I’m 56 now. Mom of 2 adults. Happily married. As a kid and a teen I did a lot to deal with some very horrible things that were happening in my life. I acted as what I now know as ‘therian’. A wolf mainly. Luckily I am an artist, but it was frowned on by my professional artist mother. There were a lot of other things. If I couldn’t get out to the woods that day, or school was a bother-I WROTE. It’s a good way to be in touch with yourself. Write poetry, short or long stories. Set your animal self in it. Write about your adventures and your trials. This was very cathartic for me, and helped me survive a lot! And at my age I still howl at the moon at times. Neighbor kids think there is a real wolf around, and their parents encourage that. LOL
Oldest therian I have seen in a very long time, when did you discover that you were a therian? I have heard accounts of therians since the late 80s and have tried to find those people for so long
@@Yeehaw0588 I think around 1979 or so. I was 12. But even at 9 years old I was always with the farm cats and not kids. I even climbed trees with the barn cats.
Oh wow! That’s awesome! Shows how therianthropy’s not just a trend :D If youre comfortable with it, could you share how you discreetly express yourself? I’m a younger therian, but I would like to hear some knowledge from older ones.
Ok why did my hands change into my quad hands On my sister's bed And then I falled I realize I look down My hands were in the position of my Quadrobics form I didn't do it on purpose I didn't even look down but I looked down and that's what happened I don't know why
@@isaacthegeekyayOMG SAME. When ever I am am resting my head on my hands it's just an automatic things for me. My hands just automatically go into the quad form😭😭😭😭😭🤣
TIP FOR GETTING TAILS SECRET: this is for therians who cant buy stuff without their parents 1. say its for a costume or coslpay for halloween. 2, ask a friend or other alterhuman to buy and tail for u then meet up and give them money for it.
What I did when I wanted to have a tail in secret is tell my parents I wanted to start crocheting so they would buy me yarn for it. I then used that yarn to make a tail when they weren’t home. My parents are not strict, and are also very accepting, but I just fear how they would react if I told them. I’ve been expressing myself in secret for over a year now.
I've been asking my Mum to get me blank masks, I've been telling her that I just enjoy making animal masks and I find it fun (which basically true but there's obviously more to it that I just don't tell her😅)
Thorn you are absolutely right. I have autism and I am a therian and have been a therian for as long as i have known. I grown and move like my tail is wagging as a way as showing my emotions and feeling. I have shifts a lot. I was closeted for a long time when i was younger than 18 because i came from an abusive family that would never allow me to be myself. I now am able to express my theriotype freely now that i live on my own. I am so greatfull that i get to live on my own.
even a grown male man can be in danger in the woods. People can still jump you, gangs can hangout in the woods which means you would be outnumbered. You can fall and break your leg or get lost and let's not forget the animals that could pose a threat like bears, cougars, even deer or moose. Just dont go out in the woods at night alone.
Also! Don't collect any animal parts (ANY), dont drink unboiled water even if it seems "clear", dont eat unwashed berries, fruits and whatever else, don't eat nor collect plants and mushrooms you dont know.
All my friends (11) like to stay in the forest cause they think it’s cool, they are all anti-therians so I’d suggest explore with caution, people like this are everywhere.
@@wolf-salmon as an avid bone collector, I will say it is okay to collect bones, but only when dry or there is no flesh left. And only handle them if you have gloves or able to wash your hands immediatly, but if you are really young or inexperienced i suggest you do research first
@@Yeehaw0588 yep, that's what I meant in general, but most young therians don't know/care about safety so would be better if they didn't collect anything at all.
watching this video made me realize that im privileged to be able to express myself as a therian openly around my family and im so sorry to those that cant, i hope one day you all find yourselves in a situation where you can freely and safely express yourselves however you like without judgement
This helps a lot as no one other than my moms side of my family and my online friends support me, and I needed to figure out how to express myself in secret/discreetly ^^ Thank you thorn!
Thank you so much. I haven’t told many people I am Therian because I’m a little scared of coming out especially since there are a lot of bullies out there and antis, i’ve only told my cousins my friend and not very many people. I’ve only told my trusted ones except most of my family.
A lot of people don’t have the motivation to get up very early in the morning, but if you happen to have that motivation, then that can give you a much safer space for you to express yourself. Just try to not wake anyone else up.
Thanks for the great video, Thorn. I was very glad to see one of my new favorite therian content creators share a video such as this; there are many alterhumans who have to hide their identities, and this video brings positive attention to it and helps GREATLY. I'm also very glad I could contribute by sharing my story. Thanks for asking me for it!
Very helpful! Another good tip I can think of if you're not out and want to make a mask is that you just want to make masks for fun/fun art project. I would still be careful though. Stay safe!
4:20 I’ve actually been planning to do this for a bit now even before seeing this video because I’m not sure how my mom will react to me being a therian but so far it has actually been working because my mom only just thinks I really like cats!
Little quick story but when I was howling in the woods a girl came up to me and asked why I was howling stressed i quickly made up a story about that I’m howling at the clouds hoping my dog could here me 🫠 the girl felt said for me and said she hoped that the dog rested in peace and walked off so in the end it worked out. It was such a random excuse I made on the spot lol ( ask another thing is I usually wear gear at night when me and me dad are walking the dogs or at the dog park and at the store because I know/hope that people at school aren’t there.) another thing is when I howl are bark people will just think it’s my dogs so that helps I also find going swimming is a good way expressing a more water like theriotype, for example I love just floating on my back in my pool or diving-
For pretend fish and I know most people don’t have pools in there back yard another way you could go to a lake or a poblic pool. And sometimes I wear my tail in public but if I see people walk by I usually tuck it under my coat or hold it. Hopefully that is helpful.
Things I do as a therian with parents that don’t understand the concept of identity: -Paper masks -Drawings -Sock tail (3 socks tied together with hairbands) -Locked note about my experiences -wearing colours that remind me of my theriotype(s) - “favourite animal” -TH-cam! -Watching TH-cam! -Quads up the stairs (sometimes continued into my room) -Quads when home alone/nobody’s looking -Music (I have a playlist if anyone wants to check it out)
I remember when I was in high school I was still coming to terms with my theriotype (wolfdog). I didn't express that much but I did try and get people to call me by my preferred name which was a struggle. Today as an adult therian I am much more expressive of my therianthropy and my family is thankfully accepting. To any therians who have non supportive people in their lives, it does get better, but trying to pretend to be something you're not would probably be a lot more harmful in the long run. I support all altherhumans (therians, otherkin, otherhearted, etc.)
One way to express yourself is with your nails, for example if you identify with a creature with claws, put on false nails, or if there is a specific pattern that is related to your identity you can put that design on it (animal print) or just put the palette of colors if you want to be more discreet
Oh, Thorn I LOVE THIS CHANNEL please keep up the good work, also I recommend you might go camping and say you're "Going camping" While you actually... You know. Happily run wild on all fours in your dream home, or you could plant plants in your home/garden that remind you of your territory, or you could hunt your plushie, or buy a plushie of yourself and pretend that's you, like a voodoo doll except positive? You can do vocals through it and all!
Imma be honest, if someone publicly announce I'm alterhuman, I either wouldn't care and mostly act normal, or would run away from that environment to the best of my abilities.
I’ve been awakened for five years while living with my family. When I move out next year I’m gonna get a ton more wolf things but honestly for the past few years I’ve gotten 4 tails, made 4 masks, have lots of necklaces, tapestries, and stuffed animals all related to my theriotype and I’ve never mentioned being a therian to them. They get me wolf stuff all the time as gifts and my dad got my a mug saying “wolf soul in a human body” so maybe they somehow know what a therian is, but I think they just believe I love wolves and that’s it. This worked for me lol. I sometimes wear my wolf gear in the house and they just smile about it.
That wouldnt work for me, especially because my sister and my mom know a lot about harry potter due to all my ranting about it. (I was very very obsessed with it a year ago) ;sob;
I just love to make a nest/den in my bed and just chill there all day watching videos and playing games, I feel safe in my nest especially since I get dream shifts a LOT.
i would really love to see a video or maybe a short video soon explaining what to do with gear (mainly real fur tails) once you dont want them anymore (dont have enough room, is broken, etc). i of course would not like to throw away said tails, as i personally feel it may be disrespectful to the animal it originated from, but maybe sell them to someone else? if so, may you explain which form of doing such, like websites to use and how to get it to the right audience. thank you for all of the helpful educational content so far!
I do have a hoard! I'm slowly filling a jar with precious rocks/crystals. I've also ordered claw gloves, and I have horns that I'm still trying to figure out how to attach. I also got some mer fin ears :) and I've been gradually letting some of my more natural mannerisms slip through more. I've also been using drawings of my ideal form as profile pictures. I don't intend to be stealthy about it forever, but I've been gradually building things up
OOOo i listen to wolf sounds and nature sounds and it helps me feel like I'm in the woods and a coyote!! you guys! you can make a playlist to vibe and maybe even shift if you do shift!! I love this video sm
This video for me is a month old, so I’m a little late to saying this, but hopefully this helps someone out! A while back I tried coming out to my parents and it did not work out at all, and they did not accept me for me, so when I try to make gear and do quads in my bedroom, they would eventually tell me to stop doing that because they thought that everyone who was a therian was basically a mentally ill person, even though that’s not true. Eventually It got so bad to the point that they made me get rid of all my gear and give it to my cousin who is also a therian and they live in a loving and supporting household. At first I was not really OK with this because I love my gear and I didn’t want to get rid of it but now I think that it was for the best because I hang out with my cousin a lot and we have a bunch of sleep overs, mainly at their house. So every time I go over there, I can see my gear and do quads and be in a healthy environment. So my main tip is if you have another friend or someone else who you can go to to give your gear to or if you just have someone else who lives in a healthier/safer environment to be yourself in, then I would highly recommend giving your gear to them, or just mainly expressing yourself in their household, or wherever it is, that they live. I understand that not being able to express yourself around someone who you care about very deeply, or in your own home can be extremely difficult at times but I just want anyone who is a part of this community who is going through something at least slightly related to what I’m going through, I just want you to know that you’re not alone and it’s all gonna be OK in the end :3
Something that’s hard that lot of people don’t talk about is your theriotype being nocturnal or semi-nocturnal. My theriotypes are a fox and a cat. Both known for staying up at night. I find it so hard to sleep when my mom says it’s time for bed because that is when I feel a lot of energy to do things but my schedule doesn’t allow me to sleep in in the mornings and I just can’t sleep when it’s time to.
I just have a bracelet with a wolf on it and the theta delta logo sticker on my car. I make my own tails from faux fur, me personally I can’t wear or own anything from another wolf, it doesn’t sit right with me. I use my fursona as an excuse towards randoms however the sona is a completely separate character from me, so having one tail for a blue wolf and one for a black wolf does raise some questions. Only people in my life that know are my significant other, and one friend/coworker that I’m fairly sure is a therian I just don’t want to ask or make assumptions. Mainly because they are obsessed with wolves and have a similar bracelet, when I told them about me the’ already knew what a therian was and had zero issue with me telling them and keeping a secret.
Honestly this video is a huge help and I hope it gets out to a lot of people who need it. One thing I would like to add is perhaps doing vocals during a documentary/video with those specific vocals (ex. Dog vocals during dogs howling), though you would need to be away from those who you’re hiding it from (like going upstairs while they are downstairs). However, this might not work for everyone, like people who still struggle and don’t have the vocals exactly down. Anywho, you all are incredible and I hope you find the best way to express yourself and/or get away with stuff :)
Oof, relatable and useful for me, I hide my identity almost all the time. It's hard to hold in sometimes when I'm around a parent who I trust the most, I wish I would tell them but I know it's better for me to stop expressing it infront of them and keep everything inside, at least for a while... I want to come out to them at some point, but I know it's probably will not be easy at all. I think it's better to come out as queer before coming out as an alterhuman. To see how "bad" my situation actually is. My parent is a good person, but, as anyone else, they need time to process and to change their mind about some things. If someone's reading it, and you think about coming out as an alterhuman too, Thorn made a video about it. And I wish you good luck!
What Kymerah said about not being able to be yourself around people in person really struck a chord with me. I honestly wish I could be open about my therian identity with more people in my personal life, but my way that I connect with my therian identity is online through communities that accept it, I allow myself to be fully open in therian and therian-friendly Discord servers. I think at the very least if you have someone or somewhere you can be your true self it's helpful
For some therians like myself. A 39 year old. Suppression of my wolf theriotype mental shifts in public can be difficult. I would find it very informative if you made a video saying how one could suppress their therianthropy, in those times where it can’t be shown. Thank you kindly.
As someone who is not out to really Anyone I find a lot of comfort and joy in making like crafts like nature mobiles and feather decorations and little dioramas and my family doesn’t suspect anything and it makes my space feel more natural and this goes for anyone that doesn’t have a safe space to do quads outside making your room feel Natural really helps :]
Going off of accessories, having a shirt with your kintype on it can be a nifty and discreet way to connect. People won't (usually, anyway) associate clothing with alter humanity. They'll just see a cool shirt!
I also think drawing paws or such as the feet of any of theriantype could also be a good way to express it in secret, and so you could draw a paw on your hand and if some1 asks u abt it, u could just say you like paws! : )
If i had to keep my alterhuman identity a secret I’d make sure that i know a forest well enough to where i know what types of animals live there, the terrain, and what would be odd for that area before going there alone-even during the day! Thankfully my family is very accepting of my identity and i don’t need to do this. I love the advise and i even drew my alterhuman symbol on my hand as soon as i heard about it. This video gave me a lot of new ideas to express myself discreetly in public as i dislike getting a whole lot of attention-even positive!
i dont have necessarily strict parents, but they definently Think therians are weird(if they even know What it is) and since Im still kinda young i have convinced my mom to like, help me make masks, but once When i asked if she thought the masks were weird, she Said it was ok as Long as i didnt Think i was an animal. Im not gonna come out to anyone except When Im older and live alone so my parents cant do anyhting, or i dont necessarily know my current friends anymore. One of my friends once Saw that i was playing a Spotify playlist literally called a therian playlist. I closed it quickly, but now she keeps calling me a furry (silelntly) and its so annoying. Once When i was on a field trip we were eating breakfast and one of my friends brought up therians. Everyone started making fun of them and calling them weird. I had to just sit there and be like “Mhm yeah they’re so weird” and it was so painful. Also sometimes When Im walking i get the strong urge to get down and walk on all fours, this even happens in the middle of the hallway(thanks for listening to my story)
Ive been a true wolfetta and everything i made the videos but my family and friend found some of them and my mask😭 I had to trash everything 😭 I deleted all evidence I am a therian/otherkin. Im also a trans guy and i am not accepted by my close family and im supported by my friends but they never understand that. So im never going to be public about it again apart from this channel and the discord. Love you all ❤❤ have a good day ❤
Thank you for these tips it really helps, ive been keeping my alterhuman self a secret from my family and ive also been making dens in my bedrooms and ways to cover it up just say its a fort, like a blanket fort i used to do those 24/7 without noticing 😭😭 also please dont go in woods LMFAO
Back to the Collect and hoard thing my theriantype ( sorry if I spelt it wrong ) is a Maincoon and Calico cat breed and so things I hoard/collect is feathers and I just find feathers as a stress reliever by like just brushing your hand through them and other things like that Thank you for reading my message Byeeee
Hi Thorn! I am a Constelic! ( of you dont know it is an “alterhuman term for someone who collects identities of animals, fictional characters, mythological beings, and otherwise. It is often done by choice, though it is not always, and constelic identities can be dropped, hoarded, and have priority over others.” ) and i use the animal identity to be a other link, is that okay? And acceptable?
my family isnt accepting of alterhumans or furries but i asked for masks for my birthday and thankfully they didnt even question it :sob: i disguised it as me just using it as an arts & crafts thing
Hello, Thorn!👋🏻 Could you please do a video about memory shifts?there are no videos about it!and its a very important therm❤and maybe reupload the video "10 mistakes new awakened therians make"?🙃i really loved that Video!!❤
Thorn thx u sm for this post, i really needed this kind of video ❤ 8 months ago i told my mother that im a therian (and my lil sister bc she is always in front of ANYTHING 🙄) They are supportive, we are fine. . but my father dose not know I'm not saying that they are not supportive or anything, they just act weired sometimes Like... When they see me doing quardrobists ect (Wich i cant do now cause of orthopedic problems)😢 My sis sometimes bothers me and calls me a Furry and a Therian but not for good Just to make me be ashamed for being the weired kid Annoying things... Nvm... I really liked this post and i thank you alot Thorn!!!! You are amazing!!!❤ (I don't know my theriotype yet but I hope i find it soon)
My mom knows I have a tail but I have a native heritage so when I was at an event revolving around that and they were selling tails so i bought one in secret then showed her she said “oh that looks cool” so I hang it up on my wall and where it in secret
I am a wolf therian. I have shifts that include howling feeling like i have wolf limbs hunt stuffies and growl. I made my first paper mask it broke but if i have a TH-cam channel ill make it. Ill do quads and other stuff. I also made fingerless gloves.
I have strict parents who hate alterhumans. I love to do quadrobics, so I’m really lucky I have a forest in my backyard so they can’t see me doing quads
I'm calling my friend K bc privacy reasons she supports me no matter what so does my friend B but she's also a therian and she had a shift when I was around so I was like"Are you okay??" she was obviously done with her shift and she said "Yeah I'm okay just a shift" just a story because it's easier to tell that to another therian.
Ok, so, I am in fact not out to my parents as an alterhuman, and they don't know about about me being one either (I hope) but, I do have a few tips on how to ask for gear/materials to make gear, and the biggest one I'd say, is to ask for gear and stuff around Halloween, or just say you saw someone making gear (don't call it gear if your trying to be sneaky) and you thought it might be a fun art project, and if you have pets, then you can use them as an excuse to get a brush to brush out the yarn for a yarn tail, and you can say you want to learn to finger knit to ask for yarn, or you can say it's an art project. And if any of you need more advice for certain materials let me know in the replies. Hope this helps!!
my parents dont know im a therian, i dont think i will be telling them anytime soon. but they have all my socials and i am open about my therianthropy on all of them. so just waiting for them to ask what it is i guess
today i when to the mall and i was wearing a tail and i was get back in line with my mom and she was talking to some one who had a daughter and she said "oh your daughter is a therian" and i said yeah then she said "my daughter is a fun of those " and that made my whole day . and i was walking in to a place and a woman said "nice tail".
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I’m 56 now. Mom of 2 adults. Happily married.
As a kid and a teen I did a lot to deal with some very horrible things that were happening in my life. I acted as what I now know as ‘therian’. A wolf mainly. Luckily I am an artist, but it was frowned on by my professional artist mother. There were a lot of other things.
If I couldn’t get out to the woods that day, or school was a bother-I WROTE. It’s a good way to be in touch with yourself. Write poetry, short or long stories. Set your animal self in it. Write about your adventures and your trials. This was very cathartic for me, and helped me survive a lot!
And at my age I still howl at the moon at times. Neighbor kids think there is a real wolf around, and their parents encourage that. LOL
Oldest therian I have seen in a very long time, when did you discover that you were a therian? I have heard accounts of therians since the late 80s and have tried to find those people for so long
@@Yeehaw0588 I think around 1979 or so. I was 12. But even at 9 years old I was always with the farm cats and not kids. I even climbed trees with the barn cats.
That’s so cool! :0
omg awsome story. i do this in my head a lot
Oh wow! That’s awesome! Shows how therianthropy’s not just a trend :D If youre comfortable with it, could you share how you discreetly express yourself? I’m a younger therian, but I would like to hear some knowledge from older ones.
*Aggressively drinks pepsi*
Ok why did my hands change into my quad hands On my sister's bed And then I falled I realize I look down My hands were in the position of my Quadrobics form I didn't do it on purpose I didn't even look down but I looked down and that's what happened I don't know why
@@luna_WolfTherianthat literally always happens to me when I get on my bed or literally anything 😭 my hands just curl into my quads form ☠️
@@isaacthegeekyayOMG SAME. When ever I am am resting my head on my hands it's just an automatic things for me. My hands just automatically go into the quad form😭😭😭😭😭🤣
this comment is so underrated 😭
@@isaacthegeekyaysame 😭
TIP FOR GETTING TAILS SECRET: this is for therians who cant buy stuff without their parents 1. say its for a costume or coslpay for halloween. 2, ask a friend or other alterhuman to buy and tail for u then meet up and give them money for it.
What I did when I wanted to have a tail in secret is tell my parents I wanted to start crocheting so they would buy me yarn for it. I then used that yarn to make a tail when they weren’t home. My parents are not strict, and are also very accepting, but I just fear how they would react if I told them. I’ve been expressing myself in secret for over a year now.
Yup! I literally got gear for me to express myself and my mom thinks it’s all cosplay and art projects
I've been asking my Mum to get me blank masks, I've been telling her that I just enjoy making animal masks and I find it fun (which basically true but there's obviously more to it that I just don't tell her😅)
Ok thanks that helps a lot
Thorn you are absolutely right. I have autism and I am a therian and have been a therian for as long as i have known. I grown and move like my tail is wagging as a way as showing my emotions and feeling. I have shifts a lot. I was closeted for a long time when i was younger than 18 because i came from an abusive family that would never allow me to be myself. I now am able to express my theriotype freely now that i live on my own. I am so greatfull that i get to live on my own.
I’m 18 and hoping to live on my own soon and finally wear gear to express myself. this was inspiring.
I’m 15 and I’m soooo excited to move out
@@Danganronpa-editz im almost 18 and i am very excited to get out of the place im in 🎉
The ‘imagining yourself as your theriotype/kintype in an amv’ is honestly so relatable, I love doing that, especially on long car rides lol
LIKE SAME LOL 😂
Yeah I do that every time x3
even a grown male man can be in danger in the woods. People can still jump you, gangs can hangout in the woods which means you would be outnumbered. You can fall and break your leg or get lost and let's not forget the animals that could pose a threat like bears, cougars, even deer or moose. Just dont go out in the woods at night alone.
Also! Don't collect any animal parts (ANY), dont drink unboiled water even if it seems "clear", dont eat unwashed berries, fruits and whatever else, don't eat nor collect plants and mushrooms you dont know.
All my friends (11) like to stay in the forest cause they think it’s cool, they are all anti-therians so I’d suggest explore with caution, people like this are everywhere.
@@wolf-salmon as an avid bone collector, I will say it is okay to collect bones, but only when dry or there is no flesh left. And only handle them if you have gloves or able to wash your hands immediatly, but if you are really young or inexperienced i suggest you do research first
@@Yeehaw0588 yep, that's what I meant in general, but most young therians don't know/care about safety so would be better if they didn't collect anything at all.
@wolf-salmon even fathers? Cause I love to collect those
watching this video made me realize that im privileged to be able to express myself as a therian openly around my family and im so sorry to those that cant, i hope one day you all find yourselves in a situation where you can freely and safely express yourselves however you like without judgement
Aw thx…
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thank you! my entire family is very antialterhuman and im a therian. this will help me i hope.
Mine to unfortunately.
I know what you guys are going through
This helps a lot as no one other than my moms side of my family and my online friends support me, and I needed to figure out how to express myself in secret/discreetly ^^ Thank you thorn!
Thank you so much. I haven’t told many people I am Therian because I’m a little scared of coming out especially since there are a lot of bullies out there and antis, i’ve only told my cousins my friend and not very many people. I’ve only told my trusted ones except most of my family.
Yea! Wolfwalkers! Mebh is my favorite
Cedar explains me to a tee wich is crazy 😢
@@CalpalG huh
From the vid
A tip for pet owners is that you can say you were trying to mimic your pets noise for fun or to see if your pet would react
A lot of people don’t have the motivation to get up very early in the morning, but if you happen to have that motivation, then that can give you a much safer space for you to express yourself. Just try to not wake anyone else up.
Late at night is when I go about my "shenanigans"
Heh, sometimes a night I do (quiet) quads aka just walking like a cat because it takes me a while to fall asleep
You were in my dream last night. I called you over on one rainy night to hang out. You taught me about different types/names of flowers lol
Lol
Thanks for the great video, Thorn. I was very glad to see one of my new favorite therian content creators share a video such as this; there are many alterhumans who have to hide their identities, and this video brings positive attention to it and helps GREATLY. I'm also very glad I could contribute by sharing my story. Thanks for asking me for it!
This is perfect! I was asking earlier on Discord for tips on how to express my theriotypes without others realizing! Perfect timing!
Thank you so much I’m a therian and I only express my therian self online. And allways wanted to express it in real life without being outed ❤
THANKS for the help,, thorn!
Very helpful! Another good tip I can think of if you're not out and want to make a mask is that you just want to make masks for fun/fun art project. I would still be careful though. Stay safe!
14:03 NO WAY! I thought I was the only one 😅😅
I often imagine myself in an animation meme... I'm SO hecking glad I'm not alone aaaaaaaa T T
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Welcome
I absolutely love your intro. It gives off a certain vibe to me that I love and feels comfy 2 me :]
4:20 I’ve actually been planning to do this for a bit now even before seeing this video because I’m not sure how my mom will react to me being a therian but so far it has actually been working because my mom only just thinks I really like cats!
Little quick story but when I was howling in the woods a girl came up to me and asked why I was howling stressed i quickly made up a story about that I’m howling at the clouds hoping my dog could here me 🫠 the girl felt said for me and said she hoped that the dog rested in peace and walked off so in the end it worked out. It was such a random excuse I made on the spot lol ( ask another thing is I usually wear gear at night when me and me dad are walking the dogs or at the dog park and at the store because I know/hope that people at school aren’t there.) another thing is when I howl are bark people will just think it’s my dogs so that helps I also find going swimming is a good way expressing a more water like theriotype, for example I love just floating on my back in my pool or diving-
For pretend fish and I know most people don’t have pools in there back yard another way you could go to a lake or a poblic pool. And sometimes I wear my tail in public but if I see people walk by I usually tuck it under my coat or hold it. Hopefully that is helpful.
Things I do as a therian with parents that don’t understand the concept of identity:
-Paper masks
-Drawings
-Sock tail (3 socks tied together with hairbands)
-Locked note about my experiences
-wearing colours that remind me of my theriotype(s)
- “favourite animal”
-TH-cam!
-Watching TH-cam!
-Quads up the stairs (sometimes continued into my room)
-Quads when home alone/nobody’s looking
-Music (I have a playlist if anyone wants to check it out)
Can i have your playlist pls :33🐾
@@Foxiesareadorable yeah it’s just on my profile, if you haven’t found it by now
:0 a sock tail?! WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS BEFORE
@@Fallenmoon9 idk, I thought of it myself but it might not be original
I remember when I was in high school I was still coming to terms with my theriotype (wolfdog). I didn't express that much but I did try and get people to call me by my preferred name which was a struggle. Today as an adult therian I am much more expressive of my therianthropy and my family is thankfully accepting. To any therians who have non supportive people in their lives, it does get better, but trying to pretend to be something you're not would probably be a lot more harmful in the long run. I support all altherhumans (therians, otherkin, otherhearted, etc.)
One way to express yourself is with your nails, for example if you identify with a creature with claws, put on false nails, or if there is a specific pattern that is related to your identity you can put that design on it (animal print) or just put the palette of colors if you want to be more discreet
YES I am a polar bear therian and I've done that with black nails
Oh, Thorn I LOVE THIS CHANNEL please keep up the good work, also I recommend you might go camping and say you're "Going camping" While you actually... You know. Happily run wild on all fours in your dream home, or you could plant plants in your home/garden that remind you of your territory, or you could hunt your plushie, or buy a plushie of yourself and pretend that's you, like a voodoo doll except positive? You can do vocals through it and all!
Raaaa so glad the nee video came out!!!! We really enjoy you videos 🫶
Imma be honest, if someone publicly announce I'm alterhuman, I either wouldn't care and mostly act normal, or would run away from that environment to the best of my abilities.
I remember I accidently freaked out my parents while I was making hooting sounds. Sorry family! But a gals gotta hoot!
Under 10 mins! Love your videos thorn!!
We love you thorn!
I love this channel so much i just wanna say to never stop you are saving a lot of people that need help with this
Woohoo a new video! This helped me a ton🎉
Tysm thorn. I really needed help with this
I’ve been awakened for five years while living with my family. When I move out next year I’m gonna get a ton more wolf things but honestly for the past few years I’ve gotten 4 tails, made 4 masks, have lots of necklaces, tapestries, and stuffed animals all related to my theriotype and I’ve never mentioned being a therian to them. They get me wolf stuff all the time as gifts and my dad got my a mug saying “wolf soul in a human body” so maybe they somehow know what a therian is, but I think they just believe I love wolves and that’s it. This worked for me lol. I sometimes wear my wolf gear in the house and they just smile about it.
lucky duck. happy for ya
4:53. Me too. Spooky season is amazing.
Dude I use the Harry Potter excuse allllllll the time lol I’m so happy that you mentioned it because I wasn’t confident in myself using it.
That wouldnt work for me, especially because my sister and my mom know a lot about harry potter due to all my ranting about it. (I was very very obsessed with it a year ago) ;sob;
@@Elm752 that’s my fear exactly that would know about hp lore and stuff but now I just say it’s from a fantasy novel
I just love to make a nest/den in my bed and just chill there all day watching videos and playing games, I feel safe in my nest especially since I get dream shifts a LOT.
Letting the human mask slip... That sentence was sooo relatable
This really helps me, thank you for this video!
luckily my family is chill with the tails and masks, they don’t know i’m a therian but they’re fine with furries
I was at my first csd two days ago and met a group of Therians! I was so happy that I could finally express myself as a freely!
i would really love to see a video or maybe a short video soon explaining what to do with gear (mainly real fur tails) once you dont want them anymore (dont have enough room, is broken, etc). i of course would not like to throw away said tails, as i personally feel it may be disrespectful to the animal it originated from, but maybe sell them to someone else? if so, may you explain which form of doing such, like websites to use and how to get it to the right audience. thank you for all of the helpful educational content so far!
I do have a hoard! I'm slowly filling a jar with precious rocks/crystals. I've also ordered claw gloves, and I have horns that I'm still trying to figure out how to attach. I also got some mer fin ears :) and I've been gradually letting some of my more natural mannerisms slip through more. I've also been using drawings of my ideal form as profile pictures. I don't intend to be stealthy about it forever, but I've been gradually building things up
I was actually planning to wear my gear for Halloween and I'm so excited ❤
Ahh sameeeee
OOOo i listen to wolf sounds and nature sounds and it helps me feel like I'm in the woods and a coyote!! you guys! you can make a playlist to vibe and maybe even shift if you do shift!! I love this video sm
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This video for me is a month old, so I’m a little late to saying this, but hopefully this helps someone out! A while back I tried coming out to my parents and it did not work out at all, and they did not accept me for me, so when I try to make gear and do quads in my bedroom, they would eventually tell me to stop doing that because they thought that everyone who was a therian was basically a mentally ill person, even though that’s not true. Eventually It got so bad to the point that they made me get rid of all my gear and give it to my cousin who is also a therian and they live in a loving and supporting household. At first I was not really OK with this because I love my gear and I didn’t want to get rid of it but now I think that it was for the best because I hang out with my cousin a lot and we have a bunch of sleep overs, mainly at their house. So every time I go over there, I can see my gear and do quads and be in a healthy environment. So my main tip is if you have another friend or someone else who you can go to to give your gear to or if you just have someone else who lives in a healthier/safer environment to be yourself in, then I would highly recommend giving your gear to them, or just mainly expressing yourself in their household, or wherever it is, that they live. I understand that not being able to express yourself around someone who you care about very deeply, or in your own home can be extremely difficult at times but I just want anyone who is a part of this community who is going through something at least slightly related to what I’m going through, I just want you to know that you’re not alone and it’s all gonna be OK in the end :3
Something that’s hard that lot of people don’t talk about is your theriotype being nocturnal or semi-nocturnal. My theriotypes are a fox and a cat. Both known for staying up at night. I find it so hard to sleep when my mom says it’s time for bed because that is when I feel a lot of energy to do things but my schedule doesn’t allow me to sleep in in the mornings and I just can’t sleep when it’s time to.
No, your not the only one who loves Spooky Season. I absolutely love it too 🎃😁
I just have a bracelet with a wolf on it and the theta delta logo sticker on my car. I make my own tails from faux fur, me personally I can’t wear or own anything from another wolf, it doesn’t sit right with me. I use my fursona as an excuse towards randoms however the sona is a completely separate character from me, so having one tail for a blue wolf and one for a black wolf does raise some questions. Only people in my life that know are my significant other, and one friend/coworker that I’m fairly sure is a therian I just don’t want to ask or make assumptions. Mainly because they are obsessed with wolves and have a similar bracelet, when I told them about me the’ already knew what a therian was and had zero issue with me telling them and keeping a secret.
Honestly this video is a huge help and I hope it gets out to a lot of people who need it. One thing I would like to add is perhaps doing vocals during a documentary/video with those specific vocals (ex. Dog vocals during dogs howling), though you would need to be away from those who you’re hiding it from (like going upstairs while they are downstairs). However, this might not work for everyone, like people who still struggle and don’t have the vocals exactly down. Anywho, you all are incredible and I hope you find the best way to express yourself and/or get away with stuff :)
This was super helpful, thank you so much!!
Hahah I also had the idea of thera-delta being "just a harry potter" simbol ^^
as a neurodivergent person, I use the stimming one pretty often :>
WHO ELSE IS EXCITED FOR SPOOKY DAY
TYSM I need this
Oof, relatable and useful for me, I hide my identity almost all the time. It's hard to hold in sometimes when I'm around a parent who I trust the most, I wish I would tell them but I know it's better for me to stop expressing it infront of them and keep everything inside, at least for a while...
I want to come out to them at some point, but I know it's probably will not be easy at all. I think it's better to come out as queer before coming out as an alterhuman. To see how "bad" my situation actually is. My parent is a good person, but, as anyone else, they need time to process and to change their mind about some things.
If someone's reading it, and you think about coming out as an alterhuman too, Thorn made a video about it. And I wish you good luck!
Omg I finally found it!!! I was looking for this channel 😢
Please do a video on species dysphoria!😊❤
and memory shifts. there are literally no videos on it lol
@@SpottedFursreal (hey Cardinal!!)
@@J4SPERR hi jas!!
What Kymerah said about not being able to be yourself around people in person really struck a chord with me. I honestly wish I could be open about my therian identity with more people in my personal life, but my way that I connect with my therian identity is online through communities that accept it, I allow myself to be fully open in therian and therian-friendly Discord servers. I think at the very least if you have someone or somewhere you can be your true self it's helpful
ty i also dont know how to tell my parents im 9 and this helped me so much
For some therians like myself. A 39 year old. Suppression of my wolf theriotype mental shifts in public can be difficult. I would find it very informative if you made a video saying how one could suppress their therianthropy, in those times where it can’t be shown. Thank you kindly.
I still feel sooo bad that you lost all of your subscribers. I am now subscribed to you and i will tell my friends to follow you aswell
As someone who is not out to really Anyone I find a lot of comfort and joy in making like crafts like nature mobiles and feather decorations and little dioramas and my family doesn’t suspect anything and it makes my space feel more natural and this goes for anyone that doesn’t have a safe space to do quads outside making your room feel Natural really helps :]
Oh also getting pointy nails can help you feel more connected to your theriotype if it has like claws or talons and no one will really question it
This was really helpful!!!
I think TH-cam accidentally unsubscribed me from your channel, anyway I'm happy to be back and I hope you're doing well❤
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I use this in stressful situations and say it's a way to calm down
Going off of accessories, having a shirt with your kintype on it can be a nifty and discreet way to connect. People won't (usually, anyway) associate clothing with alter humanity. They'll just see a cool shirt!
My family doesn’t mind me doing quads and wearing gear, it’s just my friend so have to be careful of
I also think drawing paws or such as the feet of any of theriantype could also be a good way to express it in secret, and so you could draw a paw on your hand and if some1 asks u abt it, u could just say you like paws! : )
Watching this to help my gf who can't express it even though i can
0:08 “Stay hydrated” *drinks pepsi*
I got a Pepsi max advert at the beginning of the video 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙-
Your videos helped me :)
Thankyou this is really helpful!
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If i had to keep my alterhuman identity a secret I’d make sure that i know a forest well enough to where i know what types of animals live there, the terrain, and what would be odd for that area before going there alone-even during the day! Thankfully my family is very accepting of my identity and i don’t need to do this. I love the advise and i even drew my alterhuman symbol on my hand as soon as i heard about it. This video gave me a lot of new ideas to express myself discreetly in public as i dislike getting a whole lot of attention-even positive!
i dont have necessarily strict parents, but they definently Think therians are weird(if they even know What it is) and since Im still kinda young i have convinced my mom to like, help me make masks, but once When i asked if she thought the masks were weird, she Said it was ok as Long as i didnt Think i was an animal. Im not gonna come out to anyone except When Im older and live alone so my parents cant do anyhting, or i dont necessarily know my current friends anymore. One of my friends once Saw that i was playing a Spotify playlist literally called a therian playlist. I closed it quickly, but now she keeps calling me a furry (silelntly) and its so annoying. Once When i was on a field trip we were eating breakfast and one of my friends brought up therians. Everyone started making fun of them and calling them weird. I had to just sit there and be like “Mhm yeah they’re so weird” and it was so painful. Also sometimes When Im walking i get the strong urge to get down and walk on all fours, this even happens in the middle of the hallway(thanks for listening to my story)
Ive been a true wolfetta and everything i made the videos but my family and friend found some of them and my mask😭 I had to trash everything 😭 I deleted all evidence I am a therian/otherkin. Im also a trans guy and i am not accepted by my close family and im supported by my friends but they never understand that. So im never going to be public about it again apart from this channel and the discord. Love you all ❤❤ have a good day ❤
17:14 nocturnal therians: 💀
Cool
I’m a fox therian and my parents don’t know and I do vocals and my parents don’t questions anything because I’ve been doing them since child hood
Thank you for these tips it really helps, ive been keeping my alterhuman self a secret from my family and ive also been making dens in my bedrooms and ways to cover it up just say its a fort, like a blanket fort i used to do those 24/7 without noticing 😭😭 also please dont go in woods LMFAO
Back to the Collect and hoard thing my theriantype ( sorry if I spelt it wrong ) is a Maincoon and Calico cat breed and so things I hoard/collect is feathers and I just find feathers as a stress reliever by like just brushing your hand through them and other things like that
Thank you for reading my message Byeeee
Hi Thorn! I am a
Constelic! ( of you dont know it is an “alterhuman term for someone who collects identities of animals, fictional characters, mythological beings, and otherwise. It is often done by choice, though it is not always, and constelic identities can be dropped, hoarded, and have priority over others.” ) and i use the animal identity to be a other link, is that okay? And acceptable?
my family isnt accepting of alterhumans or furries but i asked for masks for my birthday and thankfully they didnt even question it :sob: i disguised it as me just using it as an arts & crafts thing
Hello, Thorn!👋🏻
Could you please do a video about memory shifts?there are no videos about it!and its a very important therm❤and maybe reupload the video "10 mistakes new awakened therians make"?🙃i really loved that Video!!❤
Thorn thx u sm for this post, i really needed this kind of video ❤
8 months ago i told my mother that im a therian (and my lil sister bc she is always in front of ANYTHING 🙄)
They are supportive, we are fine. . but my father dose not know
I'm not saying that they are not supportive or anything, they just act weired sometimes
Like... When they see me doing quardrobists ect
(Wich i cant do now cause of orthopedic problems)😢
My sis sometimes bothers me and calls me a Furry and a Therian but not for good
Just to make me be ashamed for being the weired kid
Annoying things...
Nvm...
I really liked this post and i thank you alot Thorn!!!! You are amazing!!!❤
(I don't know my theriotype yet but I hope i find it soon)
1 Drew a theta delta on my hand once! My ex-friends all said " ooohhh u like Harry Potter too!"😂
My mom knows I have a tail but I have a native heritage so when I was at an event revolving around that and they were selling tails so i bought one in secret then showed her she said “oh that looks cool” so I hang it up on my wall and where it in secret
I am a wolf therian. I have shifts that include howling feeling like i have wolf limbs hunt stuffies and growl. I made my first paper mask it broke but if i have a TH-cam channel ill make it. Ill do quads and other stuff. I also made fingerless gloves.
I have strict parents who hate alterhumans. I love to do quadrobics, so I’m really lucky I have a forest in my backyard so they can’t see me doing quads
I'm calling my friend K bc privacy reasons she supports me no matter what so does my friend B but she's also a therian and she had a shift when I was around so I was like"Are you okay??" she was obviously done with her shift and she said "Yeah I'm okay just a shift" just a story because it's easier to tell that to another therian.
Ok, so, I am in fact not out to my parents as an alterhuman, and they don't know about about me being one either (I hope) but, I do have a few tips on how to ask for gear/materials to make gear, and the biggest one I'd say, is to ask for gear and stuff around Halloween, or just say you saw someone making gear (don't call it gear if your trying to be sneaky) and you thought it might be a fun art project, and if you have pets, then you can use them as an excuse to get a brush to brush out the yarn for a yarn tail, and you can say you want to learn to finger knit to ask for yarn, or you can say it's an art project. And if any of you need more advice for certain materials let me know in the replies. Hope this helps!!
Eyyy 6mins agooo!!!
Slay thank you so much ❤❤❤
my parents dont know im a therian, i dont think i will be telling them anytime soon. but they have all my socials and i am open about my therianthropy on all of them. so just waiting for them to ask what it is i guess
One time I dressed up as a werewolf for Halloween and got bullied
today i when to the mall and i was wearing a tail and i was get back in line with my mom and she was talking to some one who had a daughter and she said "oh your daughter is a therian" and i said yeah then she said "my daughter is a fun of those " and that made my whole day . and i was walking in to a place and a woman said "nice tail".