Pretty sure this is it, i feel connected to it, it's a golden retriever
u/dreddjsj — 9 days ago
r/therianbutbetter
Survey!
I created an anonymous Alterhuman survey, for a project I'm working on!
https://forms.gle/fv1aBhK5AxJygRc26
I would like to specify that I am not associated with any universities or anything like that, this is a personal study I'm working on!
I'm planning on writing an article/paper on this so I'd like to see what results I get!
Tysm for anyone who responds!
It would also help out a lot of you share the survey with others! :3
u/Ok_Throat6271 — 7 days ago
presentation :)
Minor ❗
Hi, I'm Cristaux, a cross-fox therian; I've been one for three years.
I am passionate about offensive cybersecurity—basically, ethical hacking.
and passionate about the animal and natural world
Unfortunately, I suffer from a severe disability—Ehlers-Danlos syndrome—which limits me enormously. I never leave the house except for absolute essentials, and on top of that, I am extremely anxious by nature, especially when I'm out...
and I am also autistic
I discovered my alterhuman/therian identity in late 2023/early 2024 after watching videos about it.
And following two truly heavy events—an accident and the confirmation of my disability shortly after—I began to feel unhappy and experienced a sense of emptiness inside.
Then I discovered, and I knew immediately for some reason, that it was her
For the past week I've started experiencing species dysphoria, but it's okay
That's all from me; if you have any questions, let me know.
(I am Belgian and Walloon, so I speak French, and my English isn't perfect; to make sure I'm understood, I use Google Translate—so there you go.)
u/cristaux9 — 9 days ago
Feeling Human-Like As A Wolf
Hi! Adult wolf here.
Does anyone here feel like a human when they're having everyday conversations with various humans? Or while doing everyday tasks? I'm freaking out because I feel human-like and having anxiety around my identity. My mind constantly nags at me when I tell myself I'm a werewolf/wolf and says, "but you're only human." I feel like I am playing pretend within myself. I struggle with generalized anxiety disorder and so I have an everyday identity crisis over my animal side for the last decade since my 2015 awakening.
I do live out in the countryside with my very human family. I've only lived here for two weeks. Within the first week of me living here, I felt shifty... now it's changed and I'm worried I'm faking everything.
I often go out to the woods about everyday or every other day and will stay out there for a few minutes to an hour at most. I feel like staying inside, letting my mind consume fear within my thoughts, spending less time in nature and more time with humans, and all is making me feel less in tune with my animal. I feel like I'm back in the city again where I lived at for 10 years of my life and it was the worst.
I don't want to lie to myself or play pretend. I don't want my identity to up and leave me. I'm in therapy for my mental illness, but I cannot openly discuss this part of my life with my therapist.
Help?
u/CodPsychological2429 — 9 days ago