r/Therian

So, like the title says, i tend to forget my body looks human to others. I don‘t see myself as human in any way. I know my body is technically human but i don‘t view it as such. So every time i see my shadow or reflection when not wearing gear i get a little jumpscare and have to remind myself of how others see my body. Does anyone else experience that? :>

(Not to be confused with that l'm not proud of my therian identity) . I've been awakened for 3 years now. I haven't experienced a total shame and identity crisis like this for about 2.5 years. it's just that l have pretty "common" theriotypes, I'm a coyote, a coastal wolf, maned wolf, mountain lion and cladotherian dog. I see all these people who are so open and proud with their theriotypes despite not having "rare" theriotypes and l really envy them. I sometimes wonder if l'm not even really a therian because of this feeling. Thanks for reading <3

Edit: I was just having a really bad episode and l kinda posted this without rly thinking but l feel better now tysm everybody who took the time to comment and share their own experiences :3

Hello, so maybe this is a bit of a weird request but soon I'm starting to write my master's thesis and I need to pick a topic for it. I myself I'm not a therian but I'm very interested about the whole community and I think there are many yet undiscovered or misunderstood about many aspects of therianthropy. So I'm coming here with a question if you can think of some psychology related variables that are worth exploring more - such as ways of dealing with stress, levels of stress, romantic relationships etc. Thanks for all the answers!!

So I am a a therian and I do know it’s not voluntary. I’m a crow.
I also want to be a cat though. I don’t feel the same connection but I do identify as one. willingly however

HI AGAIN!!

My name is Wren. I am pretty darn sure I'm some sort of fennec fox.

It's been about a month since my first post here, and I've been feeling so much better about myself. Since then I've (painstakingly) crafted a little canine mask, gotten a little more eased into quads n' vocals, and have been tuning into myself a little more than earlier.

So, not too long ago, maybe a couple days, I had been watching a video about theriantropy, as I'm slipping back into that phase now (yayy). During the 8-minute mark of the video, as the speaker was talking, I'd began to feel tingly sensations in my arms and legs, racing down all the way to my paws. And during that sensation, my brain began to cloud up, my limbs going all twitchy. I was suspicious, and intrigued, about the mysterious creature in the box. I started swatting at it. Regular human speech suddenly became impossible, and so did two-legged walking. Glancing at my white pillow, my first urge was to tentatively sniff it- a little confused from the lack of my scent, and kind of just nuzzled my face and hair into it repeatedly. Typing this out now, I feel so weird about it, haha.

Then I began prancing around.

Pouncing repeatedly onto the pillow, taking a large leap and snagging my jaws around it (oh.. uh...), "sinking my claws" into it, growling (freakishly accurate vocalizations.. never happened before) and yipping. Stupid creature in utter state of bliss. Beat the poor thing up before getting bored, and leaping off my bed, off to cause mischief.

I trotted wonkily outside the canopy and just observed my surroundings, flinching at every loud noise and driven away from the odd, unfamiliar scents. Speaking of scents, having to rub my face against turning corners of the wall. I also was all sneaky and stuff, trying to spook my little brother. Didn't work. Shame.

My mother was in her bedroom, and I was crouched low, now, trying my best not to make a SOUND. Obviously that didn't work. When she asked what I was doing, words struggled to form in my mouth, so I just gave her a chirp and scuttled off, promptly started cackling like a mad fox. I was having the time of my life, just prancing around and observing my home, though my gait was cautious, like I'd never lived here my whole life.

Returning to my bedroom, that same tingling sensation in my paws persisted, even as I started to feel my, and I quote, "human self" trying to wake back up inside my head, genuinely wanting to return and allow myself to rest. That's what it felt like, at least. It lasted a good few minutes or so, and I felt exhausted after. I plopped down onto my side and still could not speak English unless a CONSCIOUS effort-- it felt alien, too.

If I must add, I'm naturally cautious about whomever I look at in the screen, lol. Sometimes I'll be scrolling through quad vids or regular videos, just staring like "who is this?". Tentatively getting closer, recoiling whenever they got real close to the screen, or bowing, or sniffing curiously.

but is it ok to have shifts of sorts as well as believe you are genuinely physically turning into a anthropomorphic fox and having fantasies of turning into a anthropomorphic fox. Am I going crazy or what? I swear I feel like I'm not fully human rn and I somewhat wish I was fully one, but yeah I'm probably just going crazy.

Sorry in advance because my grammar is generally bad and I usually type differently than other people.

I dont even know how to start this, but i guess my question is; Can I use the term therian? I know im a human, like thats not negotiable I am in a human body, BUT part of my identity feels like a Fox, like not to get too TMI but I feel this urge to do things similar to a fox or when overstimulated i rely on my senses and instinct, I feel phantom tail and ears (even wings) sometimes and in general its soothing to think of myself as a fox in a trench coat, I know im a human but im also a fox if that makes sense?? I feel a little lost and really want to know what everyone has to say (as a lot of places have been giving me mixed results) So is the term therian or is there a different term i should be using?

(Ive felt like this for a long time and just now have the guts to ask so pls dont hate me jjebejfidj)

One of my favorite phantom shifts I had (I’m a spiritual therian so I rlly only get those) was where I had giant dragon like feet. It was so weird and uncalled for, as I usually trigger my shifts. I’m a dragon otherkin, but ims till trying to figure out what kind of dragon, but this was a nice head start. I had it in the middle of choir, and my legs just felt so much bigger like a dragon’s. I was super exited because I don’t get shifts often.

ok so basically i thought i had a few theriotypes, im not gunna list them cuz i cant be bothered. im starting to think that they are rlly wrong and i could use a little help. am i allowed to reset my theriotype list or smth or am i just stuck with these ones that i think are wrong. if i am, does anyone have any tips on how to get them right this time, ty!!

i’ve been awakened for i think a month now. I have always felt a deep connection to cats and always felt like i am one. For the whole time i’ve been awakened i have known that my theriotype is a cat. I even suspected it when i wasn’t sure if i was a therian yet. Whenever i get phantom shifts, which i get SUPER rarely, i also only really feel a tail and ears. But lately when i have phantom shifts i have also started to get the feeling of wings growing on my back. Could this be a sign of another theriotype? Im honestly so confused since i am rather new to all this stuff