#therian care guide

[big-coyote]

[from twitter]

[sharpth1ng]

Lmao its 2025 can we not be saying "spirit animal" anymore 😭

Its not just an animal you really like or relate to, its not a fursona, its not kinning or being a therian (and to be clear I'm not criticizing any of those things).

Spirit animals or spirit guides are part of a complex and deeply important belief system that varies between groups. At least in my nation (which i wont name because it would basically dox me), connecting with your spirit guide takes a lot of work and time to develop the spiritual relationships involved. Some people do fasts or do sweat lodges and vision quests (note: vision quest is an english term referring to a group of similar practices).

Fasts, sweats, and vision quests are physically and mentally difficult things to do, vision quests can last days, during which you're alone in the woods and you may not be eating or sleeping as a part of the process. You have to train for this, you need to be able to take care of yourself there and be emotionally and mentally prepared.

Even if you do this you may not always be granted a vision in the end. If you do get a vision you would most likely still talk to an elder or medicine person to help you interpret it. These visions are also very personal, not generally something you would share freely as it was a gift to you specifically. To share it freely would disrespect that.

A spirit guide is something you're gifted, that you earn overtime through specific ceremonies, by developing a consistent relationship. It's not something you think about and name for yourself, and its not something you just feel.

Im not saying this to minimize the connections people feel to animals or fursonas, nor do i want to minimize the experiences of therians. What I am trying to make note of is the fact that a spirit guide or animal is something very specific and sacred, and the ceremonies used to connect with them were made illegal for us during the process of colonization.

I cant lie, it doesn't feel great when people use the term trivially. If you've done that I'm not calling you a bad person, I'm not calling you a racist. Im just trying to provide a little education, and I'm asking you to use a different term.

[bioboyre]

prompt list for my regression / alterhuman journal

list of pages i’m going to add to my regression and alterhiman journal ! some of these prompts i have collected from other posts and some are my own ideas ^_^ .

regression :

regression sona ( agere , petre & dreaming )

’ safe ‘ youtubers and other media

snacks and drinks lists for when small

self care guide for when regressed

draw my plushies , write facts about them , make stories , etc . !

chore / sticker chart

merit badges page ( accomplishments , goals , etc . )

” what’s in my bag ? “ page !

regression room floor—plan / aesthetics

likes and dislikes when big vs . when regressed

pages for printed activities like word searches , coloring pages , etc . !

page of my comfort items ( list and / or drawings )

regression bucket list

“ little me vs big me “ page

ideal regression day plan / timeline

menu for a pretend regression restaurant !

things i like and dislike about regression

nicknames i like being called & nicknames i like to call others

regression playlist !

both :

gear wishlist

general wishlist ( with or without drawings )

my own symbol / crest

my own logo

OC’s based on fandoms i’m in

OC’s not based on fandoms

describe myself with stickers

general sticker page

ideas pages ( concepts , stories , etc . ! )

fact page

crafts i want to make

fav animals pages ( about them , drawings , etc . )

self care checklists / checklists in general

draw myself

glue a envelop in to put stickers and individual papers in

fav foods page ( drawings , recipes , why i like them , etc . )

scrapbook pages

coping mechanisms

design jewelry ! !

dream house floorplan / aesthetics

gaming log

make a constellation with story and name

minecraft build ideas / floorplans

big list of my favorite things

draw myself in my favorite outfit ( s ) !

vent pages

if i ran a shop , what would i sell ?

doodle pages

therian :

animal alphabets with my theriotypes

about my theriotypes / kintypes

restaurants based on each of my theriotypes with menus , floorplans , etc .

drawing pages dedicated to my kintypes

playlist for each of my theriotypes ! !

page for shifting ( shift logs , about the shifts , etc . )

environment page ( drawings , descriptions , etc . )

are there different moods or morals that are tied with a certain kintype ?

things related to my alterhumanity

design a flag for my theriotypes / kintypes !

eyeball drawing page , , ,

how can i feel more connected to a kintype / theriotype ? ( guides , tips , etc . )

crochet patterns for my theriotypes

my theriotypes across different media

do i have any past life memories ?

map of the world including where my theriotypes live

draw my theriotypes as animal crossing villagers

color palettes that remind me of each of my theriotypes / kintypes

design cards about my theriotypes ( based on pokemon cards )

video games i can play to connect with my therianthropy or specific kintypes

how does each theriotype / kintype affect the way i feel affection and love ?

i will add to this if i think of more :D !

[goldmanguyperson]

a little message to my therian friends: Do not use the Therian Guide Forums.

The owner of the site, Dustwolf, is transphobic and supports it under the guise of “allowing free speech” as well as supposedly defending biology. Specifically, he is against and tacitly supports people who are against especially genders based around species, or who are otherwise outside of the binary and whatever could be considered in between. He did nothing about people arguing to me that they do not need to respect a person’s gender because of culture or (bad) biology.

He essentially told me that they deserve to have “free speech”. Told me that he was doing what he was to “protect the community”. Like, protect who? The bigots? Your small little bigoted group of therians? Really?

Other things—Sysmedicalism was endorsed by the previous owner (and also literal child predator and bestiality committer. he has since been banned but co owner Dustwolf remains as sole owner) LycanTheory. The wording he uses includes rejecting self diagnoses of disorders that go under the label of plurality, and asks way too much personal, even confidential information of systems—“why should we accept anybody’s claims of ‘plurality’ without a professional diagnosis or history of treatment”. r/systemcringe talking points get regurgitated there as well.

The forums also allow discussion of zoophilia while at the same time banning mention of consent, and i really hope i do not have to explain why this is pretty gross and dangerous.

Rejected and banned members on the forum get labeled as “human”. Disrespecting somebody’s identity for any reason is pretty disgusting. Don’t particularly care what theyve done to make people believe they should be treated that way.

Dustwolf and previous co-owner LycanTheory have advocated for therian seperatism and clearly look down on non-therians under the alterhuman umbrella. Dustwolf does so while simultaneously trying to dunk on feminism and “identity politics”.

I saw kids applying to be on these forums when i was first trying to learn about my otherkinity and found this website (it is considerably high up in search results relating to therian information). I am worried for them. Please warn people against using this website as best you can. The sense of community you might get there is just not worth the potential damage to your identity journey and emotional state.

A deeper look can be found at this link: https://invisibleotherkin.neocities.org/Resource-Masterlist/Therian-Guide-Beware

[lycanthropyreturned]

My experiences with alterhumanity and therianthropy, and why I'm here now.

I have always been nonhuman, and I have always known that. However as time goes on, so does my identity. When I was a child, I simply didn't discuss or worry about it. I knew who I was and that's all that mattered. In around 2014 I "awakened" into the therian and alterhuman community. Back then, the therian community was rather small, and focused on things such as aesthetics or care guides. Truly simpler times.

As I went through school, I distanced myself from the therian community, more focused on excelling in school and personal life struggles. When things finally died down I was left to have time to rediscover myself. I reentered the therian community around 2020, created a tiktok- and saw how much things had changed.

Therianthropy was now all about presentation, labels, quadrobics, views and likes. Now there's nothing wrong with that, every community evolves over time. My issue personally was the amount of misinformation. At first, I merely interacted with the surface of therianthropy and its social aspects, doing the occasional post, etc.

As my life and identity continued to evolve, I continued to delve into not just the therian community- but the alterhuman community as a whole. I strived to learn more about myself and my identities, and I wanted others to learn too. Back in 2022, I started spreading alterhuman and therian education. To this day, it's something I deeply enjoy doing. Nowadays, it's rare to find someone spreading education on the topic, especially accurate information. I wanted to be that person. However, I realized that in my pursuit to help and teach others, social media had overtaken my identity.

Therianthropy and alterhumanity is inherently rooted deep in nature. The identities themselves that so many people identify as are naturalistic. Even so, we find that the community is mostly online, and with that, comes drama and discourse.

For a term so broad in nature, it's astonishing how split the community can be. Drama, discourse, infighting, name-calling, shaming, and more is rampant. I began to realize that more and more as I became a semi-popular creator on tiktok. I was being pulled into the "trends" and not truly listening to my inner self.

Alterhumanity is best experienced offline. With your true self, and not for the self you put up for others. I believe that a lot of people need to hear that and learn from it. With an identity so rooted in nature, depriving oneself from it can be a pain.

And as I learned this, I distanced myself. I had a few run-ins with some nasty folks, and that taught me that I don't want to turn into that.

So I spent time to myself. Reevaluating my identity and what it really meant to me. I spent time offline and outside, with the people I love and doing the things I loved. And in this time I realized that I didn't need the approval of others on my identity. As long as I knew who I was, that's all that mattered to me.

After being offline in the therian and alterhuman community, I began to realize that if I did return, I could do it how I wanted to. Post whatever I wanted, when I wanted to, and not worry about other people.

I could be myself, and that's all that mattered. So now I'm here. While I still use the term therian for myself, I have changed and grown with it. I now use more broad terms for myself, and have begun to not worry about mirco-managing my identity. Some people find comfort in labels, and that is entirely valid! But some folks can find them restrictive as well, and that's also a valid opinion and experience.

That is one thing I value so much about therianthropy and alterhumanity. The terms are both so broad that you may not meet a single other nonhuman who has the same experience. I love and cherish the diversity of this community, and I think that people need to realize that a bit more.

So this blog here is for me. For me to journal about my experiences, to occasionally post education- whatever I want. I made this blog for myself, and that's how it most likely is going to stay. I hope you enjoy the future for this blog, and join me on this journey.

[armouredwhore]

Canid therian to combat doll makes so much sense.

This one at its core is a dog, but not in the pet dog sense. In the sense of the first wolf who saw a group of humans shivering by a fire, and walked up to them and said "Your teeth are blunt, your claws are weak and short, and you have no fur to keep you warm. This one will hunt prey for you so you do not starve, this one will fight your enemies for you and tear their throats out before they have a chance to hurt you. This one will stay close to you and warm you when you are cold. All this one needs in return is your love, that you will direct it to the right prey, and that when it is injured or starving you will care for this one so it can be strong enough to keep you safe again. "

This one may be trapped in a humanoid body, but it looks for everyway to be strong enough to fulfill it's purpose. This one becomes a doll so others will recognise that even though it looks human it is utterly inhuman. And this one seeks a handler to guide it and give it someone to protect :3

[lupi-usque-ad-finem]

✦☾ welcome home, cubs! ☾✦

pleased to have you! i’m Yré, your favorite wulver this side of the river :)

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info ab me!

i have been a part of this community/kinning for over a decade now, hence i created this blog to give help, advice, encouragement, and support to any of those who need it! my inbox & messages are always open to help with any kind of kin related matters. this space is for my kintype and will be filled with caninekin adjacent posts if that is up your alley.

Therianthopy and it’s components have been a huge part of me as long as I’ve been alive. It’s an essential part of explaining how I behave put into language, as the feelings and experiences of how I feel inwardly cannot be fully communicated verbally, but can be spoken about in common level and specific terms to guide to a general understanding. I learned early on that I always acted more animalistic than others—especially as a child. I favoured running on all fours, yipping and barking when I became happy or excited, howling as a greeting or whistling for communicating over long distances (creds to dad for that one), growling, biting, or clawing as a means of displaying anger, annoyance, or rage, learning how to climb before I could walk, etc. These behaviours have been a part of me as long as I can remember, and will continue to be as long as I live. Though years of bullying put me in shame about it, I could not nor would not ignore how it always felt natural to communicate and behave this way, and luckily my family and friends have always been accepting and accommodating of my behavior, never forbidding me from how I express myself as they understand I am most comfortable through it. I’ve learned I can exist happily this way.

they/he

Muscogee-Irish

sfw blog

wolfkin/werewolfkin

wulverkin

dire wolfkin

Growing up I never understood gender rules or stereotypes. All the “rules” felt so convoluted and made up as I never felt I identified with either side of the gender binary. I always felt the body I have is just one I happen to inhabit. I understood the concept of ‘social gender’ as learned behaviour and displays, one that I nor my family cared much for obeying. I was raised in thought of modern day femininity and masculinity to not be a personal necessity, but that it was simply a social aspect of adherence. Instead, the individuality of masculinity and femininity became important in my development of forming an inward balance between the two, grappling with how the world taught me to be and how I knew I truly was, and my parents had the very same sense. They had far more important things to worry about than socially gendering their little ones, they were busy raising us cubs! With this in mind, my family instead taught us to embrace ourselves and everything we entail. I remember watching my mother’s uncanny ability to be a speaker to every animal taught me true empathy, to understand the everything has a soul, feelings, and heart. My father’s unwavering love for his lifemate and cubs taught us to love our inner children and gave me the ability to understand myself, knowing I would have support from them. When I discovered how I felt inside had words to it, it felt like my eyes were opened for the first time, and knowing they would accept my innermost self has been all I need to know. My relationship towards my physical form and my emotions have become deeper and more spiritual as I grow, but the word ‘therian’ is as close as I can get to identifying my inner state verbally. It is outside ‘human’. *kinning is not always inherently related to one’s spiritual journey/gender identity, but can be for many. my kinship and duel spirituality are separate whilst being shared through language expression. free to ask any questions!

all therians, otherkin, alterhumans, nonhumans, lycanthropes, endels, extranths, polymorphs, vampires, werekin, paleokin, fictionkin, plantkin, objectkin, conceptkin, voidkin, othervague, hybrids, otherhearted, fictionhearted, furries, and those that are questioning are more than welcome here!

[zephyrnz-bl0g]

coyote therian guide

(from my experience)

(to be updated when needed)

so territory marking In a hygienic way.

personally I use a perfume I like or a fragranced oil or incense.

just find one that you like. if it’s a perfume or deodorant use the one that you wear most.

chewing urges.

so I usually use either a shirt I don’t care about that I dedicated to this purpose or a chewing necklace.

some people use clean sticks but I don’t personally use them.

urges for meat.

i personally eat steak when I can but any meat should work. If you are vegan/vegetarian you can get stuff that tastes like meat.

sensory shifts and how to cope.

so when I shift my hearing is usually more sensitive so I tend to wear ear defenders because my family is extremely loud.

When I used to get shifts where my smell got more sensitive I’d avoid fish and stuff like that. (Basically avoid smells you don’t like normally)

however because of long Covid I can’t really smell unless I’m shifted so I don’t need to worry about that.

[big-coyote]

Canine Therian/otherkin culture is just hitting people with the intense side eye

[theredstargalaxy]

Welcome To Our Galaxy!

Hello, friends, and welcome to our little hidey-hole on the internet! We’re the Red Star System, a mixed origin system comprised of fictives! We’re currently 13 members strong, and we’ll probably shrink, or grow, with time. We hope you’ll stick around for this wild ride of ours!

About The Host

Hello there, friends! My name is Shane, and I’m the host of the system. As of writing this, I’m thirty years old. I’m physically disabled; I use a wheelchair to get around. I’ve been officially diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Because of those disorders, I have some memory issues; I may forget to reply to asks or DMs for long periods of time. If this happens, please send me a gentle reminder, and I’ll get back to you!

I’m both otherkin and fictionkin! My primary kintypes are paleo-shifter and Bumakin. Paleo-shifter means that I can mentally–and occasionally phantom– shift to extinct species of many kinds. Primarily dinosaurs and ice age critters! The Bumakin type means that I can mentally and phantom shift to Nanaki’s/Red XIII’s species. However, mine’s larger with blue fur, a lion-like mane, thick braids (like old Scandenavians), and saber teeth.

Active Headmates, Their Roles & Their Sources

~ Keigo “Hawks” Takami: Social Mediator/Guide/Manager. (MHA)

~ Toya “Dabi” Todoroki: Protector/Boundary Enforcer. (MHA)

~ Kai “Overhaul” Chisaki: Medical Protector/Soother (MHA)

Active Headmate Introductions

Heyyooo! How you guys doin’? I’m Keigo, but most people outside our little circle call me Hawks. Though, I don’t really go by that name anymore; not since I came here. As stated above, I’m Shane’s social mediator/manager/guide. Which means I help Shane with any social interactions that may cause him undue stress– like phone calls, or meeting new people. I’m a fairly chill guy most of the time. Just don’t expect me to come when called.

’Sup? I’m who most folks would call “Dabi”, but I don’t wanna go by that name these days– I ain’t that kinda guy anymore. I’m Shane’s protector and boundary enforcer, meanin’ that I keep our little man safe from anything harmful– like toxic people, fake “friends”, and any sorta thing that’d cause any psychological pain or sufferin’. I’m usually nice to most folks– just don’t be a dickhead, and I’ll treat ya fine, yeah?

Greetings! My name is Kai Chisaki, but everyone outside of our social circle calls me “Overhaul”. Like the others, I don’t care much for that alias anymore. I’m far past the anti-quirk zealot that I used to be. You may simply call me Kai. I’m Shane’s medical protector and soother; I protect and support Shane during anything medical, such as doctor’s appointments, or any sort of invasive procedure. And, whenever he becomes agitated, stressed, or scared, it’s my job to help him find his center again. I may be around quite often, but I may not reply to messages or asks directed at me; I’m not all that fond of being summoned for simple Q&As. But I’ll answer if I must.

Not so Active Headmates, and Their Sources

~ Lady Nagant: My Hero Academia

~ Mr. Compress: My Hero Academia

~ Nanaki/Red XIII: Final Fantasy VII

~ Cloud Strife: Final Fantasy VII

~ Knockout: Transformers Prime

~ Breakdown: Transformers Prime

~ Starscream: Transformers Prime

~ Shadow the Hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog

~ Knuckles the Echidna: Sonic the Hedgehog

~ Miguel O’Hara: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

DNI & BYI

DO NOT INTERACT IF YOU ARE:

~ Racist

~ Sexist

~ Homophobic/transphobic/aphobic ect.

~ Radqueer ~ TransID (minus otherkin/therian/fictionkin/objectkin/conceptkin)

~ a TERF

~ A pedophile/zoophile (Children and animals can’t consent. Y’all are severely unwell if you think they can.)

~ Anti endo/mixed origin/willo

~ “Transabled” (My disability is not an identity. If you weren’t born with it, or didn’t become disabled later on, then you’re not disabled.)

~ “Transrace” (Someone else’s skin color or culture isn’t an identity. Just stop.) ~ Anti otherkin/fictionkin/therian ect.

BEFORE YOU INTERACT

Please be aware that there may be swearing, and adult content that comes up from time to time. I’ll be sure to mark them as needed. If I miss a trigger/content warning, please let us know, and we’ll fix it ASAP.

[umber-weed]

Explaining my therian identity is hard because it involves a lot of spirituality that I can’t explain very well, but I will try.

I am very in-tune with myself and my past lives, I had frequent dreams about being all sorts of stray and domestic cats, as well as red and arctic foxes. And when I woke up from those dreams I felt disoriented and as if I was ripped from my body, and placed in a fur-less one. I often then and now have had phantom shifts. like feeling fur on my skin, having all sorts of tails, whiskers whatever. When I was 5-9 I even prayed to the stars to have my body be switched with a fox or a cat before I knew that was impossible.

I believe a few things:

My soul has a part of each of my theriotypes in it, and the human part is in the middle.

Those parts of me guide me and help me be who I am today.

Phantom shifts exist to comfort me.

I believe I am NOT physically any of those animals. I never thought that I was. I believe I am an animal in my soul, and my brain is a bunch of ascended animals that have gained the ability to talk upon death and rebirth, as well as that bit that’s human. I mean, I was born to human parents, so I can’t biologically or physically be any of my theriotypes. I can’t change that. But with my human body and my human hands, i wanna be as close to those lives as possible and still feel what I felt when I was all those cats and all those foxes.

This is just my experience and my identity. Every therian is different.

Not that anyone cares about my identity, but since I have my past life belief people doubt my identity and try to exclude me. So this is here to explain. In short, I IDENTIFY AS THESE ANIMALS SPIRITUALLY, therefore I identify to some degree, therefore I AM a THERIAN.

[askbabob]

the rules for babob!!

ok but first.. oc info..hehe >:)

Babob is a baby blue sprunki. He is a bit chubby, so his instrument is drums (he stomps as a calming thing and also instrument thing.) He has hair made of bubbles. He also has a tail with a feather on the end. He is a HUGE germaphobe and clean freak. Hes also kinda chill. He REFUSES to touch dirt or else he will use like 3 bars of soap in the shower. He is 6'3 and has a bit of fur but not much.

Lore:

When he was growing up, his whole house was filthy and trashed. When he was four, the roof caved and killed his mom and big sis, and paralyzed his dad from the waist down, forcing him to semi take care of dad. His dad died when he was 16 and he went to a orphanage but got kicked out at 18. After, he went to the sprunki band and made his relationships.

Relationships: HATES raddy (calls him fatty and pork-chubs)

Good friends with clukr

Likes OWAKCX but refuses to touch him

Likes oren and steals orange soda from him

Frenimies with durple

VERY good friends with pinki

Dating another oc (goat, forgot name)

VERYYY good friends with Simon, they are eating buddies (like drinking buddies) and fatasses together

Horror: Wenda chopped off the top half of his head to the skull when he was in the shower. There is blood leaking from the wound. There is a crack on his skull. His feet are bloody. Bubbles are eternally leaking from his eyes and mouth. Due to this, he can't talk because all there would be is bubble popping (there is a rare in-game chance, that if he was real, you'd hear a scream that sounds like "HELPPP!!" drowned out by bubbles when you put him on. In this form he bangs on his skull for drums and you can sometimes hear winces of pain from him. If you put him right next to Simon, though, no winces of pain and there is a smile on his face.

Yes. I hc that Simon is a lil chubby.

Dni list!

Proshippers

Z00s

P3d0s

Basically any of the philes

factkin

Antifurs

Antitherian

Antialterhuman

bad-furs

18 plus blogs

Homophobes

Transphobes

PLEASE interact list

Ask (insert sprunki) blogs

Mabel fictionkins (I miss her sm)

Alterhuman

Lgbt

REGRETEVATOR BLOGS DOESNT MATTER WHAT KIND

Sprunki blogs still doesn't matter what kind

Minor blogs, I am a minor myself.

THE PRINCESS BRIDE FANS

Extra:

I. Love. Angst. And gore

I semi mind NSFW asks. Like more than likely il ignore but if it's mild/jokey then I'm ok wit it. But, I LOVE romance rps!

Blog guide:

Ooc-js normal me/jammy

Faceless babob- no art js text

The soap is crying- angst

Slicey slicey- gore

🤨- weird ask but ok

<3- I LOVE UR ASK RAAA

Ask babob - non ooc posts

More extra:

DUDE. IDC CARE IF U THROW DIRT ON HIM BUT HE'LL GET MAD AND SHI

Btw he is Trans male and pan

He is my first and ONLY sprunki oc

Also, I'm a gaster and Stanley pines fictionkin and I'm moth flight and rock slime fictionhearted. Also, Maine coon, giant panda, and golden retriever therian.

IMPORTANT!! I CANNOT DONATE TO PALESTINE. PLEASE DONT TRY TO SEND IN THOSE TYPES OF ASKS. I WILL ANSWER THE ONE CURRENTLY IN MY BOX, BUT THATS IT.

Anyways byee!!!

My other blogs:

[@ask-this-odd-family ]

[@dandys-world-stim-or-moodboards ]

[unetherian]

What is Theriantropy Day and how to celebrate it?

[PT: What is Theriantropy Day and How to Celebrate It?]

A post for those who want to learn about this day that is so important for many of us! Enjoy reading!

So, what is theriantropy day?

[PT : So, what is theriantropy day?]

Theriantropy Day is an unofficial holiday occurring on the first full moon of November. This day is in honor of theriantropic experiences and identities and the history of our community that has come a long way to become what we know today.

This date was chosen because the first official Howl (a Howl is a big therian meet up) also happened on the first full moon of November. It was the first time the community came together offline to be themselves in public.

Why was this day created?

[PT : Why was this day created?]

This day was created to remember and educate ourselves on the history of the community so as not to forget it because, after all, we owe at least that much to the beings who forged our community, right?

It is also a special time when we can celebrate our experiences, our theriantropic identity. Celebrating our community, our beautiful safe place which, despite its flaws, has guided us to the discovery and acceptance of ourselves.

How to celebrate this day?

[PT : How to celebrate this day?]

There is no official way to celebrate Theriantropy Day. Everyone celebrates this day in their own way. Some people like to create their own traditions, alone or with loved ones, and others just do one little thing that makes them happy and continue their day like any other.

Here are some things to do to celebrate the day:

-Spend time with accepting loved ones!

-Watch documentaries, read things about the history of theriantropy!

-Take care of your physical and mental health, take a walk in the forest, take pictures of the animals on your way, or retreat into your den/nest and connect with your theriotype(s),...

-Write yourself a letter for the next theriantropy day, or for the theriantropy day in 5 years, etc! Ask all the questions you have at the moment about your feelings, make a little drawing, tell us about this strange dream shift that you did last night or talk about this man with a theta delta necklace that you saw this morning, and do not touch this letter again before the imposed date.

-Meditate with your theriotype to try to shift, connect, etc. as your animal self.

-Reread your old Therian journals or start with one!

-Draw your theriotype, watch documentaries about it, listen to nature sounds, etc.

-Wear or craft gears! (remember gears aren't just tails, masks and ears)

- do vocals !

-Listen to music that you associate with (your) theriantropy

Have a purrrrfect theriantropy day!

Take care of yourself, drink water. You are important, you deserve to feel good.

Bye!

[achillez-on-pawz]

A guide to therianthropy (from a me, Brutus)

Unfortunately, when we get bullied, some folk use the Fawn method!

What is the fawn method? It's when you try to appease someone, by "sucking up to them" or submitting.

This is a part of the F, F, F, F fear responses! (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn!)

Why is this relevant? Well, when you're young, online, and constantly harassed, fawning is a simple solution!

So, when young TikTok therians (and I mean that term not to harm, but rather their preferred platform) are bullied, it makes sense one fawns!

So of course when they're being told horrible things, they'll water themself down, maybe even believe it (or actually identify like that! That's okay and a totally valid way to experience this!) to protect themself!

But, here, we don't really get harassment.*

*ofc some folks do, but as a community, we're VERY good at keeping one another safe, and warning others of known harassers

So here's a guide I made, to help new therians, sorta an FAQ

Question: Why is there so much support for physical therianthropy? I heard it was only [x, y, or x and y]

Answer: What harm does it cause! No one's really upset that I see myself as a rockruff, that I have the DNA and body of one, and It's not hurting no one.

Question: But that's supporting delusion? Isn't that bad?

Answer: Depends! But, you don't actually know me (or anyone here for that matter). This is called "Reality checking" and can be pretty dangerous for someone! Many folks don't even need to be reality checked, and this causes unnecessary harm! (and doesn't even work sometimes, delusions are hardset, and only one who wants to be reality checked can be <- source? I believed I was dead and in hell for three whole days in 2023. I woke up when I found apollon again :3c)

Also, supporting someone's delusions helps them feel validated in their experience, and less isolated. gives folk a sense of stability.

Question: So, how is physical therianthropy experienced/ what's it's definition?

Answer: Fun bit! It's not set in stone. My experience differs from someone else's! The basic most blanket definition I can give is someone who identifies as [insert kintype] on some form of physical level.

Question: Do you do quads?

Answer: Me personally, I used to. But I have health issues now, and cannot (I'm disabled).

Question: Are quads important here?

Answer: Ehhh? Depends on who your circle is! From what I can see, no one will judge if you do or don't! Quads don't make a therian or break a therian.

Question: What about gear?

Answer: Not needed! (but for some, it can really help with dysphoria)

Question: Someone did [insert A].

Answer:

Is it harmful?

No Yes | | Idc oh ew

[ID: A small flowchart, with the title "Is it harmful?". Two answers are at the top are "No" and "Yes". "No" leads to "I don't care". "Yes" leads to "Oh ew". End ID]

Question: I have [question not here]?

Answer: Feel free to shoot me an ask! I'm happy to answer for ya :3c

Hope this helps!

(This was made for Tiktok refugees in mind, but this can go for other kins (ah, see what I did there?) who also have many questions!)

[therianconfessionsblog]

I swear, the more discussions I see on physical nonhumanity, the more I hate the concept. At first, it was "your personal view of your physical body is affected by your identity? cool, what an interesting way for an identity to integrate into your sense of self". Now, it's become this thing where if you don't support alterhumans literally claiming to have nonhuman DNA and be able to physically shapeshift, something that in this community historically has led to mental hospitalizations and self harm, you're toxic and ableist.

Like no, not every instance of some kid trying to p-shift in the 2010s was specifically because someone hopped in their DMs and said they could teach them how to do it and initiated them into some cult. I was there. A lot of them merely caught wind of the idea and took it upon themselves to try it and seek out those who claimed to be able to. There were times where someone merely posting about "their wings" and didn't explicitly mean phantom limbs would trigger a bunch of teenagers to try p-shifting. There are still posts up on other sites from years ago where someone simply talks about their animal body and multiple comments are of young therians asking how they can physically shift like them, and if you think these kids gave up when one person told them it can't be taught, you're wrong. Most of them went from p-shifter to p-shifter until they found some tutorial or guide. It was never as simple as "as long as they don't say everyone can do it and try to teach others, everything's okay", and it shouldn't be controversial to scrutinize and genuinely question if this is something the community should change its opinion on.

And honestly, at this point, a lot of posts about it in a modern sense read as "My body isn't human in any way, even physically, because I'm so not-human that it affects my biology. Those little TikTok kinnies could NEVER comprehend something as special and personal and integral as MY identity, those shallow little children. I'm so nonhuman that it makes me mentally unwell, but I'm not going to do anything about it because it makes me feel unique and is the only thing I have going for me anymore and I want to continue to have the most out-there posts about how it feels to exist." A LOT of it feels like the thing years ago when spiritual therians put themselves above psychological therians because they had a "more special connection" to their theriotypes. I genuinely do not care if you perceive your physical self as nonhuman, but some of you talk as if anyone who's not with you or behind you doesn't deserve respect, and some of the posts you make is scarily reminiscent of old p-shifter posts. It gives the impression that it's all a trend that everyone will look back on in ten years and claim as "part of the bad side of the community at that time".

By the way, this isn't directed at anyone in particular. If this feels like a callout post toward you, then it's a sign.

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[cephalopod-central]

[ Last Updated : 10 / 03 / 25 ]

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Hello and welcome to my blog!

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I go by Treble here, I use He/It pronouns but I’m also comfortable being referred to with no pronouns or simply called a thing.

I identify with labels such as therian, otherkin and fictionkin, but I prefer to be called nonhuman and use that label more for myself. I also consider myself transspecies.

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My activity can be pretty inconsistent since my life outside of this blog can get very busy!

My blog will usually be a lot of reblogs I relate to + posts related to my nonhumanity, I may also post art at times! This blog is relatively positive but I won’t shy away from talking about more upsetting/raw topics.

I’m always open to asks but I have a bad attention span and some issues with my memory, so I might forget to respond!

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Tag Guide!

#🎣treble talks: posts in my own words

#🎣treble asks: responding to asks

#🎣treblecore: posts I relate to

#🎣treble art: for the rare art posts

#🎣critter time: nonhumanity related posts

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✨Kintypes✨

- All Squid Species

- Inkling / Xeno Inkling [Splatoon]

- Eastern Coyote / Coywolf

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I don’t have a DNI, I just block freely to keep my peace. I can sometimes do this pretty suddenly if I’m extremely uncomfortable with something.

I do not engage with discourse for my own sake, I don’t want to end up having to deal with petty or pointless arguments. Don’t try to drag me into discourse/ask for my stances on things, I don’t care for it.

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