#Am I a therian

[vanzthekittykat]

mrrowwww :3

[fox-yapping]

gonna get called cringe for this but a messy list on things that make me think i'm some type of (poly?) therian,,

first the animals i think i used to be, male red fox, male elk possibly whitetail buck not really sure, female mountain lion, (not really sure) male american black bear, I'm half guessing with most of the genders here a lot of stuff is still fuzzy,

a lot of this probably isn't gonna make sense but i still have a prey drive and a want to hunt, i still want to bury my food when my done with it too, (usually just putting it wrapped up underneath a pile of clothes is enough tho)

and i swear i can almost remember hoisting myself up a tree, my arms on either side of it with my claws digging into the bark, i think that might be from the mountain lion. I'm not sure though could be the black bear.

and i really really want to do the thing where two bucks or two bull elk lock antlers and push each other intill one gives up. i can remember doing it. also i can mimic a bull elk mating call pretty well and it makes some part of me insanely happy.

i still want to growl and snarl at things too when I'm startled or upset,

last thing before i start rambling too much, i get phantom limb feelings a lot with antlers, or paws, or tails, or sharp teeth and claws,

a lot of this probably doesn't make sense but if anyone wants to try to guess what i am go ahead I'm still trying to figure it out because i haven't been "awake" for that long.

[spaceandbones]

I was actually meant to live in a den and eat raw fish by the stream the idea of me in a little dress shirt inside a building of metal and plastic is insane and basically animal cruelty at this point

[strawberrylemongrass]

"you have an anxiety disorder" it's actually called being a bunny and it is perfectly normal and healthy for me to be like This !!

[poplarbark]

this image givbes me so much euphoria. i don t know where it comes from or what the original is but its one of my favourite images

[your-therian-parent-says]

Remember to take breaks.

Your paws are tired, little beast. Rest your legs.

Your claws have put in their work for today. Let them be idle if they must.

Your wings have carried you far, flying friend. They need to recharge.

Your teeth have brought you through tough times. Rest your jaws, as their job is never over.

Your eyes have shown you the world and beyond. Show them solace if just for a few minutes.

If not you, who will care for your body? And what of your soul? Your entire being needs its time. Don't deny it.

[dr-amnesia]

reblog if you're a therian and you run an active blog. trying to find some fellow therians 👍

[winged-on-earth]

"my kintype is due to trauma!" "my kintype is spiritual!" cool cool cool mines just here. No idea why or how. Just is. I am just draogn :]

[souperstition]

tumblr therians who hate tiktok !!!!!

i dislike tiktok . it's weird and i think any platform with short form content is bound to piss people off

however, i personally would like to say a few things !!!!! no that u have to hear me out lol

ALSO PSA THIS IS MOSTLY ABOUT YOUNGER THERIANS (like under 16)

anyway plsss keep in mind :

therians on tiktok are 80% children (from like 8-14) (have you ever seen a child talk about something important to them? they scramble their words and make it very self centric!! they do not quite understand social media, information gathering, communities and safe spaces like us older people do) (my foster sister is 11 year old is a therian and she's still figuring out how to work with it) (also their whole lives have been spent living as human, unlike some of us older creatures who have had therianthropy under our belt for years)

i've also deleted tiktok! but instead, i literally watch those silly therian tiktok compilation videos on youtube. they're usually hand picked and recent! avoid the drama and watch fun little videos online !!!

also please remember some therians can be more connected to their humanity than you could be ! sure, they shouldn't claim every therian "is human", but if they're a child, children seem to apply "if this is my experience, then it's everyone's experience duhhh". if they're older with a bunch of experience in the community then go ahead n sick'em i condone that LOL

OKAY RANT OVER

sorry no one is gonna read this lol

i think we need to teach our tiny creatures before being like "RAWR U DONT EVEN KNOW HOW IT WORKS !!!!" they r little puppies guys

[adolfusraptor1985]

For Young Therians -- Please Read

(Tw: venting and swearing. Not mad, just want people to be better.)

I don't think I'm human.

Scratch that, I'm not human.

I'm not human because of my therianthropy.

All of you kids saying "therians don't think they're ACTUALLY animals" or "therians know they are human" can fuck off.

Don't speak for a community you hardly understand.

I don't care if you're trying to make haters understand, you're still spreading misinformation.

I'M A FUCKING ANIMAL. DEAL WITH IT.

Don't even get me started on the "therians identify as animals non-physically, they know they are physically human".

Shut the fuck up and stop reminding me.

That's like saying "trans women know they are physically men"

I DON'T HAVE TO IDENTIFY AS MY PHYSICAL BODY.

I'm transmasc. I would never refer to myself as a woman even though it's my biology. The same goes for my therianthropy.

If anything, I'm transspecies.

And that's a perfectly valid type of therianthropy.

STOP PRETENDING PEOPLE LIKE ME DONT EXIST.

We deserve to be included in discussions about therianthropy and in the definition of the label itself.

Don't be a turd.

Stop gatekeeping.

Stop watering down our identities for others.

Googling shit and reading wikis isn't research.

Talk to real people.

Talk to real creatures.

[starlupis]

me when phantom shift(I’m also incapable of sitting normally apparently)

[aestherians]

sorry to be a hater of sorts. but you are not an animal, or whatever else other than a human that you happen to identify as.

it is not about wanting. it is about BEING, and if you look in the mirror you’ll realise you’re just a human. it doesn’t make a difference if you struggle with it. get over it. a lot of people have to get over it. you cannot be indulged in a fantasyland 24/7. quite simply, grow up

Huh, I don't think I've gotten one of these asks since 2017...

First things first, starting off a rather hateful and concern-trolling message with "sorry" doesn't alleviate you of any potential harm done. You're trying to upset me. You're rude, you're mean, and you clearly realize it, since you're only willing to say these things anonymously. Don't try to soften your blows by apologizing preemptively. It's bitchy at best and belittling at worst.

I'm gonna take a guess and say this is a copy-pasted message, since you couldn't even be bothered to name my therio-/kintypes. How many other people have you tried to upset with these messages? And for what reason? What's your goal? Is the world not cruel enough already?

But I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, since these kinds of messages have become such a rarity, and since I haven't written anything for this blog in months. Consider it an invitation to reach out again some day, once you've mulled things over. I'll get vulnerable with you and lay myself bare, and in return I hope you'll consider seeing me as a person, instead of just a target for your anger.

You say reality, identity, and self-perception ('cause that's what this is; that's what otherkinity is) is about being, not wanting. I say that's an oversimplified worldview.

Who can we be if there's nothing we want? A person without desires is hardly a fully realized person. The identity of the person who wants something is as genuine as the identity of the person who has achieved something - even if they're perceived differently, and their material realities are different. The musician who dreams of going platinum, but who never gets out of dingy bars and self-published mixtapes, will still see a musician when she looks in the mirror - even if others just see a mediocre hobbyist. Even if others compare her to professionals, natural talents, and nepo-babies, whose achievements she can never hope to reach. Should the wanting musician let others define for her what it means to be a musician? Even if her music is bad and she'll never hit it big? She wants to be a musician. She plays because of her desires. She lives her life according to her wants. Does that not make her wants a part of who she is?

To some extent you are what you want. The line between wanting and being is blurry.

I do want to be nonhuman, on some level. I'd gladly give up this life to live as a gnoll. I suppose my desires are fantastical, but no less so than those of the poor musician who dreams of going platinum. Should she stop playing because she'll never achieve her dreams? Should I stop calling myself a gnoll just because I'll never have the body of one? I act out being a gnoll, through my digital persona, my fantasy scenarios, and my art. I do what I can to be a gnoll. I am as much an embodiment of my desires as the mediocre hobbyist musician is.

Have you ever gotten what you wished for?

I collect trading cards as a hobby. After years of searching, I got some of my dreamies and completed parts of my collection. I felt satisfied for a day, but the satisfaction quickly turned into boredom and listlessness. My instincts (be they human or gnoll) crave the hunt more than the kill. I get a greater thrill out of wanting than achieving. I wouldn't be happy without my unachievable desires.

I think, on some level, to want is to be.

And while my wants may be strange, at least they don't involve deliberately trying to hurt other people.

[nettles-nest]

i love calling myself a mutt cause like what are you gonna say? no? literally wagging my mutt tail as we speak.

[scintillating-scales]

Me when I'm a dragon.

Bonus sketches and such below the cut

Shitty picture but it's fine.

I imagine myself as a 4-legs-2-wings kinda dragon, though sometimes my phantom limbs manifest as 2-legs-2-wings. I'm sharp and angular; dark, yet with an iridescence to my scales.

I'm a silent hunter, creeping through the trees. I'm the protector of my forest, nourishing it, keeping it in balance, and defending it from intruders.

I have a long, broad tail that's prehensile for climbing, and strong enough for swimming. My wings, while rather robust, can hold me aloft, and fold tightly against my body when I'm grounded. I can flare out my wingtips along my tail while swimming to serve as a makeshift fin.

I'm wild, feral, untamable. I'm too intelligent and too solitary to be a pet or a steed. I have responsibilities as a guardian, and where I reside I hope to never see humans anyway. My forest is untouched, untainted by mankind, and I will fight to keep it that way.

[500tabsopenatonce-500tabso-pen]

Twitter is being predictably normal about the maia arson crimew thing

[sableteeth]

reblog to give your mutuals chin scritches :3