#Physical shifter

[everyponie]

I'm tired of the rhetoric that's "physical shifters are dangerous !1!1!!1" when in reality, us physical shifters are just misunderstood.

Physical shifting is often the result of a psychotic disorder. We are not dangerous. We aren't going to harm you.

Claiming that us physical shifters are dangerous only feeds into the harmful stereotypes against schizophrenics and other psychotic disorders.

Do better.

#clinical cynanthropy #clinical lycanthropy #clinical zoanthropy #therian #otherkin #nonhuman #endel #physical shifter #therianthropy

[wolftheghost]

*this is kind of as a coping mechanism for my shitty ass life atm im not just "doing it for fun"

please reblog if you vote

#main blog #therian #therianthrope #therianthropy #therian community #nonhumanity #nonhuman community #nonhuman #alterhuman #alterhumanity #alterhuman community #otherkin community #otherkin #otherkinity #trying to broadly tag to get help here sorry #physical shifter

[shifterstars]

Pshifting and Sex, GROUND FLOOR.

This series is for educational purposes only, but does not claim to be the end all to be all on this topic. Please do your own research first.

Welcome to the GROUND FLOOR. Here, we will discuss our primary topic; Pshifting and Sex. This topic has four ground floor stages, the first one being Shifter Bodies, second is Sexuality in Nature, third is Knowing Boundaries, and fourth is Safety.

Let's Begin.

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SHIFTER BODIES.

A shifter is someone who "physically (or much less commonly) spiritually transforms into another being". ("Terminology")

Both spiritual and physical are physical attributes to a body, given that spiritual is defined as metaphysical alongside regular physical experiences. A shifter is not a monolith, just like the human world, shifters have varying "true forms" and "morphed bodies". Each body looks, on the outside, similar to a human body. Many shifters struggle with dysmorphia, and feelings of not being a real shifter based on the fact that they do not or never have shifted before. Due to this, the human body may or may not be a trigger to some shifters. Some may prefer to act more animalistic or allow themselves outside time where they can shift. This relieves that dysphoria/dysmorphia.

Some theories suggest that the shifter's body changes due to hormones, some others claim magic, and others say it is simply your genetic make up. Due to the truth not being accurately studied, and only theories being used, we will be at the universal idea that it is simply physical and that is all it is- without forcing any of the major theoretical ideals.

The various types of physical includes (the ones we mentioned) metaphysical and physical, subcategories of such are spiritual, astral, aural, somatic, beserker shifts, sensory, and exolimb shifts. If you experience these shifters, you are not a shifter until you say you are and until those physical affects permanently change your body. Many alterhumans, a group of humans who are not fully aligned with the human experience, may claim that their spiritual or sensory shifts don't last permanently. By all means, they are not shifters. It is a self-identified label first, and a function later. Permanently means permanently. As in, a spiritual shift that changes your metaphysical body to grow wings or change eye colors. A physical shift that changes the way you walk forever. That's permanence.

Shifters and their bodies seem to be the most discussed topic across all pshifting sites and blogs, but many forget that there are adults in the shifter community that want to feel good about their bodies, and they do want to see more representation of diverse bodies in shapeshifter media. Some adults may indulge in pshifting with others around them for safety, as all should, but when it comes to the sexual appeal of these shifter bodies, many think it is too taboo. There's a hard line to cross between feral, and anthro. Feral doesn't include just four legs on the floor, it includes the inability to speak, consent, and/or write. Anthro can be on four legs, but are usually on two, they have the ability to write, speak, and/or consent. Those two categories are helpful for some who do feel guilty about the appeal towards our shifted bodies due to them being "animalistic". You would not call a cartoon dog real, so why apply real standards to them in order to prevent a real issue with real animals? Not only are fictional and healthy outputs safer for those with none, but most people who are geared towards that (not saying all or most shifters are), seek help for paraphilias and find it not to be disordered. Safety over society's morals saves lives, not just human lives.

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SEXUALITY IN NATURE

Thoughout time, sex and sexuality have been concepts undivided. They were not picky, or dictated by society, nor were they specifically seen as wrong. The only truth was that the puzzle pieces for making children varied based on species. A lion always has to have a lioness to make cubs, but that doesn't mean that the lion can't truly love another lion. This also varies when your species has the ability to change sexes or gender. A ftm lion is still a lion, but now has the ability to birth cubs. If that ftm lion chooses another lion to mate with, that lion doesn't need a lioness because they have a lion who can give birth. Sexuality is fluid, and there have always been same sex couples in the wild. From courting, mating, mounting, it is all love and signs of varying behaviours. Some animals like the dolphin sometimes will masturbate without the need for reproduction, which begs the question... if all nature is inherently existing with the need of pleasure and a fluid sexuality without worry, why do human beings restrict themselves so?

Many shifters also do the same, restricting themselves, but many have found it easier to let go and find the beauty in their own sexuality. By nature, shifters are extremely wild and given that they have merged into society means that there are limited options for them when expressing such sexuality. Yet, many of us have been avoiding the attention of humankind for a while.

Shifters can be straight, but they can also be gay, bi, lesbian, asexual, transgender, perisex, intersex, and much more. We are not a monolith, and we are not all young teens. So we find ourselves engaging in sex or pleasurable things at all stages of our life. Some shifters may choose to masturbate while shifted, others may not. Just like all animals, shifters don't just mate to reproduce. Some lack the partnership to mate in the first place while others don't seem to want that. It's important to know how your body feels and what is best for you. Some shifters hump, some buck, and some rub- but what matters is that they also set boundaries for themselves and others.

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KNOWING BOUNDARIES.

If you as a shifter feels uncomfortable with not shifting during sex, they are welcome to stay in their shifted form, but the boundaries they must set with their partner(s) matter more. You may think that it feels good for all parties, but at some point, you have to be an adult and ask;

Does this work for you?

It's not because you are valuing their pleasure over yours, but you're valuing the safety of their body. Say a bear shifter and a feline shifter are together, and they want to shift during sex. Sure, it may work depending on preexisting factors, but to make sure, those two have to do a size check. Size checks are similar to making sure everything will work. It doesn't account for what gender, or sex you are, it matters. A bear shifter that tops will most likely have trouble if they are the actual size of a bear and not a human-sized one. The same applies to the feline shifter in that being a receiver or giver.

This is how you set boundaries during sexual intercourse. Planned Parenthood describes boundaries as "the line between what you’re cool with and what’s not OK with you. If you’re not comfortable with something happening to you or around you, that means you have a boundary between yourself and that thing." ("Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them")

Sexual boundaries should be formally set before sex, but they can be enforced during sex as a quick reaction. If a shifter wants to bite you, a quick "no" is setting a boundary between what you're comfortable with and what you're not. Boundaries aren't just what you're doing during sex, it can be your clothing, showing your body, respecting choices, and understanding what hurts and what doesn't. If your boundaries are being pushed, do not let them do so. Shifters are born into human society, and even if they are allowed an inch of what you, another shifter, have- there should be boundaries to protect. Protect yours first. It doesn't matter if they too are a shifter, it is your body.

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SAFETY.

Finding places online and offline like friend-owned packs, cool and calm websites, safety guides for shifters, and much more can boost your confidence. As well as your own safety while shifting. Harloqui writes, "Don't go out in secret. You don't have to tell people not in the know, but you shouldn't be sneaking out without telling anybody where you'll be. If something were to happen to you you'd want someone to alert the authorities early and fast, and sneaking out without telling anybody works against you". ("Shifting Safety Tips")

Safety extends to sex as well. Safe sex not only saves lives but prevents sex related crimes and permanent pain from occurring. Shifter sex can be, in personal experience, very pleasurable if you do it safely. Asking your partner(s) if certain things are okay is not "human-like" or "non-feral".

If you are shifting during sex, there are many ways to prevent the three Rs; Ripping, Rape, and Removing. Obviously, no one wants these, but it's common in the animal kingdom. Ripping refers to when a shifter shifts, either physically or metaphysically, and something rips. This may be the shifter's muscle, or the partner's body. Rape is a sex crime which involves one non-consenting party, and another party breaking that consent. Removing is the act or disrobing, or taking the clothes off your body or someone elses body while in the shifted state. These three can be prevented through personal boundary and safewords or training.

When shifting, does your body tend to rip, ache, tear, or bleed? If yes, you may not want to shift during sex. If you want to continue, be cautious of your partner's size and your own pain. Sex shouldn't be painful, especially not when shifting. When too large, using alternatives like fingers or tongues do well. Blood and muscle tears are dangerous to play around with.

When shifting, do you lose sight and touch with your "human side"? If yes, you tend to find it harder to reconnect to that other side quick enough to pay attention to the signs of a non-consenting party. This is harmful and if you deliberately still shift without consent, that is considered breaking boundaries.

When shifting, do you remove your clothes or remove other's clothes? If yes, it doesn't automatically mean a bad thing. See, shifters are recommended to remove clothing and jewelry, less they choke you or rip. But during that, there is still a very high possibility that the behaviour or taking clothes off is done to another person.

We covered personal boundaries, so safewords and training are up next.

Safewords are word(s) or signal that ends BDSM (and other types) play instantly. Safewords aren't entirely sexual, but they are commonly used in non-/BDSM spaces to end sexual activity. They are important, and everyone needs one. Some safewords are turn offs, and others are simple words like "kitchen". The majority of safewords aren't just "no", they have to be complex unless you are to confuse someone who thinks of "no" or "stop" as playful.

Training is what it says on the tin. To train a consenting human or shifter to understand boundaries is normal. Many relationships go through subconscious training whether we want our partners to pass or not. For some shifters, the idea of training is very erotic or pleasing, and they will have a higher incentive to learn. Most shifters like that are canines, or common pets. Training can go from simple to complex, and requires both the trainer and trainee to be in that mode for the entire time. Training, to some shifters, may be sexual due to sexuality or pre-established kinks. Find out what works for you before choosing.

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Your tour of the GROUND FLOOR has ended. I do hope this helped a few shifters out there. When we talk about sex education, a lot of shifters rely on human resources even if many of us shifters WANT to shift during sex and be in our true forms. I'm here to say that you can.

The next installment will be Pshifting and Sex, FLOOR 1. There, we will talk about Sex Appeal, Dysphoria and Shifting, The Shifter's Parts, and Permanent Changes. As always, this is educational and serves only that purpose!

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Cited.

“Terminology.” Shapeshifter’s Eden, spiritshifter.wixsite.com/harloqui/terms. Accessed 31 Jan. 2024.

“Shifting Safety Tips.” Tumblr, www.tumblr.com/harloqui/716528857941983233/shifting-safety-tips?source=share.

“Sexual Boundaries: How to Set Them.” Www.plannedparenthood.org, www.plannedparenthood.org/blog/sexual-boundaries-how-to-set-them.

#pshifter #physical shifting #p-shifter #physical shifter #nonhuman #p shifting #informational #education #educational #physically nonhuman #safety #pshifting #pshifters #lgbtq #queer #minors dni #18+ mdni #mdni #minors do not interact #not safe for minors

[pshiftcultureis]

Introduction

We are p-shifting confessions. We are just like your other confession blogs, except it handles p-shifters and of the like.

We will not post anything other than these confessions, and perhaps a few other things.

Please only use ANON to send us confessions. This will keep you safe, and we will not post your confession if it isn't.

Share your stories, ideas, thoughts, anything you might be afraid to say on your own blog. All with good intentions are safe here!

If you are clinical, sensitive to p-shifting, or triggered by it, *please block this blog.*

FAQ below cut.

Thanks for reading the intro, and happy confessing!

Can they teach me to p-shift?

Hell nah. That's personal to you, and you can only figure that out. Please do not message us for this, we will delete it and block you.

How do I put in a confession?

Set it to anon first of all! Then begin your confession with "p-shifting/p-shifter culture is..." and then say whatever you would like to say! Please, only send things related to your nonhumanity/p-shifting.

What isnt okay to send in?

Hate, methods, asking how to p-shift, misanthropy with action that is going to be behind it (harming other humans, etc.), self harm (we are triggered by it), discourse of any sort from the past / present within the community, your opinion on how horrible p-shifting is, and images of any type. All of these will be deleted, along with if your ask isn't anon.

Why does this blog exist?

Well, we just felt like making a blog to allow others to share p-shifting confessions. There's a lot of stigma around p-shifters, and we hope that seeing a glimpse into our lives can help dissolve the hate and witchhunting.

Does this enable abusive p-shifters?

Of course not. This is a positivity blog for p-shifters, and we only allow people with good intentions to be here / share their experiences. We do not allow or think that people who claim to be p-shifters AND are using this to abuse/manipulate others should be given a safe place. We will not teach p-shifting. Do not expect us to allow others looking to become p-shifters to enable them. Being a p-shifter is incredibly personal and cannot be taught. We fiercely believe in learning your own path and abandoning the idea that there is a set method that works for everyone to shift to. As always, every community has abusive, or manipulative people, but not every single person in that community is abusive.

Do they support _______ ?

We prefer to stay out of the discourse that exists anywhere on the internet. Our opinions on the matters outside of this blog do not matter to this blog, please do not ask us to if we are pro or anti of anything.

Obviously, this is a support page for p-shifters. That is all that is required for you to know, and they will not cover any other topics that don't relate to p-shifting.

Tags?

#P-shift culture is: Informational to cover more on what p-shifting is or might mean.

#_____ confession: ID number for each confession. Uses the word, not the letter. (Ex. first, second, etc.)

#P-shift(ing/er) culture is: Usually just identifies what the ask started with.

(More may be added as we may see fit.)

Who runs this blog?

One person only, who goes by 🐌🐾. They use we/they/it pronouns. They are a feline p-shifter. We may consider allowing others to join the team, but for now one person is sufficient.

We are not plural, nor endo. We simply prefer these pronouns.

#p shift #physical shifter #p shifter #p shifters #p shifting #proudphysicalshifter #proudphysicalshifters #supernaturalcommunity #real werewolves #realwerewolfcommunity #new blog #introduction #pinned #physical shifters #physical shifting #physical shifting community #physicalshiftingcommunity #physical nonhumanity #physically nonhuman

[harloqui]

I see there's new people in the tags? 👀

I'm kinda concerned about the amount of shifters trickling in and your safety, so I hope y'all don't mind if I offer up some information and tips for newbies looking to safely navigating the community:

Avoid people who start talking about doomsday conspiracies. They never come true, and tends to create unnecessary drama and anxiety. Also be wary of people who talk about hunters a lot - those who talk about them aren't typically dangerous but it can still lead to a lot of unnecessary paranoia and drama, so you might want to avoid those conversations if you're not in a good headspace for them.

Never pay for any claimed tricks or secrets to shifting. Never give any of your personal info (as in, photos of yourself, your address, etc.) to someone offering to turn you. Never meet up with someone who claims to be able to turn you. Most (if not all) of the people offering "the secrets to p-shift" freely like this have nefarious intentions, and you don't want to get caught up in their plans.

Don't feel pressured to do things that make you feel worse, or impair you. Nobody should be forcing you to shift, cut off connections or friends, hurt yourself or do anything that you don't feel comfortable doing. If they are, cut them off or tell someone who can help.

If you're the pack-faring type, remember that packs should be democratic and fair to all its members. A pack should not be a dictatorship, or a place where some members gang up on others. An alpha or beta should not be power-hungry and controlling. Packs are more like found family, a group of friends, or an online forum, not an abusive cult.

Keep up with your health and life. Don't neglect it because you're a shifter, make sure you're healthy (or as healthy as you can be.) Shifting sucks when you're sick, so make sure you're taking care of yourself! But don't overdo it (don't take too much vitamins or drink too much water, for example) - even too much of a good thing can be dangerous! And don't do anything that seems too dangerous for your body. Even as a shifter (and even when shifted) your body still has limits.

Also, don't forget to take care of your mundane duties either. You may be a shifter, but you're also living in a human society, and unfortunately you can't survive in one without living like a human. (I know younger shifters tend to get a little overzealous and forget about their everyday lives for a bit, so this is moreso geared towards them than the experienced ones.) Stay in school, learn well, pick up a new hobby or two, enjoy what human society has to offer.

(Also take this, it will help you on your journey)

I'm pretty sure most of you know this already, but since I don't know who knows, I thought it wouldn't hurt to have a refresher. Stay safe out there!

#sorry I don't mean to come off as a concern troll but I do genuinely want you all to stay safe #p-shifting #real shifters #shifting #real supernatural #real werewolves #p-shifter #physical shifter #physical shifters #proudphysicalshifter #physical shifting

[shifterneast]

Hello Shifters!

We're looking for panelists to speak/present at our shifter convention; Shifter Northeast!

Panelists can decide what topic they want to talk about revolving shifting and being a pshifter. That can be things like healing remedies for post-shifting, reading shapeshifting myths, informational debates and slideshows about shifting and gender studies.

Panelists who are thinking about signing up to have one must have all the following;

-A reviewed topic.

-A social media account for credit.

-Have sources or multiple points of research into the topic.

If you have all the following, have signed up for the convention, are sure that you'll have time on September 10th and 11th and are ready to lead your own panel and broadcast it- please DM this tumblr account with all the listed items above and we will review your submission!

Thank you and have a nice day, Shifter Northeast.

#pshifter #physical shifting #pshifting #pshifters #alterhuman #nonhuman #shifting #physical shifter #otherkin #tw unreality #tags for reach #proudshifter

[leophnyx]

Im really hyped about two papers I found discussing physical shapeshifting. I never thought I'd find such a thing, but they exist!

(Technically they looked at shamanism, not physical shifters outright, but some shamans claim to shift physically, so they're included.)

The first paper goes over conditions that could mimic or look like shamanism in the clinical sphere, such as epilepsy and lycanthropy, but we all knew that - most within and outside of the shifter community understand that these things can be confused for other conditions. The paper notes that shamanism is not pathological in nature, and isn't a clinical condition, it's just a comparison for people to better understand how these experiences could occur psychologically.

The second paper talks about shamanic shapeshifting in-depth - it cites a few cases where shamans possessed or became birds, and then goes into the neurobiology behind shamanic shapeshifting. They conclude by saying that shapeshifting may have had an evolutionary benefit by reducing stress and encouraging creativity, and pondering about whether it strengthens harmony between humans and nonhumans.

Shapeshifting, even physical, is healthy. I'm trying to find other articles that talk about shapeshifting; I'm using "shamanism", "lycanthropy" and "shapeshifting" as keywords. I've gotten this far, I'm sure there are more out there :)

#person: soul #shapeshifting #shamanism #werewolves #lycanthropy #spirituality #p-shifting #physical shifter

[lycandente]

Reminder to make it clear. I am not otherkin or therian friendly. I don't want to listen to your 'dysphoria' I don't want to listen to how you miss your 'true form'.

Get fucking real. Your not special. Your begging to be something your not is sickening and pathetic. Your not above anyone and you have found no enlightenment more than looking up at the sky and realizing its blue.

Your a human with a non human identity? Some sort of attempt at otherness. An alienation that separates you from the truth. If we are all created then what sick joke to make otherkin and therians.

Only an inkling of what once was. Your blood possesses no such powers of true creatures but your mind clings to faded imprints. Why do I have to hear about it? Even in my own tags they still slip through and infuriate me. Get lost.

#lycanthrope #pshifter #beastshift #physical shifter #exp

[were-link]

anyone else get transformations sometime that arnt painful and r sudden and full body? Most my transformations are at least little painful an most time start with one limb n continue from thre. But last night just sudden had full body shift

#physically nonhuman #for reach➡️ #clinical lycanthropy #clinical cynanthropy #p shifter #physical shifter #endel #Not sure if endels transform #clinical zoanthropy

[thebloodymutt]

Sometimes when I see blood. My heart start to race, it feels like my throat is closing and then theirs comes the feeling like I have fangs coming out and just the need to drink it.

Oh how fun.

#nonhuman #p shifting #p shifters #shift #vampires #real supernaturals #physical shifter

[itzalandevore]

I keep getting the urge to just take KK in my mouth and shake him around. But I dont think he’d appreciate that very much..

#alanzthoughts #dogman #physically pitbull #physical shifter #alterhuman

[shifterstars]

Me and @harloqui both have October/Halloween themed shifter events for the community!

Theirs is a lot more general October while mine is focused on getting to Halloween day specifically.

I was inspired by them to make mine so all credit to harloqui in the first place.

#pshifter #p-shifter #physical shifting #physical shifter #alterhuman #nonhuman #p shifting #shiftober #october #october event #shiftblr #real supernaturals #otherkin #shift-teenth #shiftteenth

[wxlfbites]

Would anyone who experiences a physically nonhuman identity, clinical lycanthropy, delusions of physical shifting, other kinds of experiences similar to these, be willing to have a discussion with me about them and help me figure out if my experiences match them?

I’m half asleep writing this so

#alterhumanity #alterhuman #otherkin #otherhearted #otherkinity #nonhuman #therian #therianthropy #otherkith #wolf therian #werewolf #werewolf therian #vardjur shift #physically nonhuman #physical shifter #clinical lycanthropy

[pshiftcultureis]

Pshifter culture is having doubts about shifting, only to encounter someone who shifts the same way you do/end up shifting yourself and seeing the proof

Like 🤦‍♂️ of course it's real, how could I have been so dumb

.

#physical shifter #physical shifters #physical shifting #nonhuman #p shift #p shifter #p shifters #p shifting #physical nonhumanity #physical shifting community #p-shift culture is #p-shifting culture is #p-shifter culture is #we definently agree #this is a constant for us #confession five

[harloqui]

Webs.com Archival!

From 2010 to 2021 many shifter resources and therian/kin cyberpacks were hosted on the Webs.com free site builder. I'm sure many of you remember those times, but if you don't, it's where many cyberpacks were hosted, with the largest developing a reputation for being toxic, drama-filled or culty. There were smaller, healthier sites hosted on the builder too, but it's infamous for the toxicity of the larger packs.

On August 31st, all webs sites are going to be taken down. This will destroy any shifter sites abandoned on the platform, as well as eliminate a large portion of recent online shifter, therian and otherkin history. I think it's imperative that we save as much information as we can from them, before they're lost for good.

You can use a site archiver like Wayback Machine or archive.is to save any pages that you'd like. Bookmark them for later or submit them to a community archival project if you know one. Try to archive only public and/or community-relevant information; private information should be left alone.

If you know a webs.com site that could use archiving, now is the time to do so. Good luck!

#webs.com #shifter sites #physical shifter #p-shifting #physical shifting #werewolves #real werewolves #lycanthropy #p-shift #shifting #shifter #otherkin #therian #cyberpacks #websites #archival #nonhuman

[shifterneast]

Happy New Year Shifters! May next year be filled with the same fun energy we had at our first opening of Shifter Northeast!

Be safe, drink responsibly, and have a wonderful rest of your time!

#nonhuman #pshifter #physical shifter #physical shifting #pshifting #shifting #alterhuman #convention #pshifters #shifterseast