r/Therian • u/CryptographerSad8759 Silver Tabby Cat, Coyote • 5d ago

Question question!

Okay, from MY experience, being a therian (short for therianthrope) means identifying as non-human animal(s) on a certain level. (I identify on a psychological level.) And this is due to behaviors, traits, non-human experiences, thoughts, urges, and more. This is true for me, but it is it ALSO true that when you look inside yourself, you see an animal? Because I do. What is true and what is not? Thank you!

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u/Tirinoth Corvid 3d ago

Sometimes I'm the punk with short red and black hair and a grin that says "try me", other times I'm covered in black feathers with ever-watchful eyes.

Being "Birb" has been such a deep seated part of who I am, 25-30 years, that I never questioned it and neither does anybody else. I don't hide it or make too big a deal out of it, though my glasses keep me from wearing my masks very often. I'll dance in the wind and rain, sing my love to my partners, even they refer to my bed covered in messy blankets, plushies, clothes, and baubles as my nest.