sorry, I forgot to look at the date lol

(2025-05-04 8:34)big_cats_runner Wrote:  thanks for this! I'm thinking of starting a therian journal, and all of this makes a lot of sense.

I haven't been to this site in so long :,)
I only just realized how old the post is too.
I'm glad I helped you though!

Hello all! I'm a newly awakened, questioning polytherian! As of now, I am exploring my shifts, urges, behavior etc. and I feel a draw to multiple different species, this could just be a temporary thing and may narrow down to fewer over time as nothing is super clear to me and I don't want to jump the gun and try to limit myself to just one or 2 theriotypes. right now I am researching animals that line up with my shifts, behavior, and what feels most "right" and like "me", the theriotypes I'm questioning are, Timber wolf, side-striped jackal, red fox, pine marten, sable marten, clouded leopard, and mountain lion. How I experience multiple different theriotypes is interesting. Sometimes I feel very strongly like a canine, other times very much a feline, and other times, a mustelid. I'm still gonna take the time to explore before I claim anything, but this is a little of my experience as a questioning polytherian, and I hope it can help someone on here or any questions people had about polytherians! feel free to ask me more questions about it!

I personally only identify with one kintype as well. I am grizzly bearhearted but I wouldn’t say that I identify as one, I just identify with them! I’ll always be a Honeymala at heart.

I am a bit curious of polytherians, I wonder how you can identify as multiple species at once. I do see traits of myself in other animals like brown bats and binturongs and hares, but I wouldn’t say they’re part of my identity. Not trying to invalidate polytherians, I’m just intrigued

Well, I have only one theriotype! Also one of my friends has only one, and I also watch videos of therians with one theriotype. But I really can't say if there are more therians or polytherians ahah.

As I browse the forums, I notice lots of people have multiple theriotypes. It got me thinking, am I in the minority being that I only have a single theriotype? What do you think, is it more common to have just one or multiple theriotypes?

I think to some extent, it is an aesthetic at the moment. I recently got together with an old friend, whom I have known since elementary school (we're both in our 30's now), and she really surprised me when she said her kid was in to therian stuff. I was like "whoa, you know what therians are!?" I didn't mention anything about being one, or my experiences in the community, but instead asked what animal her daughter was. I was initially thinking and expecting the community to be more like how it was when I first found it. She replied that her daughter was just really into wearing tails and making masks. So maybe her daughter is a therian, maybe she isn't, it doesn't really matter. However, it's mainstream enough now that my friend is aware of the community.

I say its fine to put TW/CWs on things, and things such as graphic descriptions of suicide, self harm, gun violence, just stuff that's extremely intense should be expected. I'm personally not triggered by these, but I know people who are very triggered by talk of graphic self harm.

while there is no such thing as a therian hunter, there are people who will harass and bully you in public for wearing gear, so be careful.

thanks for this! I'm thinking of starting a therian journal, and all of this makes a lot of sense.