So … perhaps I am in a minority here, but — I do not think there is any one explanation for therianthropy, just like I do not think there is any one explanation for sexuality, or gender identity, or any other such individual facet of one’s self. We experience and are influenced by so many different things, perspectives, & people throughout our lives; I find it reductive to attribute any one thing about yourself to any one other thing about your life. Reality, and personality, just doesn’t work like that.

That is not to say there’s no place for theory! There’s tons of space for theory. And I’d like to invite you all to tell me why you think you are therianthropic.

For me, I openly attribute isolation from, lack of socialization with, and trauma caused by humans from an early age to me identifying as & seeking community with other nonhumans. All of these things are related to my autism and PTSD, but I would not consider those the source of my therianthropy; rather, I consider them external factors that led me to discovering my therianthropy.

My therianthropy itself, I feel, is more psychological than spiritual, yes — but I also feel that it is innate. I can’t tell you why I feel, think, and do some of the things that I do; whether I was predisposed from birth to be this way, or if I would have been different had I been a happier child — but I’m inclined to think that, whatever it is, it was Always inside of me, inside of my brain, my heart, what many would call my ‘soul.’

My two-spirit identity also ties into this. Rather than a human male and human female spirit, I feel a vague, ambiguous animal spirit & an even vaguer and more ambiguous human spirit live inside of me.

That said — those are just my influences and self-interpretations!

What are yours?

(2023-04-25 20:24)DustWolf Wrote:  Hey guys,

I'm giving this old thread a bump. Recently people have been talking about therian hunters again and I just wanted to give you all a gentle reminder that, no, they are not real.

(2016-06-17 7:34)DustWolf Wrote:  I think I roughly remember where the concept is from... But like the others have said, there is no group of people out there organized specifically to harass therians.

If you wear a tail or collar you are generally likely to get bullied by your peers who will see it as a sign of not fitting in. This is simply the way teenagers behave and has nothing to do with you being a therian.

If you're worried about it, don't wear a tail or collar in public. Problem solved.

LP,
Dusty

Thank you for the bump Dust, this is a good one.
Usually it's fine to care what other people think of you, especially for us, therians. For me personally therianthropy is a privacy information and anyone who isn't my close friend irl shouldn't know about it. Because this makes no difference in sense of 99% of activities, and other 1% aren't their business.
If you're trying to show everyone who you are, no one cares. Australopithecuses in our society can potentially be a therian haters (hunters?I don't think so) and they may care in a negative way about your weird look.
Privacy is a key to happiness. Gl.

Hey guys,

I'm giving this old thread a bump. Recently people have been talking about therian hunters again and I just wanted to give you all a gentle reminder that, no, they are not real.

(2016-06-17 7:34)DustWolf Wrote:  I think I roughly remember where the concept is from... But like the others have said, there is no group of people out there organized specifically to harass therians.

If you wear a tail or collar you are generally likely to get bullied by your peers who will see it as a sign of not fitting in. This is simply the way teenagers behave and has nothing to do with you being a therian.

If you're worried about it, don't wear a tail or collar in public. Problem solved.

LP,
Dusty

Although I'm not new to therianthropy, I've never really been involved in the community much. I wanted to change that and find other like-minded people, especially as I find my experiences hard to describe to non-therians. I'm also trying hard to come out of my shell more; I'm a very socially anxious person, and that's caused me to keep my experiences to myself for a long time.

Coming here has made me realise that not only are there are plenty of people just like me, there are also lots of different and interesting opinions of all kinds of topics. It really makes me want to engage and get to learn about and become involved in the community.

For me, I don't have any therian friends to talk to about therian stuff, here there's (obviously) lots of other therians and otherkin who I can talk to about my experiences who I know will want to listen, will share my experiences and be accepted for who I am without question. That's not something you find in many other places.

There's a lot to learn from everyone here too, especially some of the older members of the community who have identified as they have for years, and know everything there is to know about therianthropy and share their own views and beliefs about it, and just life in general.

its help me realize what i might truely be,
Also ive never been that comfortable in my own skin and its helped me with that :3

i think that being a therian or otherkin can be incredibly isolating for most people in their everyday life, so community spaces (especially big online ones, such as this) means that some of that isolation is alleviated. engaging with this community means connection and a space where i don't have to worry about judgement because of my inner feelings. it's so difficult to find other people with these experiences, and the community allows for a place to meet others and discuss our experiences without worrying people thinking we're weird for it all.

(2023-02-26 0:05)eeddiitt444 Wrote:  There’s nothing wrong with Quadrobics (quads) on its own. It can be tons of fun and its an excellent source of exercise for people who are able to preform it, what is wrong is when people who’ve been misled spread the misinformation that being a therian is solely about doing quadrobics.

I myself do quadrobics, or used to at least (I haven’t been feeling the best physically recently so thats why,) and I actually found out about therianthropy because of quadrobic TikTok videos a couple of years back. But i did my own research and found out what therianthropy really is, and confirmed that i am a therian, and that i also like to do quads.

On tiktok, quads is trending amongst therians. You cant look for therian videos on tiktok without having tons of quadrobics videos dumped on you. Which would be okay, but people who are curious about therians only see the quads videos, and they assume thats all there is to it. That’s also partially why some people think you can just “become” or choose to be a therian. You cant.

Therianthropy =/ quadrobics

Dont get me wrong of course, like i said, i enjoy quadrobics a lot !! It can be great for your body, (if you’re safe about it and doing it properly), and me personally, i would rather do quads for fitness rather than other types of exercise. It also can connect some people (like myself) with their theriotype(s), and its just alot of fun overall. However, it can definitely be hard for therians on TikTok who physically can’t do quads. (Now i cant speak for anyone else, but I’ve heard from multiple therians who cant do quadrobics that it feels like they’re excluded in a way, and i can only imagine that some of those people have been told they arnt real therians because they dont do quads.)

This isn’t exactly related to quads, but theres also the misconception that you cant be a therian without a mask/ some type of gear, and this is of course incorrect. Gear is just for fun/ self expression for many therians, and while most therians do have some form of gear, there are some therians who dont want any, and that’s totally cool too !! Its up to the individual to decide if they want gear or not.

So to sum it all up, quads doesn’t equal being a therian, and gear doesn’t equal being a therian either. Both can be fun and a way of expressing your therianthropy, but is in no way required whatsoever.

I 100% agree

There’s nothing wrong with Quadrobics (quads) on its own. It can be tons of fun and its an excellent source of exercise for people who are able to preform it, what is wrong is when people who’ve been misled spread the misinformation that being a therian is solely about doing quadrobics.

I myself do quadrobics, or used to at least (I haven’t been feeling the best physically recently so thats why,) and I actually found out about therianthropy because of quadrobic TikTok videos a couple of years back. But i did my own research and found out what therianthropy really is, and confirmed that i am a therian, and that i also like to do quads.

On tiktok, quads is trending amongst therians. You cant look for therian videos on tiktok without having tons of quadrobics videos dumped on you. Which would be okay, but people who are curious about therians only see the quads videos, and they assume thats all there is to it. That’s also partially why some people think you can just “become” or choose to be a therian. You cant.

Therianthropy =/ quadrobics

Dont get me wrong of course, like i said, i enjoy quadrobics a lot !! It can be great for your body, (if you’re safe about it and doing it properly), and me personally, i would rather do quads for fitness rather than other types of exercise. It also can connect some people (like myself) with their theriotype(s), and its just alot of fun overall. However, it can definitely be hard for therians on TikTok who physically can’t do quads. (Now i cant speak for anyone else, but I’ve heard from multiple therians who cant do quadrobics that it feels like they’re excluded in a way, and i can only imagine that some of those people have been told they arnt real therians because they dont do quads.)

This isn’t exactly related to quads, but theres also the misconception that you cant be a therian without a mask/ some type of gear, and this is of course incorrect. Gear is just for fun/ self expression for many therians, and while most therians do have some form of gear, there are some therians who dont want any, and that’s totally cool too !! Its up to the individual to decide if they want gear or not.

So to sum it all up, quads doesn’t equal being a therian, and gear doesn’t equal being a therian either. Both can be fun and a way of expressing your therianthropy, but is in no way required whatsoever.

I think quadrobics are super cool to be honest! I mean sure, for people that aren't built to do all that jumping and things it can be a little dangerous but all around I think it's pretty okay as long as you're doing them properly!

When I say people that aren't built for them, I mean like people who experience hypermobility are probably a little better at quadrobics if not at high risk to yank something out of place. For instance I have hypermobility in my legs, hips, and arms but I have childhood arthritis in my hands! So, while quadrobics is fun to do I can't do them often because of my hands.

It's sort of like you have to try to figure out if your body is okay enough to handle the stuff it involves, and if it can't then you have to stop no matter how fun it is. As long as you're doing it properly, there's nothing wrong with it and it's a lot of fun!