I want to start by saying, this is my personal journey of being a therian, and if you read this and think "Ugh, mines not like theirs, I must be a fake therian" THATS NOT TRUE, everyone's journey is different. Also, if some bits are cheesy/corny/cringy, I don't know what to tell you. When I was little, I was OBSSESSED with foxes. In fact, I wanted to BECOME one. I had 0 idea what therians were. But all I knew was that I loved foxes and I was crawling on 4, making fox noises, wearing a tail[feather duster], and LOVED foxes, so much. I had so many fox plushies. [Still do] And I'm still obsessed with foxes, and kind of felt a little bit of a connection [like felt a little bit like I was one] with foxes but didn't realize it yet. I had fox tail and ear sensations and sometimes I walked on 4 and then let my instincts carry me. I was always an outdoorsy person and felt a special connection to ALL animals. I felt like I belonged outside, and I hate being cooped up all the time. [I know connection is other heart but CONNECTION to ALL animals, except for humans, in fact, a while ago, I wanted to be an animal instead of human because I was so upset at seeing people h#urt animals.] And one day I said, "I want to make a Warrior Cat costume for Halloween!" So, I went on YouTube and found a "Therian Mask Tutorial" I didn't know what one was, but I really wanted a Scourge costume. So, I watched it and got big ideas for the costume. I was talking to my sister and she said, "Therians are gross, they think they're literal animals!" And not fully knowing what one was I thought "I thought 'therian' was a type of mask!" So, I did research and found out what one is, and I felt like I was one. I knew I was a fox, but I also considered dragons, and cats. But I found the grey fox, I knew that was what I was. I researched grey foxes, their personality, and all that, and I knew, in my heart, soul, and mind, that was ME. I knew know who I was, I felt like I got ME, the TRUE me, and a word for my feelings. [And sorry, I was not able to make Scourge costume from WC, because I want to do Scenecore Cat instead] {I also found out I'm a feathered dragon mythkin} [No therianopy is not a mental illness, it's not any form of that.]
I got inspired by "My Therian Story" made by @astro-feather And hey, in the comments, no brainrot. Also, therianopy is feeling like you're an animal spiritually. The "professional" definition is "A therian is someone who identifies as a non-human animal on a non-physical level." [Some people stretch non-physical a bit, because phantom limbs. But to me physical means they don't know they're human and turns into lycanthropy, or it also means they literally grow fur and fangs, ETC. {Gear does not count as physical, for its not grown on our body} (Empathis that the definition says non-physical)]
