#P-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

[harloqui]

Late Christmas Present: The Shifter Timeline!

Hey, how was your holidays? Hopefully it's been good. I've been away from here for a while, and that's because I've been working on a Shifter's Timeline!

It covers the online history of the shifter community, from the past to around 2018. I would have gone further but the events from this decade will take a few more months of work at best. Citations should be properly formatted and up-to-date, but Wix started giving me trouble so I apologize if anything looks wonky. If you have sources feel free to add them on by the way, I always appreciate more info!

Have you ever wondered where AWTOK came from? Who Blaze was? Where all the different shifter groups coalesced? Why everything died out? You'll find the answers in here.

#p-shifting #physical shifting #p-shift #real werewolves #lycanthropy #nonhuman #awtok #supernaturals #paranormal #real supernatural #p-shifter #proudphysicalshifter #werewolves

[shifterneast]

We are Shifter Northeast!

We are an online convention hosted on Discord about shifters, specifically pshifters!

Your mods are @einaobject and @justsayelias

Our convention will take place on September 10th and 11th Eastern Standard Time at 3PM-11PM, where our panelists will host their own panels and share their experiences!

If you are looking to be a panelist, please DM this tumblr account and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

If you are looking to sign up, please use the link below to sign up!

Here is our FAQ page!

Our official YouTube is where you're gonna find all archived events!

We'll see you there💗

#pshifter #physical shifting #p-shifter #nonhuman #discord #convention #shifting #Shifterneast

[thebloodymutt]

So honestly I'm at a stump and I need help.

I have meet people who claim that vampires don't have fangs or abilities.

I meet people who claimed that they did..yet I can find zero information.

The reason I asked this is because, I know for the fact that when I experience these teeth shifts. It always feels like fangs are trying to come out. But it said vampires don't have fangs..I am very confused.

#nonhuman #P-shifter #shifter #real shifter #real supernatural #nonhuman community #shifting #physical shifting #vampires #vampire #bloodsucker

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

I know I've been hella active today, but here's something to think about:

I have struggled for years to find other physical shifters, and I either find a p-shifter who just randomly mentions to me while we are talking that they are a p-shifter, or I meet people who are "supposedly" p-shifters, but have never said it.

I've noticed this trend, especially with really p-shifters. We are very quiet. We arent going to walk around screaming at the top of our lungs and crying out that we can teach p-shifting most of the time, because one, it's super stressful to many, and two, being a physical shifting flocks SO MANY beginners who just want to skip everything else and want to know how to p-shift, NOW.

I would say it's a red flag to see anyone talking about how they can teach others to p-shift. Definently ask questions, but dont invalidate. I teach when people ask, but talk about only my experiences, and others. It's important to remember, specifically for me, I am talking out of experience only, so I can be biased, wrong, and everyone should always take my advice with a grain of salt. Because I dont know better, and I'm just a random person on the internet.

And I guess I dont really get why people think that p-shifters are so bad, because we are still beings with a consciousness and feelings too. Most of the time, p-shifters who are genuinely diabolical or terrible people are just bad people.

I will say though, I've attempted p-shifting a few times, but I have yet to fully mental shift and physically shift, so I dont have much advice on p-shifting in general.

All in all, I'm just trying to say that p-shifters are just trying to exist, and I'm not going to yell loud and proud about it because I dont want to be blocked by others just because of the stereotype type attached to the p-shifter label. It's basically a death sentence to have the p-shifter label attached to your account, because of how horrible people have been under that title in the past. Using it as a 'shield' of sorts to get away with terrible acts. The label I use does not express the views I hold, nor my actions, and I hate that it's like this out in the wild, wild west of the internet.

That's all, I did say that this post was something to think about. Apparently I've been super naive to literally everything, being so sheltered on Amino. Man that place is dusty, theres so much going on here.

And I'm not here to cause issues or make a debate, just here to talk about this stuff! This blog is about shapeshifting and such, so I'm here to educate (if requested), share my identity and my experiences, and take a break from posting on my Amino. These are just lower-quality posts for my amino, and I just don't feel like it atm.

Feel free to ask questions anytime in my inbox, and thank you for reading <3

#pshift #p-shift #physical shifting #p-shifting #p-shifter #pshifter #pshifting #nonhuman #aliurothropy #lycanthropy #physical shifters arent all bad people lol

[shaneru-is-new-to-shifting]

Just acquired an angsty fairy dr help

#I use aquired instead of got for p e r s o n a l r e a s o n s #reality shifting #shiftblr #shifting #shifting realities #desired reality #shifting community #reality shift #shifting antis dni #shifter #shifters #111

[twpsyn-who]

Ok, but hear me out - Marco gets shallowed whole by the titan, then Reiner kills it and they all think he died and stuff. But, you know, he didn't. Because they killed the titan too soon. So, Marco gets to I Don't Know Man crawl out of the titan. The only problem? He doesn't have any odm, nor can he risk trying to get anyone's attention in case the 3 notices him and finish the job for good.

Now, this is my sleep deprived mind talking but- Marco gets outside the wall and finds a tiny titan that's docile for some reasons. Like, I don't know, that titan sees Marco and is like "I'm gonna protect this guy with my life". Marco doesn't complain. Problem is that he can't get inside the wall, he needs to get in contact with someone from the SC (as they often go outside the wall) or preferably find Jean (which is unlikely as he's going to join the MP). Cue to the expedition outside and Marco coming riding on the tiny titan and finds Jean, Armin and Reiner and the first thing he does is yell "Jean!" all happy and relieved and finally feeling safe after so much time alone.

... Then he notices Reiner and all the color goes away from his face. He thinks "We are fucked" - so does Reiner.

#I just want Marco to ride a titan idk why #Let him be a badasa #Badass* #Reiner upon seeing Marco ride that titan : Is He A Titan Shifter Too??? #He's loosing his shit not gonna lie the guy is p a n i c k i n g #Jean nearly cries. If you think they don't hug you're COMPLETELY WRONG. The hug lasts a lifetime. Armin has to awkwardly cough to break #them apart. Is awkward. The tension is so tight you could suffocate in it. Thank God for Historia man #aot #snk #jean kirstein #jeanmarco #marco bodt #marco bott #jean kirschstein #Snk jeanmarco #Aot jeanmarco #snk jean #aot jean #snk marco #aot marco #what if #Still sleep deprived. I'm at a point in which I should just stay awake until night comes then sleep normally hshdjs

[ozzyeelz]

I notice your shifters have green tongues and green gums- is their blood green? Plssss tell me about tbis im so curious

Yes their blood is green!!

I had the idea to make their insides/blood green awhile back, but also couldn’t choose between whether I preferred green or regular red, so I decided to make it both!

Their blood starts out green when in circulation (or non-oxygenated), but when exposed to open air (or oxygenated) it quickly turns red! That way I could feasibly keep the look of green insides, while also their skin having warmer tones (as having completely green blood would probably make you look sickly).

Tbh it’s totally not scientifically accurate the process of how their body works and looks, but I just like to chalk it up to magic at the end of the day :3

Also with some visuals taken from their ref sheets :3

#Ozias rants #I hope this makes sense😭😭 #also ty for the ask!!1 #tf2 #tf2 ocs #tf2 oc #Ozzy gets an ask #tf2 shifter #tf2 : shifter #shifter tf2 #tf2ocpropaganda #my art #team fortress 2 #honestly idk what to tag this :P #tf2 tenth class #tf2 10th class #tf2 10th class oc #tf2 tenth class oc #10th class oc #10th class

[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

[harloqui]

I'm getting annoyed at seeing people try to associate "p-shifter" itself with cults or convincing other people they can shift.

There's a good portion of us who don't believe you can make someone into a shifter or otherwise believe that it's genetic and non-transferrable (it's part of the reason why there's so many debates in the community and subliminal users are shunned) and it's generally considered a red flag if someone is trying to push others to transform or claims to have the secret to doing so (which is why some creeps like Adam have been shunned). Those who do believe in it still don't believe it's something that will be found online by chatting to strangers, and most (if not all) will not advocate for meeting strangers online for this. Nobody normal is meeting a stranger to get turned or trying to turn others online.

Like, the reason why most of us are using "p-shifter" is either because the wider community gave us that word (otherkin and therians label us p-shifters - we just call ourselves shifters or shapeshifters) or because it gets to the point of what we experience and separates us neatly from otherkin/therians. We're not using it as a calling card for cult making or grooming, jfc.

There have been cults and creeps in the past that have labeled themselves as p-shifters to try and take advantage of others, but obviously the majority of shifters aren't doing this. Abusers don't label themselves as abusers; these individuals took advantage of the blind spots in the community to cause harm. They would call themselves anything and do anything to cause harm- p-shifting is not some special idea that allowed this to happen.

We're not excusing the harm and have been doing what we can to patch up the blind spots of course, but what I am saying is that the abusers and manipulators aren't representative of our community, nor are these things inherent to the idea of physical shifting.

If a shifter tries to convince you you can shift or "turn you", especially if you know you can't, that's a problem. But a vast majority of us are literally just here existing and discussing our experiences. We're not trying to harm anybody.

#this is a little disorganized but I hope y'all get what I'm saying #p-shifter #physical shifting #proudphysicalshifter #supernaturals #real supernaturals #shifters #nonhuman #werewolves #real werewolves #lycanthropy #otherkin #therian #only time I'll post in these tags

[oliverexperience]

Shifter advice (a quick guide):

If someone approaches you saying they can teach you how to shift immediately. Avoid them.

If someone tries to force you into their pack. Avoid them.

If someone claims they know everything. Avoid them definitely. No one knows every single thing. We are constantly evolving and growing and learning.

If someone claims they can turn you and want to meet up. Run. Don't listen or answer. I know it's hard to ignore such a claim but please ignore it for your physical safety.

Avoid cults. Just straight up avoid.

Don't believe everything you hear. There is a lot of misinformation at times.

It's okay if it takes a while for you to figure things out.

Treat others how you would like to be treated too. Kindness is important.

It's okay to ask questions. Be open minded. You will learn a lot.

#p-shifting #physical shifters #real shifter community #shapeshifting #shapeshifters #nonhuman

[a-dragons-journal]

I feel this question sounds mean, but I'm not good with words so I don't know how to make it sound nicer. I saw a post you made the other day about experiences you've had as otherkin, and they included things like your phantom limbs having some kind of influence in your surroundings (like a friend being able to see them). Wouldn't that be delusional? How is it different from people who claim to be able to transform physically?

Because a delusion is something that can only be perceived by the person experiencing it, primarily.

I move my supernumerary phantom limbs, someone else reacts to them. What exactly is the supposed delusion in this scenario? The phantom limbs are categorically not a delusion. The other person is responding to a stimulus someone else can also perceive, so that's not a delusion.

It's weird, and I don't have a good explanation for it, but the simple fact that it was someone else "seeing" them unprompted (practicing aura sensing, if you want to get more specific, and "seeing" them in my aura/astral body) and was shared between multiple people in as objective a way as you can get with a nonphysical thing (ie, my physical body very carefully held still and yet me moving my wings back and forth and him being able to track them back and forth, and me being able to watch him track them back and forth, indicating that we were both getting the same stimulus at the same time) makes it not a delusion. And, hell, there are other explanations - maybe I was moving just slightly without realizing, and he was subconsciously taking cues from that, for instance - but the event itself is verifiable by multiple people even if the exact explanation is up for debate.

The automatic doors thing is significantly weirder, and it's not like I've done rigorous testing of it so it's possible it's a coincidence, but again, there's a physical thing that is happening that other people can observe. That's not a delusion. Again: I move my supernumerary phantom limb, an observable physical thing happens (whether or not the two are actually linked by causality). What exactly is the delusion in this scenario? The explanation is up for debate, but the physical event itself is verifiable by other people. (As opposed to p-shifting, which, any p-shifter will do a whole song and dance to avoid giving you any actual evidence of their supposed shapeshifting, because they know it's not actually verifiable. Or when they do, it's something that's definitely not what they're claiming it to be.)

This is not my finest explanation of things because I'm struggling to put this into words, but hopefully it's satisfactory.

#also like. there's the fact that half the problem with p-shifters is the habit of dragging young therians and otherkin into cults #and i am not trying to use either of these things to claim i can teach others secret powers or whatever #it's just a 'huh. weird' thing #but that's beside the direct point of your question so #otherkin #rani talks #asked and answered #anonymous

[mountain-lion-gremlin]

Me: *trying to show the difference between p-shifting as an identity for yourself and claiming to be a p-shifter for harmful purposes*

Others: So you are both cultists?

Me: 👁👁

#THIS IS A JOKE #tbh #the idea of a cult and its meaning gets thrown around so much its lost the weight it used to have #I've blocked everyone who acts like this though #so I haven't had an actual issue with people who have something against p-shifters #nonhuman memes (p-shift edition) #IM NOT TRYING TO OFFEND PEOPLE #p-shift #p-shifter #I've been on a roll about this I'll stop I'm sorry LMAOAOAOA

[gibdokin]

PSA * i just saw pshifters in the kin tags y'all*

Just a small reminder that P-shifting is not possible. If someone claim they can shapeshift/pshift they are :

-Lying

-Delusional

or Trying to manipulate you.

Louder for the kids at the back:

YOU CANNOT SHAPESHIFTING. P-SHIFTING IS NOT POSSIBLE.

thank you.

#otherkin #fictionkin #therian #theriantropy #endel #fictendel #delusion #p shifter #physical shifting #nonhuman

[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.

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[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 :)

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