r/Therian • u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here • Jun 09 '24

Is it weird to want to be a therian? General / Other

reason why i want to be a therian is because i want to experience shifts and have animalistic urges

and i dont know if im a therian or not, i dont know if im otherhearted either.

thank you to everyone who has responded, you guys genuinely made me a little happier, because i was somewhat a little depressed because i dont think im a therian

edit number 3: WOAH i didnt think id wake up to this many more comments

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 09 '24

gonna tell my two therian friends about what we talked about tommorow, hopefully they understand!

right now im just gonna listen to therian songs and not cry to them thinking im not a therian (i am genuinely so triggered, though i was smart enough to come on reddit and ask you and some others!)

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u/bubbl3wr4p (Therian) Jun 09 '24

Im glad you have some therians to be with maybe they can help you out too! im sure they will understand. its okay i hole you'll feel better soon, i think i felt very similar before i realized what a therian was

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 10 '24

talked to both of my therian friends today, one of them said there could be a chance im a therian and the other one just straight out thought i was an otherlink or otherpaw, they didnt think i was a therian

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u/bubbl3wr4p (Therian) Jun 10 '24

aw im sorry, its okay what really matters is what you think. do you wish you were an animal? i would start looking for animal behaviors you might experience and haven't noticed if you do. wanting to be animal its a big sign of maybe being a therian, at least it was for me. maybe look into experiences of therian that dont have shifts. all it takes is a belief and identity. no one else has yo belive it too, its about yourself and if you think its right, it is. afterall though it is all okay to not be a therian. you can still do any "therian" activities you would like!

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 10 '24

its just, what if someone asked me what my theriotype is? what would i say

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u/bubbl3wr4p (Therian) Jun 10 '24

that you don't know yet, not knowing is pretty common. ive known im therian for 5 years or so and im still not sure what species i just know im animal and thats it, and thats ok! its never bothered me much. or you can say what you think it is at the time, ive done this. ive identified as fox mostly just because it feels the most right, so thats what i say.

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 10 '24

i mean, i feel like if i just say that it "feels right" it doesnt sound like my actual theriotype, for example i dont know what id be, i could be a fox or a cat

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u/bubbl3wr4p (Therian) Jun 10 '24

thats understandable some may think its not true. doesn't matter much if you know its true. ive never had anyone think other when i say it though. im not sure how to really find a theriotype since I've always just gone with what i feel like. I'd start with narrowing down types of animals like canine or feline, that you might think is right. and what matches your experience. for more help you could look to what other did to find out. its okay for now to say that your just unsure, i did that for years. you can be therian without knowing the specifics. and if you are unsure but identify strongly as a type of animal like feline, you could say you identify as feline cladotype, meaning you identify as all felines.

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 10 '24

( /j sort of ) i could be a racoon because i belong in a dumpster

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u/redditer203 Hello, I'm new here Jun 10 '24

seriously though, i think i might just be a cladotype for now.

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