan.

Not pansexual,

Not panromantic,

Just pan.

I do want a partner, I want someone to live life with, and I've always been happier when I was dating someone.

But it's not really romantic feelings, more so a very strong, platonic "I want to be around this person because they make me happy"

I'm also a very touchy person, physical affection makes me feel safe, and loved.

Like I would cuddle with a partner, but in the same way a parent would cuddle with their children.

Just strong platonic emotional closeness.

I'm not sure if this is making much sense, but I wanted to ask if anyone had any similar experiences, or at least understood what I was talking about TwT

I've been curious about it for a while, and I wanted hear about other people's experiences-

I'm not exactly sure what I believe in, (as far as religion goes, and past lives, ect) but I have questions for those who have had past lives,

What does that feel like, and how exactly are you able to tell?

I feel like if I've had past lives, I would have had to have had a whole lot of them,

I feel that sort of connection to a lot of animals, (less so birds and fish though)

But most mammals, bugs, and certain reptiles and amphibians,

Would that mean that I had lived as all of these animals at one point?

What are some ways to explore that?

I myself am non-binary, so please take this with a grain of salt,

I've noticed an odd pattern in the community that I was curious about,

I see a lot more transmasc non-binary people, than transfem nonbinary people, and I was curious about why that is,

Perhaps it's because I'm mostly in transmasc spaces, but I wondered if anyone had any thoughts, or knowledge on the topic?

I would like to specify that I'm not talking about stereotypes, or trying to lean into any of that,

I simply don't come across many transfem nonbinary people online, and am curious as to why that might be?

I was wondering what age you feel like scratch creek would be good for?

I've only played home alone, but wanted to get scratch creek so I could play with my younger brother (he's 13)

He's really into five nights at Freddy's, and enjoys horror in general, but I wanted to ask people who have played if it's okay for younger teens, And if there's any content I should know of before buying the game?

I googled it, but people on Reddit usually have better answers-

Thank you :)

I've not really seen any other polymorph YouTubers, so I've started making a bit of content, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about it,

Does anybody have advice on what sort of videos make sense?

I want to be able to share my experience, so others can feel less alone, but I don't know what type of stuff people like to watch!

I really only post art/craft videos right now, but I'd like to be able to make deeper stuff for people,

I only have 100 subscribers, so my content doesn't really reach very far-

I've had a really weird on and off phantom tail sort of feeling for the past few days,

I've experienced it before, but I've never had it be this persistent,

It's confusing for me, because I'm a polymorph (I don't have a set form, so my theriotypes can vary)

I've experienced having phantom wings, ears, Horns/antlers, ect

But it's never lasted more than a few minutes until now-

I wanted to share, and see if anyone had any similar experiences?

It wasn't until I was looking through my closet, and found an old cow onesie that I got when I was younger that I thought of this,

But they can be really affirming, and not overly expensive, They seem to range from about 25-50 dollars (US) depending on quality,

And they're more accessible for those with with unsupportive parents, as they're often used as pyjamas/Halloween costumes!!

Just thought I'd share, because I've never seen anyone mention it before, but I feel like they're a good option!!

Basically I have really bad gender dysphoria, especially relating to my voice, and chest,

Will being genderfluid make me less likely to get accepted for hrt/top surgery?

I know there are a lot of evaluations and stuff, and I'm worried that I won't be eligible-

I kinda swap between non-binary, agender, and trans,

I don't know how to word this correctly but in the same way I'm non-binary some days, and a guy other days, I also find myself only being therian sometimes, as if it's a part of the circle I switch between.

I'm not saying it's a gender by the way, more just wondering if anyone else experiences that, or has advice?

It's like that with my theriotypes as well, one day I might feel like a deer, another I might be a badger, and a lot of the time they kinda mesh together and I experience them all at once-

In short, I only feel connected to my theriotypes some days, and it's a very similar experience to me only feeling like a guy some days, and am looking for similar experiences?

I'm pretty new to all of this, so let me know if I get anything incorrect, I'm still trying to figure things out-

Is it normal for theriotypes to sort of combine into one?

I sometimes experience them separately (Mink, Deer, and Badger) but it feels like a lot of the time they combine together to make a singular animal for somehow?

Does anybody else with multiple theriotypes experience this, or anything similar?

I'm trying again, because everyone took my last post as saying something it wasn't, so I'm saying this on short.

I'm transmasc/nonbinary, I have been for a couple years.

I was researching things, and found myself relating to a few therian's experiences.

I was researching the community, and realized that most people treat therians as cosplayers or something, rather than with respect.

I would like to know if anyone has any experience with the community, and any insights/thoughts-

It seems like they aren't taken seriously most of the time, and I wanted to hear opinions from the trans community, because we find our identity similar to how they do,

I've been researching, and experimenting with things lately, and I've recently run into the therian community,
I'm not positive about anything yet, but it caught my attention, and I found myself relating to a lot of people's stories,

But it seems to be a lot less accepted in society?

I've identified as transmasc/non-binary for a couple years now, and even that amount of hate seems small compared to what therians deal with,

I made a couple posts in a therian subreddit, but I wanted to ask here if any of you had any experience with the therian community/have any thoughts on it?

(edit)

By hate I meant in general society, like going out in public,

therians seem to get bullied a lot, like out in public, if they're wearing a mask/ears/tail,

where as you could go places with a trans T-shirt or something, and not get messed with most of the time,

that and it seems like most people don't even consider it a valid identity-

(another edit)

I was asking a question, please don't list all the reasons why transgender people have it worse, I was talking about bullying.

transgender people are seen as valid by plenty of people,

therians, not so much-

I didn't expect people to feel like they had to defend anything,

you're forgetting that I'm also trans, and going through all of that stuff as well TwT

please be kind, I don't appreciate having accusations thrown around for no reason.