Fang the biter

This is alterhumisia and ableism.

Modern otherkins popped up in the late 1960’s-1972, stemming from LOTR fans who performed magic. The original group called thems’elves the elf queens daughters (EQD). Two founding members of the EQD wrote letters to be showcased in a newspaper, which included the seven pointed star we now use for otherkin. Some vampires drank real blood! Mostly from consenting human donors, but also cows blood. There is also a species dysphoria scale (SDS) that was made for a survey for alterhumans to do to measure species dysphoria. Some of the SDS doesn’t make a lot of sense though because it was heavily based off of the scale for gender dysphoria.

might post a revamped SDS (alongside the original) for beings who want to take something and hopefully understand themselves better.

I found this in a dissertation titled “MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF NONHUMAN-IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALS: THE ROLE OF MINORITY STRESS AND RESILIENCE” by Nat L. Bricker that was published in may, 2024. He is a doctor of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology. The exact location of this is in appendix C.

I AM NOT POSTING THIS TO INVALIDATE THOSE WHO DO NOT EXPERIENCE SPECIES DYSPHORIA. I am posting this for those who want a questionnaire to help them understand themselves better. Below I have a revised version to be easy to just screenshot and do it all in the photo editor, and made some questions make more sense. I chopped off a whole 9 questions but I mean they all could easily be summed up into another pre-existing question so like why are we doing this?

no , not in a k!ñk way .. ( nothing against yall be free )

just a non human entity way ( i am nonhuman tbh ive had multiple accts here for the community )

but not like a wolf? just a dog , but a puppy..

i also identify with my gender at birth, BUt When i feel puppy i prefer masc terms??

and i actually do not understand that at all

like yes im gurl, but no ima good boi ima good puppy boi gib me treats and pat my head

GIB ME BOOPS AND TUMMY RUB

because i really am just a puppy...

alsjaka im not a human at all??

wolfdogs are too domestic to be in the wild, but they're too wild to be pets

Except ever since I was very small I would tell people I was an animal, for as long as I can remember I would try and make myself seem more animalistic and I'd pretend to "hunt", and I would run around on all fours until it became not socially acceptable to do so because I preferred that. This is an identity IV had for a very long time, but now I know what it's called.

I have a question: how did you figure out that you were a tundra wolf? I know for a fact that I'm a wolf, but I'm struggling to figure out my subspecies, or even the color of my fur, and labeling myself as a non-specific wolf doesn't feel right either. I know I don't really need a specific label, but I'd like one if I can find a subspecies that feels like me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Advice I give to most when asked about confirming subspecies of their theriotype is:

analyze everything

Habitats you prefer, weather you're drawn to, preferences in diet. If you experience phantom shifts, focus on them. Do your paws feel wide and thick? Small and agile? Is your fur coarse and thick?

It didn't take me too long to learn I was a tundra wolf after I analyzed myself (about a week). Though, mine was pretty easy.

For example: - I've always been drawn to a specific landscape; taiga/boreal biomes. - I'm also drawn to colder climates; I don't do well in heat. I become hot way too quickly. - Heat is what led to me realizing I have thicker fur as a wolf. When I feel phantom fur, it's a thick layer over my skin. In winter, I can be outside in shorts and a t-shirt and not feel a chill until the temps drop down to below 30F.

Granted, at first I thought I might have been an Arctic Wolf, but as I studied them more and learned they have shorter ears and thicker paws, those traits didn't match mine. So when I looked up other wolves similar, I learned about the Tundra Wolf. It's native habitat looks exactly like the landscape I feel naturally drawn to.

The more I read about the Tundra Wolf, the more it clicked for me. Even dietary habits lined up.

It also helped that I experience dream shifts, dreams where I am my wolf self, roaming around. Being able to see my wolf body confirmed my white coat. Even without it, though, looking at wolf coat patterns/colors, white has always been what called to me. An inner sense of, 'yes, my fur is white just like that!'

So, essentially, while it may be difficult, try to analyze everything about your wolf self. You can also look up all the different types of wolves and study them; which of their habitats call to you? Which dietary habits and other traits align with you more? Make a list and narrow it down. Then also, study yourself.

It may take a while, but this is the best way I know of how to confirm your subspecies.

Echoflect

When you strongly relate and/or see yourself in a fictional character. Created as an alternative to the non-fictionkin "kinning" so that there's no need to water down other terms

Usage:

[Character] is my echo. I'm a [Character] echoflect. I echoflect [Character]. Echoflection is fun.

FAQ:

Why not just kinning? Being a kin of a character is more than simply relating to it and "kinnie" is overall seen as a derogatory term towards the otherkin community. Even if you say that kinning and being a fictionkin are different things and that terms change meaning over time many feel uncomfortable with it and don't want to use it.

Why not synpath then? I think it would water down the term. Being a synpath is still a very important part of one's identity, just like being an otherkin is, and most people who "kin" characters don't have such deep connection, from what I've seen.

Is it an alterhuman term? No, it doesn't differ from the "common societal idea of humanity".

Am I an echoflect? Most likely yes, I feel like everyone has at least one character that they relate to. Whether you want to actually use the label is up to you tho.

Anything else? Feel free to use it however you want. Do you want to say that you reflect the character instead of echoflecting it, or to call yourself an "echoling" of a character? Go on. Do you want to make a new flag or symbol? Sure. Do you want to call yourself an echoflect but feel like you don't relate strong enough or maybe too much? Do whatever you want, I don't mind. The only thing I ask you is not to use it in a way that would harm others

That's all, if there are any more questions feel free to ask

Edit: made softer versions of the flags