Q1) What do you prefer to be called? (name & pronouns) A1) Hawthorn, he/xe/ne/they pronouns :3 Q2) Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? A2) Yes! I’m trigender, omniromantic, electioromantic, and homosexual (mlm) Q3) How long ago did you awaken/start questioning? A3) About 2 years ago. Q4) How did you find out about therianthropy? A4) I just heard about it on Scratch and went “yeah, that’s me.” Q5) What is your theriotype(s) (can be questioning) A5) I’m an eastern wolf therian. Q6) Do you identify with any other alterhuman identities? A6) So many lol- I’m selkie and harpy otherkin, fictionkin of a book character and Nomad from Momument Valley, crow cambikin, volcarona cambifiction, opossum identikin, and possibly canid cladotherian (questioning) Q7) Do you experience shifts? What kinds A7) I get phantom shifts a lot. I used to get some mental shifts, stopped for a bit, and recently I’m having more than ever. I also have occasional sensory shifts. Q8) What causes you species euphoria? A8) Gear, phantom shifts, being in forests, moss, collecting shiny objects, quads Q9) What causes you species dysphoria? A9) Sometimes being near the ocean because I’m reminded too much of how I won’t ever get to be a little seal- Q10) Do you know the reason behind your therianthropy? (past life, multiple souls, etc.) A10) Past life for one or two, psychological for another, and the rest idk :p Q11) Do you believe you have a past life? If so do you have memories of it? A11) Yes, and yes. Mostly just memories of running with my family and what my mother and siblings looked like. Q12) Do you wear gear? (masks, tails, gloves, etc.) If so is it linked with your therianthropy? A12) Yes and yes!! Masks are mostly just fun for me, they don’t really make me feel connected. But tails and paws are absolutely linked to my alterhumanity. Q13) Do you do quadrobics? If so is it liked with your therianthropy? A13) Yes, and maybe? It definitely makes me feel a lot better and gives me species euphoria, but I can’t really tell. Q14) Would you give up your human life right now to be an animal if you got the chance? A14) …maybe. I also want to be able to live life as a human- I have friends, I have books and songs I want to write, I have my cats and my plants and my hobbies. So probably no. Q15) Are you also a furry? A15) Yes lol Q16) Are you into therian music like Animal in Me? A16) No? I do like some of the songs popular with alterhumans that aren’t intentionally about alterhumanity, like Milk Carton and Harpy Hare. Q17) What percentage do you identify as animal? A17) 45-75% depending. Q18) Is there anything else you would like to add? A18) :3
