#greithere alterhuman

⚓︎O⚘✦Greithere✦⚓️⭕🌿

✦Made and coined by me :3

✦Use with credit, ask before reposting.

✦✦✦Definition:

An alterhuman/nonhuman term for when you identify as physically nonhuman due to trauma, as a coping mechanism and or for comfort in general. This could be for reclaiming one's bodily autonomy for any reason, wanting to "escape" the memories your brain has associated with being human or generally finding comfort in not being a human physically. This is primarily involuntary, but can also be voluntary if it fits.

✦✦✦Etymology:

✦Grei from the old norse word "greiða" meaning "support", refeering to the labels function of comforting and supporting the individual. Aswell as it acting as a defense mechanism.

✦There as in beast, inspired by the terms concothere and holothere

✦✦✦Symbol meaning:

✦Upside anchor - From @defrostedvertebrae's physical alterhuman symbol/anchor delta, refeering to the physical aspect of the identtity. However upside down as to indicate the not-fully inheret part of the identity. (How the identity can develop later in life)

✦Circle being held by branches - Life and comfort, reclaiming oneself

Can be written as ⚓︎O𖣂 / ⚓︎O⸙ or ⚓️⭕🌿 with emojis

-> Update 2025/may/29: Since the coining of this I've learned the non anchort + circle symbols are closed language symbols. If you wish to type the symbol out, please instead write: ⚓︎O⚘ or ⚓︎O❊ ^ ^

✦Normal and simplified symbols:

✦no Id yet, any help greatly apprecieated ^ ^

✦Tagging: @kin-flags