(2024-01-02 17:27)foxmarrow Wrote:  

(2024-01-02 17:03)Werewulfra Wrote:  Therian means you experience traits that are not normal human traits, or one of much higher level than is normal. It can come with all sorts of 'shifts', or altered states—the common ones being phantom (feeling phantom limbs like ears/tail/wings) and mental (anywhere from small instincts to a totally different mental state).
For therians, these things do NOT go away even if you do not get any exposure to animal-related things—I. E. if you try to live a completely usual human life, they still affect you. And, even more important, you do not have to LIKE these things—you could get shifts aligned with an animal you dislike or felt little outside connection to.

Kin, on the other hand, is self explanatory: it means you feel kinship with something. Kinship, in simplest terms, is belonging—you feel as if something is "your people" or "your kind." You could experience this alongside therianthropy for the same thing, but most of the times it's simple kinship without therianthropy backing it. Kinship can create sensations similar to being therian, but without exposure to said focus of the kinship, it won't be there.

that makes a lot of sense, thank you so much !!!

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(2024-01-02 16:43)B3W1tch3dSparr0w Wrote:  Hello, wolfkin here. They are the same thing pretty much. Only difference I view is they're more embedded into who you are.

do you mean the animal is more embedded in therians or kins?

Therians. I feel more comfortable with my wolf identity and it's mixed in with who I am. This includes actions, thoughts, desires, and way of living.

(2024-01-02 20:16)Siris Wrote:  ending with "kin" also comes from otherkin(d) and is often used interchangeably with "type" as it rolls off the tongue easier, i.e. "I'm a foxkin" as opposed to "I'm a foxtype" or "My theriotype is fox."

I've always thought this was all it was.

LP,
Dusty

ending with "kin" also comes from otherkin(d) and is often used interchangeably with "type" as it rolls off the tongue easier, i.e. "I'm a foxkin" as opposed to "I'm a foxtype" or "My theriotype is fox." As a noun/verb by itself refer to what Wulfra said.

(2024-01-02 17:03)Werewulfra Wrote:  Therian means you experience traits that are not normal human traits, or one of much higher level than is normal. It can come with all sorts of 'shifts', or altered states—the common ones being phantom (feeling phantom limbs like ears/tail/wings) and mental (anywhere from small instincts to a totally different mental state).
For therians, these things do NOT go away even if you do not get any exposure to animal-related things—I. E. if you try to live a completely usual human life, they still affect you. And, even more important, you do not have to LIKE these things—you could get shifts aligned with an animal you dislike or felt little outside connection to.

Kin, on the other hand, is self explanatory: it means you feel kinship with something. Kinship, in simplest terms, is belonging—you feel as if something is "your people" or "your kind." You could experience this alongside therianthropy for the same thing, but most of the times it's simple kinship without therianthropy backing it. Kinship can create sensations similar to being therian, but without exposure to said focus of the kinship, it won't be there.

that makes a lot of sense, thank you so much !!!

(2024-01-02 16:43)B3W1tch3dSparr0w Wrote:  Hello, wolfkin here. They are the same thing pretty much. Only difference I view is they're more embedded into who you are.

do you mean the animal is more embedded in therians or kins?

Therian means you experience traits that are not normal human traits, or one of much higher level than is normal. It can come with all sorts of 'shifts', or altered states—the common ones being phantom (feeling phantom limbs like ears/tail/wings) and mental (anywhere from small instincts to a totally different mental state).
For therians, these things do NOT go away even if you do not get any exposure to animal-related things—I. E. if you try to live a completely usual human life, they still affect you. And, even more important, you do not have to LIKE these things—you could get shifts aligned with an animal you dislike or felt little outside connection to.

Kin, on the other hand, is self explanatory: it means you feel kinship with something. Kinship, in simplest terms, is belonging—you feel as if something is "your people" or "your kind." You could experience this alongside therianthropy for the same thing, but most of the times it's simple kinship without therianthropy backing it. Kinship can create sensations similar to being therian, but without exposure to said focus of the kinship, it won't be there.

Hello, wolfkin here. They are the same thing pretty much. Only difference I view is they're more embedded into who you are.

hello! i was wondering what the difference is between being a therian and being kin with an animal (like being a fox therian vs being foxkin)

(2023-12-28 18:14)lovelyfloof Wrote:  

(2023-10-22 2:00)FernFox Wrote:  It is an identity that someone chooses for themselves based on their experience and sharing the same thoughts/feelings as others in this community.

You can’t choose to be a therian, from what I have learned. (I am not trying to call you out, nor am I angry— I am simply seeking clarification)
Did you mean that when one is awakened, they may decide that they fit with the therian identity?
This is certainly what happened with my otherhearted experience, as I have been connected to my lynxtype for a while and only recently found the community. When I did, it simply clicked, and I knew this is what I am. This cloud be classified as a choice in the context that it’s a crazy awesome choice you never knew you always needed to make. (I may be ranting, I will shush now O_o)
Hoping you aren’t misinformed,

Sorry it took a smidge for me to respond to this!

You can't choose to be a therian, but identifying as a therian is a label that one chooses to take. Some people who are therians may go their entire lives never using that identity label, either because they don't know about it or because they believe it doesn't fit them. And conversely, sometimes non-therians mistakenly choose to call themselves a therian because they feel it fits their experiences, but they may later on realize it's not accurate. And that's perfectly okay! I worded it as such because it may be easier for those who have never heard of therianthropy to grasp.

It's like how someone who likes games may or may not choose to identify themselves as a gamer, or how somebody who believes in a singular God/the bible may or may not decide that the label of Christianity fits them.

I probably could have worded that better, but hopefully the clarification helps! I will go in and adjust the wording when I have some time. Apologies for the confusion!

(2023-12-30 1:14)B3W1tch3dSparr0w Wrote:  

(2023-12-30 1:04)WanderingForests Wrote:  

(2023-12-30 0:38)B3W1tch3dSparr0w Wrote:  

(2023-12-29 22:43)WanderingForests Wrote:  @B3W1tch3dSparr0w
Oooh, I see what you're saying. I did see a kid on TikTok who looked about 11 saying stuff like that. She said that she was a wolf therian because she was a leader and wolves had alphas in their packs. Which, first off, that doesn't make you a wolf therian, and second off, the whole alpha system is very inaccurate for wild wolves.

Still not exactly it; that's simply the believe of a past life... It's just inaccurate is all. But you are right about the one thing. That isn't what makes you therian.

She didn't mention past lives in her post at all, just why she thought she was a wolf therian and that was why

Huh.. that's interesting

I was surprised too, considering most young people on TikTok fall victim to that misconception.

(2023-12-30 2:46)B3W1tch3dSparr0w Wrote:  I also agree that exposure may lead to this phenomenon happening too... I've been looking into it due to someone I know on the forums (I won't be naming who) has expressed picking up behaviours from people that have certain things such to say disorders unintentionally, and I've felt this has made them a empath... Being able to reflect on the experiences and act accordingly. I feel this may have something to do with it. Because us as born human beings feel the way we do, and being able to understand each other well. Maybe this can happen to Therians too?

Yes, that's a good point. It is natural for people to unconsciously pick up the traits or emotional energy of those around them. Therians I believe are generally sensitive empathetic people and attract similar non-therians who could pick up their traits inadvertently. The same could happen with someone who is around animals a lot. I think of therianthropy as more like a spectrum than a binary too.