I just remembered there is something else that i would like to mention

This community has helped me a few times simply by existing when i felt rather lost or disconnected from the world around me, especially when therianthropy was tied into it. Everytime i thought i was taking things too far, or straight up going crazy because of my non-humanity, the existence of the therian community in itself was there to show me that it's okay to feel certain emotions, even if they're abnormal to an average person, because i'm not the only one experiencing them.

I just like to be taken by surprise by things we have in common. By reading through others' posts, journals, etc. I often see that they do it or think about it in a similar way. Oddities I have, are explained to me as to why I have them or what those thoughts might stand for. Being around has taught me several things about myself, some for good, others for bad. It's not all that positive, but at least most of you don't vibe to me as judgmental beings. Which is okay. I also like to be taken by surprise on the level of interactivity. Even though I don't mention this enough, the amount of friendly users here, really do their best to listen and to teach me how to work around several of my issues. Each time, when leaving, I notice how difficult it is to fight the urge to get back here. This community, to me, means someone has got my back when I'm down. Without it, I feel that something is missing, almost as if I act against my nature. It's above all, a community that serves to me as a sort of a group therapy session where each user struggles in their own way.

I don't wanna go. For that, I value the input by its people too much.

I've been here awhile and still feel like a wild dog lurking around outside the camp. I don't think I'm therian or otherkin, but this community is important to me because it is a *community* of peaceful, friendly people and we have some important things in common. It helps me work things out internally and be more open-minded.

For me, it gave me a place where I could just. Be. Without feeling judged or hated for what I believed in. That's really important to me.

The straight-to-the-point, in-depth discussions.

I don't like chatting or small talk on absolutely nothing. Both in person and on the internet. Making up a sentence takes me alot of muling over certain words, how they should be alligned, if the're properly used in that sentence etc. etc. and i believe that such a simple action that lasts 10 seconds isn't worth that much hassle. From what i've seen, the therian community isn't based on these little sentence exchanges, but on in-depth replies that actually have fulfilling answers instead of those that only raise more questions that can also be answered with very few, meaningless words.

For me it is exchanging thoughts and being able to relate to (shared) experiences which I cannot find IRL.
That said my own interaction with the therian community is 100 percent an online experience due to health issues and about 80 percent of it is participating on this forum.

There's also the matter that I always stand out amongst even those that stand out...if that makes sense. I'm just too self-aware of my 'otherness' even amongst those that share this otherness and online communication feels a lot safer I guess.

So I go through life on my own and when therianthropy hits me in the face I've got this and other online places to hang out in and know that there are others like me. I guess that's also why I tend to drop offline for periods of time and then swing back in in full force.

It's important to me, because it helped me to understand myself better. And it's also nice to be around people which are also therians, and to talk about my experiences with people which don't judge me for what I am. Also I like that I'm able to learn more about therianthrophy in general and talk with others about their view on it.

This community is important to me because before finding it, I didn't even know what therianthropy was and I was convinced something was wrong with me. When I found this community I no longer felt alone, I understood why I was experiencing the things I was, and I no longer felt I had to be ashamed of who I was. It put a long internal battle at ease, I finally felt at peace with myself, and probably the absolute best thing I gained from joining this community was the ability to talk and interact with others like me, who understood and who are just fun individuals to be around. I can lower my guard and be completely myself in this community.

The therian/otherkin community is really important to me because it helps me to understand myself better, for so many years I shrugged off my animalistic traits and behaviours completely, just seeing it as "weird" and trying to suppress it.. but now i know that there is a whole community of literally thousands of people who share this experience, i know that i'm not alone, and that's really helping me to come to terms with who i am and make me feel better about myself...

I also find the therian/otherkin community to be really important to me because it provides me with opportunities to learn more about other peoples experiences, which is something that i have always been really fascinated with... before i joined Therian Guide i had no idea that otherkin could stretch as far as gods/goddesses or spirits... having the opportunity to not only learn of that but also interact with people who feel that way has been enlightening in more ways than one.

The spiritual conversations within the community are also something i cherish, and the ability to speak to other people with similar beliefs and who are open-minded really is something...

Not to mention that i also just love talking to like-minded people and making new friends as well, that part is awesome too

It's great to be around likeminded people. Just something one can relate to and talk about with others without fear of judgment or really anything. That and it's nice to have a name for what we are experiencing.