Hello nonhuman/otherkin/therian/alterhuman/other-term friends!
I care about you a lot! i want to help you feel as good as you can about this life, and help reduce species dysphoria where i can. I see you, and i know how painful it can be.
Someone inquired about different ways yo help aleviate Species Dysphoria, so i threw some on a pastebin for reference.
@Oneironott You are a very good otter. Thank you for the validation.
@Felthry whenever you need it ^.^
@Oneironott I really appreciate the sharing of resources for alleviating a dysphoria that's sadly either unrecognized or rejected, and hearing others lend support and take it seriously is always incredibly reassuring to me. Thank you.
In my own life I've used/plan to use body modification (broadly) to deal with the external when I feel that mismatch with the internal. Digitigrade stilts, hair coloring, ear pointing/prosthetics, tattoos, piercings, even my HRT pushing me toward androgyny -- all serve to make me more comfortable with the mismatch on both a personal/physical level and a social level, blurring others' perceptions of me as "human." It's not a full transformation by any means, but every bit helps.
If anyone ELSE has any advice, i ALWAYS value hearing it and want to know how you cope.
your desires and being are valid. This You is the true you and i vow to see you beyond this form. We may not be able to actualize this (yet), but there are ways of reducing the pain that sometimes comes with us folks.
You are a sort of family i am very fond of, and i want to help how i can :)