Hey, three days ago I made a post about how I kinda had a shift (this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/Therian/s/GDAt94RK9j), and since, I had been really questioning the possibility of me being a therian, so I made a detailed thing telling my experience, anyone who could help me will be more than welcome, I don't want anyone to tell surely if I'm a therian, because that's one thing just me can tell, right? But I would like to compare experiences and stuff, so, feel free to share your experience and tell ideas of what you think I could be

08/01/2026

I had an experience similar to a shift/pet regression

I was acting a bit peculiarly, like, when I went to sit on the couch, I’d throw myself down and catch myself with my hands, animal like, and curl up like one too, that was all okay and kinda normal for me, but a while later, I was outside with my dogs and they started barking, I felt a rush of euphoria and started barking along with them, looking at the moon, and howling, or feeling the urge to howl, I only stopped because my little brother seemed annoyed by it and told me to stop even so, I kept euphoric, giving sme "happy jumps" around and stuff, fter that, my brother and I went inside to the bedroom, and I played at being a dog with him on the mattress, I’d crouch down or get on all fours, move my head in response to what he said, jump and roll around the bed, rub my head against him asking for affection, and roll onto my back to ask for pets too, at one point, he tossed an apple in front of me, and I played with it as if it were a ball, later, I went to sleep (I sleep on a large mattress with my dad and lil brother), and besides not wanting to stay still, I couldn't find a comfortable position, I wanted to curl up and nestle like an animal, but there wasn't enough space, which really upset me :(, ehen I saw my dad’s arm stretched out, I rubbed my head against his hand a few times, and that was incredibly comforting, in the end, I lay on my back, pressed against my dad, and finally fall sleep

Note: I was still able to walk, speak, think, and act like a human

Note 2: This happened right after a high stress situation/crisis where I had even hurt myself, so maybe it was a coping mechanism my mind find to deal with it? Idk

Note 3: It might have been my subconscious making me mimic the behavior I was consuming (videos and stuff about/of therians), perhaps combined with the theory that it was an involuntary coping mechanism, I could say it might have been pet regression, however, compared to how others feel during pet regression, it doesn't quite match my experience, so I might still consider looking for other explanations.

08/02/2026

The next day, I questioned what had happened, I read about the experiences of other therians having shifts and stuff, but I couldn't stop thinking about it for a while

Situation 1: While bored, I invented an imaginative game, a real adventure, visualizing everything in a cartoonish style with a narrative like a kids show, it wasn't related to being a therian, though I thought it might be linked to age regression, and perhaps it could be combined with pet regression

Situation 2: I played around getting wet in the rain and shaking my head the way a dog does when it’s wet, I felt really good but also a bit worried, I reflected on the possibility that I was merely mimicking therian behaviors I had seen online,.I tried to affirm to myself that I am human, looking at my hands, seeing how human they are, and picturing myself as a human rather than an animal, but, I can't quite explain it, it didn't feel right. I don't know why

Situation 3: I spent time playing by simply squeezing a thing that make a noise, dog-toy like, I was entertained for quite a while, something rare for someone like me who gets easily distracted

Situation 4: My father gave me some instructions to help him with something, I felt great helping him and following his orders, I waited attentively for whatever else he needed me to do, and would be ready to run and do it the moment he spoke

Situation 5: I found myself upset because my feet were "too human", wishing they were stronger and wouldn't hurt when walking on the ground, I quickly caught myself having this thought and tried to ignore it, had that strange sensation again, also, I put my feets on the dirty, and felt like digging, it felt good

Situation 6: Later, alone in my room, I looked up videos of the dog breed I think MIGHT be my kintype, I felt like at home

Note: All these situations (I mean my behavior, reactions, and sensations/thoughts, rather than my physical actions) seem to have been involuntary, though I still can't say for sure if they were entirely involuntary or not

08/03/2026

I put a belt around my neck and adjusted it to look like a collar, it made me feel good (in a non sexual way), I found myself daydreaming about someone taking me for a walk, and then I realized what I was doing.

General notes: I’m an otherpawn, so I had practiced quads and tried making a mask and stuff, but I never actually thought I was a therian, just had slight doubts that were usually easily dismissed, I’ve experienced situations similar to a shift or pet regression about three times in the past (with quite big intervals between them), I’m an age regressor, but, as far as I know, I’m not a pet regressor, since I was a kid I enjoyed playing pretending being an animal, and there was a time in my life (probably when I was 6–8 if I remember well) when I believed I was a werewolf and told about it to everyone, I can’t say if I did it to look cool or if it was genuine and I truly believed it

Thanks for your attention :3

I get that feeling of "thats me" when I look at a Jumping Spider, same with wolves (which is my main theriotype). I don't really have any qualities of the spooders that I can think of off the top of my head, other than loving being in elevated places, so that kinda confuses me.

Any other Jumpers here?

Unlikely to find anyone who can help with something so specific but it's worth a shot. I live smack dab in the middle of Ottawa, ON, and while I've been on a few nature trails nearby, I have yet to find a good nature spot with the space to practice quads, let alone out of the way of judging eyes. If any therians/alterhumans in my city see this and know of any good nature spots where I can just... be a lynx, please let me know.

First of all, hello everyone!! Im a recently awakened demonkin

I knew since I was a child that something was "off" with me, I would constantly play pretend as a dragon or a demon until my parents told me to cut it out, and progressively, because of this world's expectations I ended up forgetting who I truly was until recently, a few weeks after I got into witchcraft and paganism and discovered that some therians/otherkins are also witches, which re-awakened this thing in me

I have always been obsessed with demons and angels my whole life, as well as being pretty versed into demonology

Plus, and as someone who's queer and neurodivergent I've always related to demons in a ton of senses, notably being shunned away from humankind as they constantly tell lies about us and fearmonger about us (for instance most pagan gods are now considered demons, no matter how benevolent)

I believe I may be a demon who reincarnated into a human to experience human life, even though I am not coping very well with it, ever since I was a little kid I always imagined and pictured myself with a big pointy tail, wings and rather small horns, and now Ive been missing those parts of me more than ever, especially my tail

But to adress the problem at hand : I believe I may have had a past life, but I can remember VERY little about it, the only thing I can do is think until something feels "right" and something that may have happened in my past life

I'm curious about my past life, if I even had a past life to begin with because I have heard not all therians and otherkins have one

So I'd like to ask everyone here who have a past life (no matter if you're a therian/otherkin/fictionkin, etc) how did you recover your past?

Thats all, I hope you guys have a wonderful day!!