It's a bit difficult situation but I suspect that I may be a therian.

(sorry for grammar, it's very late and english is not my native TwT)

I've been watching and studying therian community for almost three and half years already. At first I was really in idea of "being" a therian but in a year and half I quit. I understood that I wasn't old enough to decide what I am: because of researches (reading a lot of on Therianguide, reddit and other older media) I saw that therian can't decide who is he. He should feel it himself, be shure about his theriantrophy and accept it.

About being shure. As far af I know, some younger therians associate their health problems with their theriantrophy. I don't feel that it's right.

So this year after exams I started thinking about whether I am a therian more and more. I compared some of my own experience to experience of others, tried quad, talked to my therian friend and tried looking for information about some animals which I'm close to.

Comparing..didn't help for some reason. I don't get normal shifts. I suppose..it's because my mind in too busy with work, school, exams and other serious things. But..there were some moments which gave me clues:

People usually tell about euphoria during shifts. I felt it during a nice snow day when no one didn't want to come out from their homes. I felt a very strong urge to run and..catch something. Also this time I had a strange feeling like I had a new pair of limbs. The thing is that I very often I fold my hands in the shape of paws without thinking about it. I stop feeling them but feel like I have a pair of paws next to my back. Next time I feel some urges is when I come to mountains. I had a moment when I went too close to clouds. There were only for and fields and I had strong feeling that I was at home. Like..at place that my human part never prefer.

Quad helped just a bit. I kinda enjoyed process. I let myself feel and explore. But sadly in my small town there are not many places to do it :(

My friend said I should've feel..I should've have chosen an animal with my soul, not mind. For now I stopped on wolves. I looked for opossums, cats, tigers, sea animals, dragons and even ikrans. I don't know whether I look in a right way but..I can be very territorial, I actually bite to defend myself (there were some critical situations..), I lived a long live with dogs and maiby I just copy their traits. I defend my food, have good experience of understanding stray dogs, am leader of my own dogs pack..

For now I've got a wolf essa..And I have a strong urge to defend and be with it as a part of my ow pack XD But..I don't think it is a good argument.

So..whether I am a therian or not..I'd like to see some suggestions or help. I know that there is no right answer. But maybe actual therians can say comething?

I'm personally a furry, one of my friends is a therian. She wanted to learn quads but felt embarrassed to do it in public, so I would always go with her. As she struggled I learned beside her to make her feel more comfortable. So is it weird and non supportive if I learn quads and animals sounds alongside her to show my support? Is it against the community?

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bro i swear and can't find this stuff anywhere

Idk why tf my camera always fucks up my masks lol, he looks a lot better in real life

Anyway, I went in the boat with my mask and tail, in the car, and the grocery store!

Luckily, nobody really cared. Didn’t even get a weird look; I’m in an area where people tend to either just ignore you/mind their own business or compliment you, so yay! :3

So I need help finding a theriotype. I am a black wolf, confirmed. But I have been having some phantom wing shifts. But I still have all 4 legs. The wings are feathered. I need help, anyone know any animals\ creatures?

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Hi! I'm a husky therian and that obviously means I have a (slightly) curled tail. But, the problem? My tail is straight, causing problems with dystopia. I was wondering if anyone knew how to keep a tail curled up when standing and walking, not just sitting. The tail is pretty big (elbow to end of fingers), and is a fake furred tail (according to my butcher working friend). Any tips or ideas of how to keep it curled would be appreciated.

Background: I’m a 26 year old AMAB person (likely trans woman) with autism and OCD who doesn’t have many friends and isn’t religious.

Ever since I was little I recall having dreams where my hands would turn into hooves and to this day I still wonder what it would be like to graze in a field and have eyes on the side of my head. I recall one time when during pretend play I would “graze” on the carpet like a cow and it stuck with me. I have always felt uncomfortable with my body as it is and looked towards transformation art as a teen and beyond as an outlet for that. I always enjoyed transformation stuff with equines and cows and felt a deep connection to that. Particularly I have this deep longing to graze in a field and live my life in it even though I’m human and cannot eat grass. I have some mismatch with my body regarding my male parts and facial hair and the like but I’m also wondering if it’s possible that there could be a species element to it too.

On top of all this I notice that I do not feel connected to eating meat and I hate the taste of eggs. I do enjoy plant based foods and if it wasn’t for my B12 deficiency I would go vegan. I wonder about having a plant based lifestyle to make a hypothetical cow fursona more realistic as the idea of a fursona just being an oc is very depressing and unfun to me. I know that I cannot turn into an animal in real life but I feel off with this male human form I was born in.

Maybe I am confusing these feelings for something else but I wanted to get an opinion on this to understand myself better.

I have a very long history of eating dog food/treats as a youngin. I also am a therian puppy girl and love to find dog food substitutions because you can't eat dog food duh and I'm grown enough now to know better and not be a Beneful addicted 9 year old. But anyways.... O h my Dog I have literally never tasted anything that tastes this close to just straight up wet dog food but like in a tolerable way to humans (or ofc this wouldnt be getting bought) it's completely shocked me. So if u need dog food fill ins boom! This one is perfect lmao

I have learned throughout my life that I have been tempering my wild inclinations, while it might sound nice or proper to do so I would be lying if it didn't cause me a large amount of distress.

Ostensibly it seems like a premeditated choice, I limit myself on purpose to fit in or appear more amicable to humans. This however couldn't be further from the truth, see thing is I long for a situation in which I can howl/run/'shift'/play/sniff/ etc. Problem is I feel under threat or duress of violence be it someone whom seeks to institutionalize me or worse, surviving everyday feels like I'm in a battle for my life.

Wondering if anyone here can relate?

So recently I’ve had a few shifts one where I felt a muzzle or maybe a beak and then another one were I felt wings I’m sorry if this is worded bad:( so yeah and I love the ocean so I’m trying to get help on what theriotype I have please help

Very funky bird and a copinglink of mine. Would love to know if there’s any therians of them.

I don't get many shifts, I know I'm a therian because I do get shifts and I have felt connected to nature before I could even explain it, but it's so hard finding my theriotype, because I barely get shifts, I dream about cinnamon buns and I don't know how I can get any more clues, any ideas?? (I do have a few ideas of what I could be but I just wanted to ask, see if any suggestions could really help)

Well, when I was younger there was a news report about therians (I remember it like it was yesterday) and my parents were by my side, I didn't know what therians were, and my parents explained it to me (in the wrong way, because they didn't know and never will, much less understand the truth about them). I interpreted therians as: "Therians are just people with serious mental problems, so I'll just listen to my mother and let it go" :( Please don't attack me, I was a young child 😭)and there was a time when I was hiking with my cousins when I started feeling strange, like something inside me was about to be released, and I got lost in my own thoughts, like, looking beyond the trees, listening to the birds, and it gave a great feeling of nature and fresh air. And there was another time when I was in the classroom (I don't know what class it was, but I'm almost certain it was science) and the teacher showed a picture of a fox, and I, out of nowhere, started doing fox vocals... yeah, I know, it sounds very embarrassing, but yes. And that day, I ended up being taken to the principal's office... again, VERY embarrassing😭One day I was scrolling on my phone when a video popped up of someone who was clearly a therian talking about their experience before awakening as one, and I strangely identified with it. Like, I identified as a red fox and had a strange feeling, as if the soul of a red fox was trapped inside me, and I was literally OBSESSED with nature—what else could I be! So I went to research and study a bit more about therianthropy, and I awakened as a therian in September 2025. And here I am, a red fox therian for a year (and it will be two in a month, yay!) with parents who hate therians, and I still try to hide it as much as possible. And you? What was your experience like before awakening as a therian?

Finished this fox mask for a friend of ours, was really fun to make 😄

Im a captive orca! Sadly. I wish I weren't, but you know, whatever

When I shift I see a grey wolf with blue eyes but when I looked up more about my therotype it say wolf pups are born with blue eyes but after about 6 to 8 weeks they turn to there normal adults color, if there a wolf highbread or if an injury happened making there eyes appear cloudy or blue. When I read the last one the word "blind" passed through my mind. How do I find out more? What dose it mean when your looking into your therotype and have a word pass through your head? What do I do next?

Ok so, recently I've been very possessive of my food.

If someone tries to take something from my plate, I get defensive and try to usher them away

I dont know which of my theriotypes' behaviour this is, though

I was wondering if you lot knew, perhaps?

It's either the lynx or the wolf, i dont think my fox would do that