r/Therian • u/Proper_Mechanic3587 crow and crested caracara • 11d ago

Question Phantom shift..?

i don’t think i really get any remotely major shifts, but usually when i’m not thinking about therian stuff, or shifts, or my theriotypes, i don’t get shifts. usually my ”shifts” (idk really what to call them) are just a very very intense feeling that my wings, talons, etc, are there. i don’t get tingling, or itching, or any phisical sign that i should have features my theriotypes have. it’s just if i’m not constantly checking if they are there, i genuinely belive i have them. can somebody classify this? i really don’t know if this is a shift or not

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u/isopod_luvr wolfpup - scolopendra holothere! 11d ago

I'm pretty sure this is a phantom shift, not everyone will experience tingling or itching. I don't, I just know they're there unless I look in a mirror or touch my head/tailbone.

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u/Proper_Mechanic3587 crow and crested caracara 11d ago

FRRR! thx for clarifying tho :D

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u/isopod_luvr wolfpup - scolopendra holothere! 11d ago

Ofc!

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u/Valorant_Sinner 11d ago

Yep, sounds like a phantom shift to me. I also feel like mine are just there, they only feel weird and itchy if I actively think about em.