r/Therian

I was at this pizza place with my dad and this girl had a mask on and I told her I loved it! Well I was going to get some dessert and she came up to me showing me her tail and everything and I told her that she was braver than me cause my anxiety could never. She asked me if I wanted to be friends and I told her sure! But yea, even though I’m not a therian, I have wanted to make and wear my own tail out in public but I think I’d be way too scared to tbh (especially cause I live in Alabama😬) but maybe one day I’ll get the courage to!

Is it normal to feel jealous of animals? Like, I'm a fox therian, and when ever I see dogs walking, running, jumping and trotting around, I get really upset and freaking jealous that I will never get to move like that in this life.

Tomorrow is the last day of school, and I'm going to be wearing my cat ears and tail (Not on the back, just on the side and stuff) and ive done tails before, but not the ears. i need tips and stuff (8th grade!)

so my parents are MAJOR haters of furries and therians, like they have told me that they hate them and they (furries and therians) are disgusting people and idk what to do... I don't want to hide more secrets but I have too if I want to keep my life together because if they ever figure out any part of my real self, rest assured I will be grounded for a year and never be allowed on the internet as long as I live under their roof... I'm sad about it

My daughter was basically kidnapped by her mother when she was very young. I haven't even gotten to see a picture of her in YEARS!

Recently... I did some digging and was finally able to find her. I'm so excited! She's beautiful! ❤️

After much research I have learned that she is a therian. I don't really know what that is. I tried to Google but got blasted with so much information I was overwhelmed.

She is very special to me. Always has been. I would like to support her. I'm the type of Dad that would even do it with her. Those quads look fun ngl.

Can someone point me in the right direction to learn more about being a therian?

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

I just googled r/therian in the Reddit search bar, and a post came up [in a different sub] where basically everyone called us 'mentally sick'. Someone even said that kids should be put down for doing this, like with animals. I hate it. It's literally so wrong. There's a difference between thinking of yourself as an animal and KNOWING YOU'RE A HUMAN but identifying as an animal non-physically [I know there are physical therians and I don't mean to exclude!]. And people don't even TRY to understand. I had to lose friends because of their misconceptions. Now I feel disgusted with myself. I hate this...

Hello! I've awakened as a tawny owl therian, are there any owl therians here? :3

I am a 19 year old european wolf therian (or at least I think so). I am aware for a while now and due to my depression I did not have shifts for years. Now recently a few months ago I stayed in a clinic and with the help of my partner started really healing. Due to this, I started getting shifts again. I really fucking forgot how intense shifts can be. Where I need help in all this is the following: I've got a life to live, wow, obviously XD Just sometimes these really intense shifts can be quite the trouble, especially if it's a mental shift, where I temporarily lose my ability to speak or think like a human and act a lot like a wolf. I tried everything to my knowledge to help easen, prevent or delay these shifts, e.g. drawing sigils (yes, I am also a pagan witch), trying to focus on human stuff, forcing myself to look into a mirror, etc. But it does not always work and if it works, not always to the extent hoped for. Does anybody got any tips or tricks I could try or do I simply have to sit through them?

I started off as a therian in July 2023. Immediately dove into quads, masks, tails, vocals, the whole shebang. As the years progressed, my interest in doing those things slowly decreased and now I only do them sparsely. I also rarely have shifts, and when I do they're completely voluntary. I have phantom shifts a little more often, mostly muzzle and tail. I see other therians online saying that every day, when they look in the mirror, they expect to see their theriotype standing there, and they're surprised when it's a human, and that they had constant phantom shifts and very common mental shifts. (Animal mind) Very rarely do I get species dysphoria/hate being a therian as well, even when people online say therians get that a lot.

I started forcing myself to do those things, just so I felt "more therian". But it feels fake. Yes, I still identify as an animal, and yes, I am a therian. But I feel a lot of FOMO, and I feel like I'm gaslighting myself.

Idk if it’s just me but sometimes I just can’t stand being human. There are times where I look at how horrible and disgusting society can be and how absolutely despicable one human being can be. Humans are probably one of the most dangerous mammals to exist in our time. I often wish I can just transform into a humanoid gray fox (like a human with a tail, ears, does quads, etc) and not to have be attached to such a terrible species.

Sorry if this post is really cynical and edgy but I just wanted to get this off my chest.

So uh- is it possible to have a thereotype of a fictional animal?

I’m just generally curious-

(Edit: Title was ment to say random, not the rain- I hate autocorrect sometimes- 😭)

Ive been getting phantom limbs that have nothing to do with my mosquito theriotype, like a giant beak or snout that feels heavy and almost like another limb that would reach the ground.
and also arms like wings but no desire to fly with them. I feel like I should be large and walk on my wings like legs. I have also been getting an instinctive feeling when i see bugs, like I should eat them. In fact ive had this reaction to bugs since i was a little kid. But dont worry, im not dumb enough to eat random things off the ground that could make me sick.

I was thinking a kind of pterosaur or bird. where to go from there though I have no idea.

hey guys, im a polymorph therian and i rarely see others like me around, im just curious about how many even know the term or if there’s any of us hiding around here somewhere!

feel free to share your experience, how you see yourself, and how you found out you were a polymorph therian, im very interested in seeing other’s perspectives and stories. :^D

(to clarify; im not referring to polymorph as a broad identity, im specifically a polymorph therian, the distinction is important because not all polymorphs are therians)

I'm new on this community! My name is Scout but I go by my kin's name, Kaede. I had a small question, well, I didn't used to get so many phantom shifts, but now I am, and it's when I talk to my bf. It's like he just triggers it and I feel a tail wagging everytime he talks to me. Does anyone share this experience?

Long story short, I have had phantom limbs since middle school. I was always puzzled as to why it was happening and didn't understand what phantom limbs even were until later.

It started with swiveling ears that I can also pin back when scared or nervous, then a kind of long swaying tail. I also feel wings on my back, large and heavy on my shoulder blades. I like hiding in small, dark spaces like closets. I love to bite (safe) things as it helps to calm me down. I prefer eating meat. I love to collect things to a fault. I have the urge to sleep way more during winter and to also to eat more. I prefer the warmer months. I casually will meow or bark or squeak when alone or sometimes I can't help it and do it around people I trust. I also hiss, growl, and sort of roar in anger or frustration at times. I feel okay walking upright but I used to get strong urges when I was in the woods to walk or run on all fours, at times I still do. I also dream of flying even though I'm scared of heights.

Honestly I am just confused right now on what I could be. I know this must get asked a lot on here, but I am genuinely curious as to what you may think.

Last night I tried telling my mum but she wasn't getting it and she said to just grow up that I was a human and not a fox(I have a fox mask , I made it yesterday). So could you please say how I could make her understand or help me find the words to tell her properly (I don't want her to tell my dad or my friends yet)

I remember I had this really vivid dream shift , like, 2 years ago and I am certain I was a deer in it. Other deer were with me in a sloped forest area and suddenly I heard howling and barking and I remember running for my life. (It was really scary and I still get kinda scared about it.) But when I tripped and fell, the dream just ended. I also have found that I am obsessed with deer. Like, they give me a lot of comfor. But the problem is that one of my other theriotypes is a fisher and a gray fox. I will eat ANY kind of meat exce for seafood. (A fisher doesn’t eat fish…)

so, I’m not sure how this is supposed to work… Is it wrong to eat your theriotype? Or is it wrong to feel strongly and spiritually connected to an animal you eat?