My girlfriend is a polymorph but doesn't really want to admit it
Whenever I say she should get over it she agrees that she is one. Basically for her it feels like she's constantly questioning new therio- or kintypes. All experiences she has are equally as intense and really feel like her. Sometimes she has the guts to confirm a type, which I don't hear about ever again! She sometimes has rare creatures that she hasn't identified as yet, like a rose (plantkin), void/spacekin, and a border collie, but she also has more frequently occurring shifts such as dragons, faeries, were-canines, and cats.

She still is, however polytherian/polykin and polymorph simultaneously. Her polymorph side is an ever-changing identity, but she also has a constant starseed identity that isn't related to her polymorph side. So it's not like polymorphs cannot have steady therio-/kintypes indeed.

(2022-10-24 19:06)OrdinaryDragon Wrote:  -Please note that polymorphs, are, from what I have seen, extremelly rare. Please do not jump to the conclusion that you are a polymorph quickly after learning about your therianthropy as it is common to get your kintype wrong-!

Nah, I don't think they are as I have met many polymorphs, and this kind of thinking can alienate people into being scared of identifying as something because they feel that they could be called a faker etc.

-Basically, a "polymorph" is an alterhuman that has a theriotype that is always changing, kind of like a shapeshifter-! The alterhuman in question may experience shifts of 1 animal at a time, or possibly even multiple (most common in phantom shifts) for example, feeling a wolf tail, and a bird's wings. These do change, though. Sometimes, the person may experience having a seperate identity to this too though. For example: experiencing shifts and strong connection of a red fox; AS WELL AS of always changing creatures-!

-Polymorph vs Polytherian
-A polymorph theriotypes change very frequently, while a polytherian's just stay the same. A polytherian has more than 1 theriotype.
-Please do not jump to the conclusion that you are a polymorph quickly after learning about your therianthropy as it is common to get your kintype wrong-!

-How did I find out that I was a polymorph/my experiences.
-I had been having major struggles finding my theriotype as well, it was constantly changing. When I thought that I had finally found my (second) kintype, I decided to draw it, write about my shifts etc. I noticed that when I was doing this, I would research the animal that I thought it was, as you should. The animals that I researched, I felt a super strong connection with. And it felt like ME-! But these really didn't last too long. Years go on and I experience many shifts. Mainly of dragons. Some of Reindeers, Dogs, Cats, Wolves, Tigers, Crocodiles, maybe even mixed species. Although again- these animals were constantly changing, I would rarley have a shift of the same animal-! I KNEW that I had a second theriotype but, what could it be-?
-A few months ago, I came across the term of a polymorph. I heard of others describing their experiences and it just felt so close to home.

-But. How can you have multiple kintypes if they are constantly changing-? I need an explanation-!
-For me at least- I have always felt a strong connection to dragons. Had dragon shifts, etc. I am comftable in my dragon identity and I never stopped having this connection with dragons. Although with my polymorph side, the creatures here are always changing, unlike my dragon.

-Hopefully this all makes sense-! If you have any questions feel free to ask. :3

(2022-10-12 13:27)Bubbles Wrote:  I pronounce it as teh-ree-an, I blame PD and Thorn for that. I also personally find the other pronunciations weirdly mystical.

yeah the reason i asked was because i was watching one of PD's videos and someone elses (i forget who) and they both pronounced it like that

I pronounce it as teh-ree-an, I blame PD and Thorn for that. I also personally find the other pronunciations weirdly mystical.

(2022-10-11 21:54)QuestioningTherian14 Wrote:  

(2022-10-11 18:20)elinox Wrote:  It depends on where you're from!

I've heard it "th-air-ee-an" like there-ee-an. But I've also heard it "th-eerie-an" like theory-an". I say it with "eerie" in the middle.

i also pronounce it like that

yeah same

I also pronounce th-air-ee-en, just seems more natural for me than any other pronounciation.

(2022-10-11 18:20)elinox Wrote:  It depends on where you're from!

I've heard it "th-air-ee-an" like there-ee-an. But I've also heard it "th-eerie-an" like theory-an". I say it with "eerie" in the middle.

i also pronounce it like that

(2022-10-11 13:25)BearX Wrote:  It is Th-air-ee-en.

I just pronounce it how it comes naturally in Slovenian and interestingly this is how it comes out.

The same trick also works for pronouncing GIF (the image format).

LP,
Dusty

It depends on where you're from!

I've heard it "th-air-ee-an" like there-ee-an. But I've also heard it "th-eerie-an" like theory-an". I say it with "eerie" in the middle.