I'm thinking I might be a therian. I've been spending a few hours researching what a therian is and how to tell if I am one. I had a really strong impulse to... well, it's hard to describe. I kind of wanted to.. run around on all fours, and hunt. The thing is, this isn't the first time this happened. The first time I noticed this was when I was seven/eight, and I, being a child, immediately began to look for answers for these impulses. I associated this with a four-legged animal that I saw often, which at the time, was sabertooth tigers. I began actually thinking I was a sabertooth Tiger, and I invented an entire world for it. Then I realized, "What am I doing? I'm a human, not a sabertooth tiger!" So I went the next few years of my life just... human. Regular human. But those impulses were always there. Then, my friend announced that she was a therian. I had known about therians for some time now, so I decided to actually research what therians were to prevent any misconceptions. l've probably done about a few hours worth of research, and the basic definition + symptoms of being a therian really seem to describe me. Last night, kept getting up and looking around, thinking "It seems too artificial.. too human." At the same time, I don't want to be guilty of being a "fake therian" and I really don't want to mislead myself. Could you help?
edit: someone really helped me a lot! (wow i’m tired) I think I may actually be a therian! I’m still going to do a little bit of questioning and overthinking, and any help is greatly appreciated! edit: I also think that I may have had some species dysphoria last night, I kept sitting up, looking around and thinking “It’s just too artificial… too human.” And then I just kept thinking “too human” over and over again. Edit: If anyone asks, it doesn’t matter to my parents if I do quads/vocals. They’re used to me acting like an animal and will probably think it’s just my cat obsession. Why is this so hard to do/understand- I’m so tired
