#pshifter

Last updated 9/5/26 (D/M/Y)

Humans call me a clinical zooanthrope, but I’m really just turning into a bird. I was born in a human body but ever since I was little I could feel my wings starting to sprout and my feathers come in. Now I have wings with a wingspan of about 35 inches, with small flight feathers. These wings are located about 5 inches below my shoulder blades, and 4 inches apart. I also have baby feathers growing from my shoulders, chest, and back.

The doctors have tried to medicate and diagnose me, but nothing has “worked”, because I AM a bird.

I will use this to document my transformation, and connect with others who are similar.

Fly free

Live fast

Love hard

Personal info and dni/boundaries below cut

Heya heya! I know ive been incredibly quiet here. I do not expect for much to be goin on in regards to this, but regardless I figured i would talk a bit about recent release of Nonhuman Archival Library, and how it kind of came to be. (The link is at the bottom.)

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So what is NAL?

Nal is a website that is for the purpose of archiving and storing nonhuman experiences, theories, methods, and anything else that pertains to the importance that would need archiving!

NAL is built around a structure of a older, more web-based format and is currently ran by I, Rioliega, and Faith.

We currently boast over 60 different pages of information and more in counting soon to come! This is a passion project, so archival can be slow.

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Brief History

NAL started as a dream many moons ago in The Shifter Cavern chatrooms when Faith and I were talking. We collectively had an idea about a place where information could be safely archived and stored -- easily accessed and handled, and furthermore, a place where the PUBLIC could have a say too.

Hence, the Library was created in 2024, and we have been toiling away on and off for years to get it to its first release for the public.

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Wait, you said something about the public?

Yes! This Library would not be possible without the helps of YOU. Currently, Faith and I have the information we have created, and a bit from other people. We have an inbox where anonymous nonhumans can submit information.

We have a high importance on accuracy, and keeping things to the point. Information is archived with the strict notion of being unedited and carefully saved without much bias.

Our information here relates to nonhumanism, in the form of physical shifting and the nonhuman experience. Our goal is to retrieve and collectivize information into one location for people to access.

So come! Our inbox is easy to access on our website. This is genuinely such a passion for us, and any contribution helps us greatly.

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Now that you know a bit more about our website, here it is.

Please note that this is our FIRST public release! If you have any feedback, or commentary about the website (functionality, copyright claims, etc.) please navigate to the bottom. We have a feedback form you may use!

We currently do not have any positions open for staff.

Thank you all, and please, enjoy our website and what it has to offer.

(please reblog, don't just like! Spread the word ^^)

same with posting animal photos – please, i literally ask you, get a minimal understanding of the species body language and/or context of an image before posting it. yes, a wolf on a couch looks funny and you may relate to it, but wild animals mustn't be in a domestic household ever. this picture of someone petting a jaguar in a cage may be a photo from abusive center.

something that I see many winged folks experience, including myself, is wing related dysphoria. more specifically, dysphoria relating to not being able to fly or not having wings physically. all my life this is a struggle I've dealt with, and I understand how painful it is. there are ways to relieve it though! here's some things that I've come up with and suggest to those who are struggling:

create mood boards, wallpapers, stim boards, and pinterest boards relating to the sky, your wings, theriotype, shifted form, etc

dive into media that has winged people/creatures (maximum ride, the maleficent movies, the croaking, just to name a few)

play games that let you fly, either with or without wings. bonus points if you're able to do it in VR (roblox, minecraft, feralheart, aer memories of old, superflight, fugl, etc)

practice lucid dreaming or astral projection

blankets!! especially weighted blankets, this can mimic the feeling of having wings

create or buy cosplay wings that look like your own (either typical cosplay wings worn with a harness/straps, or a backpack with wings, or a shawl in the shape of wings)

wear the colors of your wings, theriotype or shifted form

surround yourself with wing related themes or themes related to your theriotype or shifted form (buttons, pins, stickers, doodles, plushies, etc)

wear wing related accessories (rings, necklaces, hair pins, wings you can put on the laces of your shoes, etc)

if you're able to, get wings tattooed on your back or get a tattoo related to your theriotype or shifted form

if you're able to, participate in sky/air related sports or activities (skydiving, wingsuit flying, paragliding, hang gliding, etc)

draw/doodle your wings, theriotype or shifted form!!

meditate and visualize your wings. feel their weight, see their colors and textures, etc.

connect and talk to others who have wings if you need support and are looking for folks who have had similar experiences

carry around a backpack and make sure to give it some weight! having a backpack of a similar weight to my phantom wings tends to make my phantom wings go away, if you're looking to stop your phantom wings from existing for a bit for any reason

collect feathers that look like yours if you have feathered wings

connect with nature! this helps ground me and feel more connected to my natural self. I suggest going outside on a windy day or climbing trees.

stick your head/arms out of the car when you're going somewhere! this is one of my favorite things to do and it mimics what I imagine flying to feel like (pro tip, don't do this if you're driving)

make your room feel like the environment you belong in (using nature or wind ambient sounds, fans to get air flowing, that sort of thing)

watch flying POV videos

12/3/2025.

The Ethical Pshifter by Azriel Pierce is an informational 101 on what it means to be a physical shifter, navigate through various life changes, culture, identity, and physical symptoms of shapeshifting, written by a physical shifter.

This perspective on shifterhood explodes with discussion on shapeshifting, the struggles of fitting in, the methods used by shifters, and a proposal for the sexual and physical liberation of the pshifter. Not only does it bring a gust of fresh air to the otherwise stale room of physical shapeshifting, The Ethical Pshifter challenges the narrative that the shifter is nothing but a fad.

when i get pretty high on weed, i tend to hallucinate that i’m physically shifting. frequently, it has to do with my theriotypes, but not always. usually i’m a dog or wolf, i can feel my ears growing from the top of my head, i can see my paws instead of hands.

but not always. once i had an extremely vivid sensation (like the most vivid one i’ve ever had) that horns were growing out of my head. devil horns or cow horns i’m not even sure. and every once in a while, i feel like i’m physically & mentally becoming an oc of mine.

and these hallucinations mean SO MUCH to me. i adore them with my whole heart. i would not trade them for anything. i love becoming something else. even when they’re terrifying and i’m convinced they’re real and not hallucinations, i love them. this is why ive mentioned them before on this blog. because i love them so.

Tfym “I felt it,but it wasn’t actually there of course-” No,I’m sorry. You are describing a phantom shift. Yes,a physical shift is where your body undergoes genuine physical change. It’s NOT just a feeling of having the traits of your kintype.

I know that not all shifters can see the physical change happening (I have had such shifts myself) but there is still change,even if my eyes cannot perceive it sometimes for whatever reason.

But I’m afraid if I say something,even politely,I’ll be dogpiled so I just block them.