⌞꩜ Soren ꩜⌝

Instead of keeping your body parallel with the ground while running, pushing up with your back legs (while keeping hands off the ground) and landing on your hands like a mini jump goes a long way.

Animals do this as well, if you slow down videos of them running. So i decided to try this and it actually helps me stop faster and not trip over my arms.

It saddens me how I have such a... loving and happy relationship to my caninehood and I look at a community who is hurting, for understandable reasons, but takes that hurt and attack people for not fitting into the mold they think it should be. I watch as a non spiritual therian who doesn't quite know where their doghood came from nor feels like being a therian is this terrible thing no one would wish upon themselves and I just... ache for others just trying to find some explanation or comfort in themselves.

I just... I just nearly growled at my dad cause he wanted to steal my chips hahaha that's NORMAL!!! EVERYONE DOES THAT!!! I DON'T WANT TO BITE PEOPLE WHEN THEY TAKE MY FOOD WITHOUT ASKING I SWEAR!!!

What you SHOULD say to "fakers" instead of "THERIANTHROPY ISN'T A CHOICE YOU IDIOT FUCKING FAKER" is "Hey, being a therian isn't a choice, but being otherlink/copinglink is, so you should use that label instead"

i don't get a lot of shifts, i don't have a super detailed knowledge of my theriotypes, or how i look, heck, i don't even know the origin of my therianthropy! all i know is that sometimes im a fox, sometimes a dog, and sometimes a crow.

and you know what?

i don't care!

i just know that i am, and that's enough

No matter what you are, be it a majestic dragon, a powerful wolf, the void itself, a bunny, or even a song, a concept or object. Anything.

We almost all are organisms or living, one way or another, and organisms do strange and gross things. A wolf still needs the bathroom, a "cutesy" bunny may still need sexual things or things that aren't "innocent", sometimes even a God or holy figure may want to mess around and play with their hands like puppets. An eldrich being may make a childish sound to stim.

The only reason you're saying that is due to wanting to present 'valid' enough for outsiders. It's not a choice so they won't bully you, like they do furries or other people.

And I hear you cry "but KFF!". KFF aren't nonhuman, they just relate. If someone comes over to me and says "I choose to be nonhuman today, I am nonhuman no matter what other ppl tell me. I genuinely identify as nonhuman." That isn't KFF, that's a nonhuman.

Truly, I'll just go "woah...that's so based". Because truly, what are our differences? We both genuinely identify as nonhuman....and yeah that's about it.

You might say, "they don't experience shifts!" There's nonhumans that don't experience shifts. And there's humans that experience shifts, we call it the "shifter's disease". Basically when a full human researches or is around nonhumans and begins feeling phantoms or feeling nonhuman, despite not being nonhuman. So it isn't exclusive to us.

"They don't have noemata!" There's nonhumans that don't have noemata.

"They don't suffer species dysphoria." Theres nonhumans that don't experience species dysphoria. Also cool transmed rethoric.

"They weren't born with it!" There's nonhumans that become nonhuman later on in life.

"They didn't wish their whole life to be a different species!" And? I can imagine there's some nonhumans that didn't even realize they wanted to be/were a different species.

"It's disrespectful to nonhumans that suffer due to their identity!" Another cool transmed rethoric. It's only disrespectful to you because you're up your own ass and believe that anyone who didn't suffer like you did, that didn't have it as hard as you isn't as valid as yourself. But what you don't realize is by having that belief you are excluding such a large portion of your community.

There's involuntary nonhumans who don't suffer from their identity at all and they're still part of our community.

The line between voluntary and involuntary can get blurry very quickly and hard to describe. But truly, you are no one to say who can use a label that rightfully describes their experiences.

Here are some tips that might help, friend! :DDD

Foxes have incredible hearing, sight, and smell. Try meditation exercises focusing on these senses. Blindfold yourself in a safe space and listen intently to sounds around you!

Foxes are known for their love of games. Engage in activities that bring you joy and a sense of play, even if it's just for a short time.

Foxes can thrive in various environments. Challenge yourself with new experiences or take a different route on your walk :>

Explore yoga poses that mimic a fox's posture or martial arts that emphasize agility and cunning.

Let loose and move your body intuitively. How would a fox move in this situation?

Foxes are clever creatures. Challenge yourself with puzzles, riddles, or strategy games.

Read about fox behavior, hunting techniques, or social structures.

What situations make you feel the most disphoric about your theriotype? Can you avoid them or develop coping mechanisms?