Is there a sub-label for this??
So I'm definitely a therian, i know that. I involuntarily identify in some way as a feline, and I get all the classic kitty urges like biting and hissing and what not. But I feel as though my experiences are... different in some way to the typical therian experience. So I was wondering if there was like a mini-label (like suntherian or polytherian) that could describe my experiences? I'll list some stuff here:
- Whenever I ask myself if I feel like a cat in a particular moment in time, the answer is always, "I strongly view myself as one but I know that in every aspect I am still technically a human." The intensity of my "cat side" changes depending on my setting and mood and who i'm with, but it never really goes away. Neither does my human side, even when I feel like a little kitty running around or whatever, I know that I'm still human, at the VERY LEAST physically.
- I don't really get shifts. I think the closest I've gotten to one was listening to rain sounds in my room while batting around a plastic ball. I felt very connected and happy and like a cat but... It didn't really match any descriptions of shifts I've heard of. not sure if that means anything but yeah.
- My biggest point of species dysphoria is my teeth. I hate that I don't have fangs like a cat should. the other stuff is tolerable, I just really hate not having pointy fangs :( once again, not sure if that means anything haha.
- I feel both a deep familial/platonic connection to felines in general and an identity as one of them. I am them, they are me, we are the same.
If anyone could let me know if theres a sub-label for a kind of therian that matches my experiences please let me know! thank you, beings!! <33