Does anyone have a theriotype thats a really large animal like a whale, giraffe, elephant, brontosaurus, etc., how do you express yourself? What are shifts like if you have them? Just in general whats it like?
Hi! I keep seeing people posting videos about how therianthropy is just an internet fad, that its fake, harmful, etc. Its making me feel really torn because I know deep down my identity is real to me but its really hard to accept myself and feel okay. Anyone have some help or encouragement, much appreciated.
Hello, I don't believe in christianity anymore, I fully believed for over 10 years and chose (although with indroctrination I suppose it wasn't much of a choice) to get baptized when I was 7. I'm a teen living with my family who are christian. The longer I spend on the outside of it, the more uncomfortable and disgusted I am with it all; my parents don't even talk about it too much and don't do any of the crazy fundamentalist things some people have experienced but I still feel so conflicted like Im doing something wrong by thinking its bs. We go to church every Sunday and Im beginning to dread it and sometimes end up having panic/anxiety attacks in the bathroom there. I don't know how to cope with life now, I feel really trapped by my situation and my own guilt and fear surrounding it. I don't know how I'd ever tell my parents I don't believe in their religion anymore, I know I don't have to and it has the potential to make things so much worse if I tell them while living with them, but I love my parents and I don't want to keep a "secret" from them or hurt them/our relationship with coming out. My partner is also a nonbeliever and always has been, I'm worried my parents would resent him and think it's his fault for pulling me away from religion when he had nothing to do with it.
Hello, I don't believe in christianity anymore, I fully believed for over 10 years and chose (although with indroctrination I suppose it wasn't much of a choice) to get baptized when I was 7. I'm a teen living with my family who are christian. The longer I spend on the outside of it, the more uncomfortable and disgusted I am with it all; my parents don't even talk about it too much and don't do any of the crazy fundamentalist things some people have experienced but I still feel so conflicted like Im doing something wrong by thinking its bs. We go to church every Sunday and Im beginning to dread it and sometimes end up having panic/anxiety attacks in the bathroom there. I don't know how to cope with life now, I feel really trapped by my situation and my own guilt and fear surrounding it. I don't know how I'd ever tell my parents I don't believe in their religion anymore, I know I don't have to and it has the potential to make things so much worse if I tell them while living with them, but I love my parents and I don't want to keep a "secret" from them or hurt them/our relationship with coming out. My partner is also a nonbeliever and always has been, I'm worried my parents would resent him and think it's his fault for pulling me away from religion when he had nothing to do with it.
Hey! For context I'm 17, I awakened as a therian last year, I've never really entered the community. Lately I've been feeling really bad and conflicted, I like to think I don't care what people think of me but I'm terrified of others opinions, to the point where I've been mentally trying to convince myself I'm not alterhuman and the whole concept isn't real. I don't wear gear and public and theres probably no chance anyone would assume I'm a therian, anyone have advice or support? I don't know why I feel like this.