old tumblr postsMay 26, 2016

I have a similar thing with my phantom ears! They’re long and feathery ears, but they move out of the way when something gets too close to them. Same thing goes for my wings and tail.

Thanks for sharing, anon!

old tumblr postsMay 26, 2016

I experience phantom ears and they usually appear where my regular ears are, but when I cover my human ears with my hands, headphones, ect, the phantom ears move closer to the top of my head. Is a normal thing to happen?

That’s interesting, anon! I don’t know if its common or not, but it doesn’t sound out of the realm of possibility. Does anyone else have…

old tumblr postsMay 13, 2016

Is it normal/common to be shifted nearly every day? I had a short mental shift yesterday and a longer phantom shift today into my fictotype, and most days I feel phantom body parts (but usually it’s cat-like ears or bird-like wings (but not both) that I feel, which are not a part of any kintype I know of, I only know of one so far). I’m not sure if this is the best place to ask, so sorry if it isn’t. Thanks in advance ~N.

Asking whats normal or not in the alterhuman community is a mixed bag. In my *personal* experience, I tend to shift a lot, and more…

old tumblr postsAugust 11, 2015

My question is are mental shifts a ‘kin thing or a system thing? I thought (from what I’ve read elsewhere) a mental shift is the same as what Tumblr refers to as “kin feels”-feeling extremely connected to your kintype’s mentality or memories for a short time. I also thought “fronting” was the system equivalent (although a lot stronger, like switching the driver in a carpool so to speak). Tumblr has messed up my understanding of terminology elsewhere and I wasn’t sure if it did here, too.

Ahhh, I see. Simple enough, In fact, you’re entirely correct. Shifting is an Otherkin term (specifically originating in the Therian / Were community I believe)…