Honestly the single best way ive dealt with species dysphoria hasn't been gear or quadrobics or vocals. Its been to stop thinking of myself as "an animal trapped in a human body", and instead just thinking of myself as an animal, right here right now. My body may not look or feel exactly how id like it to, but I am still an animal and this is still my body, despite what anyone else thinks
Embrace being a gross and horrid little creature. I could never wrangle myself from "I am a horrible disaster of a person who shouldn't even be here" to "I am normal and do normal things, I have the same right to be here as everyone else", so the only other option was to go with "I am a horrible little menace and I am making my weird shit everybody's problem."
Going "yes, and?" at your own shame works for some reason. If you think that everybody in the room hates you and wishes you would leave, then the fact that nobody's told you that is their problem. Either they accept that you're here, or they're too scared of you to do anything about it. The difference between having a problem and being a problem is giving a fuck.
gender rant/vent as a cat who can’t claw its way out of this bipedal vessel
you know what? i’m tired of trying to fit in, to put myself in a box held by human standards and nitpicking myself for not conforming to human social constructs such as gender roles and behaviors. i’m tired of it. i couldn’t even begin to describe what a man or woman is, do you know why? because gender is made up. it’s made up! it’s not the same definition for everyone
aside from feeling nonhuman (whole other topic, though i do believe it sorta ties in with my gender?), i’ve been having a lot of confusion and conflicting ideas about my gender identity and expression.
i’ve been out as a trans male since 13 (i’m 21 now - which, what the fuck how??). only socially transitioned as i don’t have the money and stuff to even think about medically doing anything. recently though, maybe the past 3 or so years? idk maybe more??.. i’ve been wondering…
can i even be allowed to be a trans guy?
i don’t particularly conform to masculinity. nothing about me screams ‘boy’. i couldn’t even explain what a man is or what a woman is if i tried. after all, gender is a human social construct. it’s not black and white.
but i do know that when im perceived as a male, called he, sir, or any masculine terms, it makes me feel better.
but i hate hate hate being perceived as a girl. i hate this body, i hate having breasts, hate my genitalia, hate my high voice, and hate having female features.
(^ this was a draft from nov last year, below is now apr 2026, just adding a little)
honestly these days it’s like.. i feel more cat than anything. i think my nonhuman identity is definitely helping me understand my view of my..soul? or whatever i am? and like.. i’m realizing how much i don’t fit into whatever social boxes humans like to create. so if you were to ask me my gender? male cat. boy cat. that’s my gender lol. it/its pronouns really resonate with me, and i like he/him too.
so… i’m not toooo into labels/micro labels but what should i refer to myself as? trans masculine? non-binary? idk…
sorry about this long ass rant that probably no one will read
so i don’t have money right now to make my own mask, but i have just purchased a piercing kit and plan to do my own angel fangs.
sharp teeth are such a need for me, as a cat, but my actual teeth are not and well to be frank one of my canines is a snaggletooth…which is upsetting to say the least. highkey dysphoric over it.
i like this piercing because it’ll give me the look of fangs (sorta), and i’m taking inspiration from this person on tiktok (here) and want to eventually get/make white spikes on the ends like hers (it’s so cute!!)
yes i’ve done research (i’ve wanted this piercing for quite a while), yes i know cons/risks. (but deadass, i don’t even care about the risks anyways cause i’m suicidal so idgaf about much at all fr)
anyways i will update when i get around to doing them (waiting on shipment anyways) if any creature wants to check meowt ദ്ദി（ˉ ꒳ ˉ マ.ᐟ
anyone else get really dysphoric over their sense of smell? me particularly, i hate how bad it is in comparison to theriform cats. sometimes i feel like i can’t smell much at all when i’m outside, save for very strong things or if i’m standing in certain spots. :(
It took me 7 years to figure out my theriotype. Here's what I learned.
Hi everyone,
I've been in and out of the community for a few years now and during that time, I've had to do a lot of introspection and stablizing. I'm an adult now at 23 and have been questioning my alterhuman identity since I was around 15 years old, but knew I was "other" since I was very small. Here are some little points of wisdom I'd like to give to people who are new, confused, have been questioning for a while, or whatever else they might be feeling or experiencing.
1. Identity is often impermanent. You will change a lot, especially if you are a kid or teenager. This is to be expected. Don't be surprised if you're often confused or unsure about yourself. Even as an adult, I still question my label and I expect that from myself. I just question it less so than before and feel more firm in how I see myself. Let yourself try a million labels and test the waters a thousand times if it's going to help you feel sure of yourself. Gender, hobbies, therianthropy, all of it is allowed to be tested, dropped, changed as needed. Just be wise about it and meaningful. It can take years before you even begin to settle down at all in some cases. You may even consider things you wouldn't have considered before with experience, i.e. going to places you've never been able to go before. And please, don't be afraid of questioning the "common" theriotypes! We're a minority of individuals in the world as it is, you can identify as a wolf, cat, or dog if you feel it best suits you at the time!
2. Being an adult will change your experience. You will probably go from being very animalistic to being less so. It will be in the background of your life, but you will still experience it. It will just be different now. It may even seemingly fade away all together for a time (human life is stressful after all), but it is common for things to ebb and flow. Don't expect to experience every possible feeling, shift, or even high intensity animality 24/7 like you may have as a young kid or young teen.
3. Your therianthropy might go away with time or you might realize that the term doesn't suit you anymore. That's okay. You weren't an impostor or a fake, your experience was still genuine. Let yourself be honest with yourself. You also cannot fake something you are not actively faking. You would know if you're faking what you're feeling because it would be intentional, and it could also come back. Regardless of the outcome, don't fret on what might or will happen, focus on the present and now. How you feel in the now is more important than the future sometimes.
4. Social media is not the end game of therianthropy. Living your therianthropy is. Not everyone will approve of you, and the amount of followers and comments you have don't dictate your validity. Don't fall into the trap of being a certain way to please others. You are meant to explore yourself, not put on a facade to entertain everyone else. Don't scramble for a label just so you have a "role" in this community, and you don't need to post every single thing if you don't want to. You have a role in this community even if you're looking at the whole spectrum of animals and honestly, I love following people who question things anyways. Anyone who considers you a fraud for it or puts you down isn't worth your time or energy. A label of any kind isn't worth crying over or feeling like your value or opinion is dependent on it, especially online.
5. Not everyone has your best intentions at heart. This is self explanatory. Be careful about who you tell about your therianthropy, and especially be careful about people taking advantage of your therianthropy to hurt you. This is especially true online where anyone can lie about their real intentions.
6. How you see yourself comes above all else. You are human too, at least biologically. Not everything you experience will be a theriotype thing, and your experience doesn't need to be perfect. When I was growing up, research down to the fine details meant everything. Now, I identify as what feels right and makes me feel complete. I am not perfect in what I identify as, and I never will be. I am an animal having a human experience. It is to be expected that I will experience lots of things, including empathy, odd cravings, and weird reactions. Focus on what soothes you, what you expect when you look in the mirror, and the overarching way you feel in life. Look at your shifts, look at how you feel in various situations, etc. Research helps, but in the end, it's your label(s). You could even not be a therian at all, you could be a spirit of some kind or a fantasy creature etc. Keep your horizons wide and your doors open.
7. Psychological and spiritual therianthropy are both equally valid. One is not more "real" as an experience than the other since it's a belief and an experience as a whole. Your therianthropy could be caused by a mental illness or be related to neurodivergence, but that's fine. You're still a therian, whether you believe it's because your soul is an animal or because your mind is one or both. Even if your therianthropy disappears one day, the experience is still valuable and is real to yourself (which is who it matters to the most).
8. Therianthropy is a spectrum. Some people are deeply animal and never waiver, never lose their traits, and are perpetually the "perfect example" of their theriotype (note: social media makes them seem this way!!). Others feel it very lightly and may have no shifts at all and experience their therianthropy in a more gentle, symbolic way. Both of those and everything in between is real.
9. Being otherhearted is just as valid as being a therian, and can still be just as important. Identifying WITH something can easily be as impactful as identifying as something, and can have important meaning that's worth being appreciated. I've been rodentkith my entire life because of the wild mice that I watched growing up, and those have a deep, explainable history to me. I talk about it just as much, and it impacted my life drastically even if I don't currently identify AS a mouse. It's okay to even just be otherhearted and nothing else.
10. My final point: just be genuine about it. Be gentle with yourself. Be kind. Be safe. Remember to live your experience offline too, and remember that everything you see online is idyllic and romantic. You are going on your journey in the way that is meant for you, and no one else can tell you who or what you are. You can trust yourself, and even if you're "wrong", you weren't wrong for considering something. Walk on your path, and expect that stumbling now and then is just part of the hike. You've got this.
[Reposted from my Reddit if this seems familiar to some critters!]
I want to spread some positivity to the nonhumans/otherkin/therians who don’t quite know what the hell is going on with their nonhuman identity.
If you don’t know the right label for your nonhuman identity -
If you feel the inkling of what you might be, but can’t seem to confirm -
If you have been distanced from exploring your nonhuman identity by other responsibilities -
If your sense of identity is unstable or your thoughts are contradictory at times -
… you’re still welcome in this community!!
You can always change the way you label yourself, and nobody is entitled to an explanation. “You’re valid” has been said before, but I want to emphasize that you are worthy of the comfort and belonging of this community.
You don’t have to have all the answers right now.🩷🐾
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