So, like the title says, i tend to forget my body looks human to others. I don‘t see myself as human in any way. I know my body is technically human but i don‘t view it as such. So every time i see my shadow or reflection when not wearing gear i get a little jumpscare and have to remind myself of how others see my body. Does anyone else experience that? :>
Xenianthropy is an alterhuman identity defined as the internal, psychological, or spiritual experience of possessing a non-human nature so fundamentally foreign that it completely defies human comprehension. Combining the Greek roots xenos (stranger/alien) and anthropos (human), it represents an individual who retains a physical human body but looks inward to find a soul or mindset that is entirely unknowable and unclassifiable. Unlike identities that align with specific animals or myths, it represents the embrace of an absolute mystery within the self, existing comfortably within an identity that cannot be fully named or understood.
Xenianthrope/Xenian: someone who experience xenianthropy
Xentype: just like kintype but xenianthropy...
I'm not a Xenian and i made this for fun but i think Xenians exist somewhere in the community. I support tho!
Someone pls make a flag
I created an anonymous Alterhuman survey, for a project I'm working on!
https://forms.gle/fv1aBhK5AxJygRc26
I would like to specify that I am not associated with any universities or anything like that, this is a personal study I'm working on!
I'm planning on writing an article/paper on this so I'd like to see what results I get!
Tysm for anyone who responds!
It would also help out a lot of you share the survey with others! :3
I'll elaborate on my questioning journey so far to narrow down what exactly I'm trying to ask:
I've identified as angelgender for some time now, as I've felt I'm 'he/him' but in the same way biblical accounts of angels default to 'he' for what are genderless beings. I have zero connection to human notions of gender and personally find it quite trivial. But now, I realize my disconnection from humanity goes far deeper than that and am considering if I may be alterhuman. I do feel like an angel quite often, and it's especially euphoric when I unmask and stop trying to blend in with humans. Particularly, I feel as if I'm a fallen angel, because I'm very much not the image of a pious follower of Christianity, and feel most in tune with myself when defying authority and forging my own path.
But the thing is that, as an atheist, I do not personally believe in Abrahamic angels, therefore I think it'd be nonsensical for me to consider myself literally an angel, so afaik otherkin is not a suitable term for me. However, I also believe my feeling of being an angel is involuntary, so otherlink doesn't quite work either. Is there a good term for "I feel like X despite the fact I don't think X exists?," or am I misunderstanding what it takes to be an otherkin?
(This is not to invalidate angelkin btw. I am new to all this stuff and am trying to make space for others' identities I don't personally understand. This is just about my personal identity.)
Description: A therian whom may be uncomfortable with having others of their species interact (similar to the way a fictionkin may feel towards those fictotype is the same as theirs)
Description: An Otherkin whom may be uncomfortable with having others of their species interact (similar to the way a fictionkin may feel towards those fictotype is the same as theirs)
Minor ❗
Hi, I'm Cristaux, a cross-fox therian; I've been one for three years.
I am passionate about offensive cybersecurity—basically, ethical hacking.
and passionate about the animal and natural world
Unfortunately, I suffer from a severe disability—Ehlers-Danlos syndrome—which limits me enormously. I never leave the house except for absolute essentials, and on top of that, I am extremely anxious by nature, especially when I'm out...
and I am also autistic
I discovered my alterhuman/therian identity in late 2023/early 2024 after watching videos about it.
And following two truly heavy events—an accident and the confirmation of my disability shortly after—I began to feel unhappy and experienced a sense of emptiness inside.
Then I discovered, and I knew immediately for some reason, that it was her
For the past week I've started experiencing species dysphoria, but it's okay
That's all from me; if you have any questions, let me know.
(I am Belgian and Walloon, so I speak French, and my English isn't perfect; to make sure I'm understood, I use Google Translate—so there you go.)
are there any other unlabelled alterhumans? i decided today that i choose to not label my alterhumanity, because my identity is very fluid and searching for the right terms and updating my identity every few days is exhausting.
🌿 Hello all critters and cryptids :) I’ve recently awakened as Griffinkin and I have so much to share with this amazing part of myself!! It’s been a sweet ride, and has made me feel more whole than ever before. 🌿
I’ve been a part of the Therian community for almost 4 years now, but the Otherkin community has started to take shape in my life drastically.
Accepting my Therianthropy was a toll, and I had denied it for a very long time. It was a very tough period I had went through, as I couldn’t understand what was wrong with me. I do hope to write a great summary of my experiences as I remember bits of my childhood that revolve around my animal side. Regardless of my internal struggle earlier on, I finally had enough of it and sprung my paws free. Awakening fully in the middle of Summer two years ago.
Now. My Alterhumanity had come from out of the blue, and to be quite honest, I wasn’t sure if I had been feeling what I felt was right at first. After I had long awakened, I experienced what I thought were phantom limbs of wings. More over, I understood them to be cameo shifts as I didn’t feel internally like a bird. I dismissed them as cool cameo shifts and went on.
As they grew stronger and constant, I knew something was different. Why did I feel huge wings sitting atop my shoulder blades every other hour or hours at a time?? Ever since the being had appeared I was unsure what it was. Without a thought, Griffin came to mind and its like the gates opened, my alterhumanity taking flight.
The word echoed in my mind, the thought perplexing at first, but it sunk in and I then understood that yes!!
🍂🧡 I was and am indeed a Griffin!! 🧡🍂
After the word randomly spoke inside my head, it all made sense. The wings had always felt huge and broad, envisage shifts of them being brown and having the most beautiful long feathers showed in my headspace. My tail is thick and a dark roast color, my talons and beak a sleek gold and black. They felt so powerful. So mighty.
For a little humor, the constant “bumping” of my wings into things was insane. Going through doors sometimes feels like a struggle, especially where I work where the bathroom is tiny :P
But in a more serious tone, I had probably one of the best confirming shifts recently. Walking home from work, the air was warm and the trees swayed as the wind blew rough against them. The current was strong, enough to make my hair stay out of place. And that’s when it happened.
I ran. Ran to my home instinctively. I didn’t feel my lungs burn. I didn’t feel my quick feet padding the pavement. Or my legs carry me around the corner. I felt my wings spread as the wind blew in my face, as if I was flying. And my god were my wings magnificent. My talons outstretched as I neared my sanctuary, slowing to a walk, not going to the front door but the side of my house. I went past the old iron bench that sat between two trees, the stone path leading me to the back of our home.
Out sat our old iron chairs in a janky circle, pebbles surrounding me as I sat in one of the chairs. Looking at the pebbles, the desire to lay in them and stare up at the sun was quite the urge. I started to partially come out of it once I heard my neighbor walk her dogs behind me on a trail behind our home. I couldn’t help but smile as I felt so free.
It took me about 10 minutes to will myself back into my home, going on the rest of my day almost as if on a happy high.
It made me realize that even when I have these doubtful thoughts of not belonging in the Alterhuman community, that yes. I am part of something great. Something so special to so many individuals. And that it’s okay to take the time you need to figure out who you are no matter what it is.
This may be a “coming out” post in certain regards, but it’s also a reminder that it’s okay to be yourself. Wear a tail or two, or three :)) Put on those ears and clothes that make you feel like YOU. Don’t be ashamed of the little creature you are, or big. We don’t care :) You’ll always be a part of something not many understand.
And I think that’s the most beautiful take away here. Being someone who was just a kid always wanting to be in the woods an incredible amount. Racing in the hidden away trees as you built forts made of big sticks and leaves. Playing “wolves” or “dragons”, living your best little alterhuman life.
🌾 And you still are. You’re still that kid that STILL gets to do those things!! 🌾
And you know why??
🪶 Because you fucking can!! And no one, can take that from you. 🪶
Hi! Adult wolf here.
Does anyone here feel like a human when they're having everyday conversations with various humans? Or while doing everyday tasks? I'm freaking out because I feel human-like and having anxiety around my identity. My mind constantly nags at me when I tell myself I'm a werewolf/wolf and says, "but you're only human." I feel like I am playing pretend within myself. I struggle with generalized anxiety disorder and so I have an everyday identity crisis over my animal side for the last decade since my 2015 awakening.
I do live out in the countryside with my very human family. I've only lived here for two weeks. Within the first week of me living here, I felt shifty... now it's changed and I'm worried I'm faking everything.
I often go out to the woods about everyday or every other day and will stay out there for a few minutes to an hour at most. I feel like staying inside, letting my mind consume fear within my thoughts, spending less time in nature and more time with humans, and all is making me feel less in tune with my animal. I feel like I'm back in the city again where I lived at for 10 years of my life and it was the worst.
I don't want to lie to myself or play pretend. I don't want my identity to up and leave me. I'm in therapy for my mental illness, but I cannot openly discuss this part of my life with my therapist.
Help?
miché: me, duh
kris: offisite friend
nice nature: u/ambitious-hearing-85
I made both a flag and Symbol for Xenianthropy. The term is by u/Fall_cat14.
Definition: Xenianthropy is an alterhuman identity defined as the internal, psychological, or spiritual experience of possessing a non-human nature so fundamentally foreign that it completely defies human comprehension. Combining the Greek roots xenos (stranger/alien) and anthropos (human), it represents an individual who retains a physical human body but looks inward to find a soul or mindset that is entirely unknowable and unclassifiable. Unlike identities that align with specific animals or myths, it represents the embrace of an absolute mystery within the self, existing comfortably within an identity that cannot be fully named or understood.
Slide one: Flag with symbol. Slide two: Flag without symbol. Slide three: Transparent background symbol. Slide four: Symbol with white background.
A term created by u/Fall_cat14
Flag ideas were requested, so here’s mine!
I chose a pastel rainbow color with white in the middle because rainbows are like, infinite, and my interpretation of the post felt kind of related to the concept of infinity, if that makes sense? For the symbol, I chose a swirl, which is a shape that represents self discovery and the journey we take to discover ourselves (in general), and then I put a cool funky shape around it because it looked similar to other kin symbols. The texture over top is intentional :))
I decorate my room to help me feel closer to my kins and i was wondering if any of yall do the same. more so im curious what your guys‘s dream home would look like, considering you had all the money and resources needed to make it perfect for u and kin eurphoria :3
My linktype is a Kitsune, and My boyfriend linktype is a saiyan. ‘cause we have existential crisis since months.
tell me what’s yours? and tell us why? lemme know in the comments!
just a yap post! but man, each day humans never cease to amaze me. while I dont fully understand their social structures (and frankly, find many social rules unimportant), I love to watch them interact. They have the same curiosity about the stars I do! I mean, the Artemis II mission was absolutely incredible to witness! While at times my human form may bring me pain and melancholy, theres a certain gratefulness in me that, for an instant, I can study a species that is so utterly unique. :D
Hello! it is getting colder in the northern hemisphere now, and we happen to be two desert creatures collectively, and the winter seems to be the worst time for us. we do not live in a desert and it gets rather cold and snowy here through like november-march which is a long time. I know it can get cold in deserts (I did actually used to live in one) but yk.
and I am very sensitive to cold. idk fully what is up with me however but when my head gets cold I get this throbbing pain behind my eyes and I get super nauseous and dizzy and blurry vision and need to lie down until it goes away. and that tbf is some sort of medical thing (no one really listens to me about it though so idk what) rather than a non-human thing but it all comes together into one larger thing. yk. and also I feel like the cold makes me a bit sluggish/unmotivated. not depressed, but it is much harder for me to get going.
if you are a warm climate creature living in a cold place how do you manage? I always really struggle to get through the cold months. especially because I don't have very good heating in my house. (i have some heating though dw I won't freeze)