How to Tell If You're a Therian? 10 Therian Signs

The big question is: How to tell if you're a Therian? Also, what signs suggest that you might be a therian? Well today in this video, we'll be delving into the profound signs that may indicate you have a therian identity.

Therianthropy, a term used to describe individuals who identify in some way as an animal or have a deep spiritual or psychological connection to an animal. To put it simply, it's the belief that one possesses the spirit or soul of an animal.

Now tell me, have you ever wondered if you might be a therian? Well, if so, you're in the right place. So, let's quickly jump into the 10 Therian signs that might suggest you are a true Therian. Thus, if you find that you resonate with several of these signs, it's possible that you may be a therian.

[Ruby_dragons]

I saw a few misinformations so here is it really

"What is a therian"
Therian (th-ear-e-an)
Word: Noun
THERIAN.
A person who identifies as a non-human
animal on a psychological or spiritual level
based on animalistic urges and/or
behaviors.

"Can you choose to be a therian/choose your theriotype?"
No, like gender and sexuality, it is strictly an
identity that you can discover in yourself

"Why do therians wear/make gear? And whatis it?"
Gear is an object/accessories that many
therians use to feel more like their theriotype Some examlpes of gear is: Collars, masks, hair clips, painted rocks, necklaces, art objects of relation.

"Is being a therian a mental disorder?"
No. It is an identity similar to your gender and sexuality. However, therianthropy can cause depression and anxiety because of species dysphoria.

"How do i find out if im a therian/what my theriotype is?"
Based on animalistic behaviors/urges.
Example: The urge to bite, hunt, or jump.
Many therians also experience mental shifts which is an experience in which an individual's mind may be more animalistic. Or phantom shifts, in which you feel like you have the limbs of your theriotype. Also dream shifts where you are your theriotype in your dream.

"Do all therians have past lives"
No. Past lives is normally from the spiritual
therians.
"What is species dysphoria?"
Species dysphoria, similar to gender dysphoria, is when an individual experiences feelings regarding their species. The individual will tend to look at themselves or their theriotypes and feel a strong want to be their theriotype. Species dysphoria, if severe enough, can cause depression and anxiety.

"What is quadrobics?"
Quadrobics is a sport in which people run on all fours (hence the word quads), normally to race. Though many therians do this sport as it feels affirming of their identity

"Do therians use litter boxes or leashes?"
No therians do not use litter boxes. And if you believed the rumor, you are rather naïve, as the rumor stemmed because some schools have litter boxes incase of school shootings, or service animals. Though some therians may wear collars or leads because it feels more affirming of their identity for them

"Whats the difference between therians and furries?"
Unlike therians, furries do not identify as the animal they dress up as. Furries are merely people who take interest in anthropomorphic animals and wear costumes

"What is the difference between
psychological therians and spiritual therians?"
Spiritual therians tend to believe in past lives, and may use methods such as meditation to connect to their past life. Psychological therians are more mind based, and may have a harder time figuring out their theriotype

"Are therians zoophiles?"
No. Therians do not use their identity as an excuse to do acts like that. And many
therians are against and hate zoophiles

"How specific can the identity get?"
Very. You can go as far as figuring out exact species, pelt color, skin colour, eye color, if its albino or has some other sort of color variation. But not all therians can figure out all of that, and may only be able to figure out what family they are apart of.

TERMS -

Fictionkin - and individual who identifies as a fiction shown being, such as a
character-specific type such as sonic the
hedgehog. Or a fictional species such as an orc or vampire

Theriotype - The animal a therian identifies as an animal/species. They may also use gear to help.

Gear - objects/accessories that therians use to help affirm their identity

Quadrobics - a sport

Zoophile - a person who is attracted to
animals in an nsfw manner

Alterhuamn -a person who identifies as
something other than an animal

Plantkin - an individual who identifies as a
plant

Otherhearted - identifying WITH a creature
instead of AS a creature. Example
dragon-hearted

Were - an old term that used to be used to
refer to therianthropes, derived drom
were-wolves. This term is rarely used.

Coping-links - people who choose to identify as an animal or creature to help cope with depression, anxiety, trauma, or day-to-day struggles. It is NOT the same as therianthrope or otherkin

Otherkin - identifying as a fictional creature
such as a dragon

Contherian -a therian whos animal and
human side are intertwined and dont
experience shifts as they are constantly
stable on both sides

Polytherian - having more than one theriotype

Cladotherian- indentifying as a whole group rather than a specific species. Example: identifying as a bird rather than a crow or magpie

Awakening -the process of someone
discovering and realizing that they are an
alterhuman

Anti-someone who is actively against
alterhumans, and tend to seek out content
created by alterhumans to ridicule and hate on them

SHIFTING- A feeling, sensing and/or having a experience that relates to their non-human identity for a long period of time. Not all alterhuamns experience this.

Mental shift - when a persons mind changes to be more like their kintypes, and may think and act more like their kintype

Astral shifting - experiencing an out of bodyexperience and travels to another world orspiritual plane as their kintype. More often experience as a spiritual type alterhuman

Phantom shift - when an alterhumans limbs change to feel more like their kintypes

Aura shift- when the auric or energy field
around an individual changes to one of theirkin type

Sensory shift - when a persons senses
change to fit that of their kintype, causing
their senses to be duller or stronger

Berserker/feral shifting - When an individual loses full control of their body/mind and becomes more like their kintype. This is normally seen as a mental disorder different from alterhumanity

Volentary shifting - when a person
consciously makes themsleves shift by
listening to music, meditation, or by other
meansInvolentary shift - when a person unconsciously shifts

Yes I wrote it myself cuz I don’t have copy paste ;-;

[ChristmasDarkening]

For those wondering: a therian is someone who involuntarily experiences animalistic urges/instincts, this is what you HAVE to experience to be one however some therians have species dysphoria and shifts, and some believe they had a past life (past life is completely separate from therianthrophy) like for me if someone annoys me like touches me or blows in my face my natural reaction is to hiss at them and scratch them (I’m a cat therian) or if I hear a sound I will move my ears or the muscles on my head to mimic ear pinning, I do not force myself to do this, some therians you will see do quadrobics, quadrobics is the sport of running, jumping and walking on all fours, therians do this to connect to their theriotype(s), some therians also wear gear (most commonly masks and tails but can be much more) gear is anything that you can connect to your theriotype (s) for example it could just be a feather or even a grain of sand, it can be absolutely anything that connects you to your theriotype (s), some therians also do vocals (meowing, barking, howling, ect) we do not do this to strangers! Vocals is yet another way of expressing your theriotype (s) and is also just a really cool thing to do, some therians like to go outside in their natural habitats, this is also another way of expressing yourself or even making scent markers, making dens, but none of these is what makes you a therian it is just a way of expressing just like everything I listed, but remember being a therian is NOT a choice you are born like it and you have to awaken as one (finding out) it can take months to find your theriotype but remember therians CANT be dragons or anything mythical (animals that aren’t confirmed real) that would be otherkin! Otherkin is just like therianthrophy but mythic creatures (human, animal, alien, ect) or their is otherlink which is basically choosing to behave like an animal (idk much about otherlink but it’s basically a hobby) but their is also theriomythic, fictionkin, ect, all of these terms fall under the umbrella term called ‘alter human’ but remember there are much more alter human labels out there! I hope this helps

[ChldshKtty]

I had a shift at school and started attacking my pencil.Everyone laughed and thought it was funny, all good

[jacobboswood]

The way i found out that I am a therian was. 1 i started playing games where I was an animal. 2 i always would howl at the full moon. 3 when i was in grade one i would crawl on the ground but i would hurt my nees so i would walk on all fours. This is when i discovered therians so i was watching a paper dragon short and on my recommended videos a therian video was on there i realised that I connect alot to therians a year later im a husky therian.

[LaniTheRat]

I’ve always wondered why I felt different. I’m pretty sure I was awakened at a very young age but I never knew what those things could possibly mean. I think therian feed popping up so much recently is a huge sign considering I never even searched it or liked any videos if it. I’ll definitely need to do more research to understand what I’m feeling more. Thanks for making these types of videos.

[_eat.stickers]

I have had most of these symptoms since childhood I have an extremely EXTREMELY strong connection to nature and specifically dogs and cats wild and domestic. I’ve always known even since I was a child that I was “different” with animals and nature I knew that I felt way more connection then I guess a “human should” and it was really really isolating I feel different and sad and confused. I have sensitivity to loud noises because of this my hearing is more like a dogs or cats when I get startled my hands automatically curl into this kind of claw like shape and I growl sometimes. I also deal with species dysphoria it almost feels like a great mourning I know that I will never get to run free in the woods or just play around. I just want to say to any therians or otherkin out there you are never alone there is a whole community of us and we are STRONG 💪 together we will get through this I know how hard it is and I know your pain but I believe someday we will be reunited with our spirits and we will roam happy and free as who we are! I love you all and I hope you have an amazing day!

[jojoquarterthousand]

I had most of these signs, i am going to check my ancestors backstory/background and see if these signs are hooked to my ancestral line. I sometimes get the urge to walk on all fours and just feel like something different! Every morning, i’m going to plan practicing quadrobics, i think that’s how you spell it. This video helped me a lot, thanks!

[CosmicRetriever]

I'm a wolf-dog therian (currently questioning German Shepherd) and this video gives me hope for the therians of the future.

[JazzThatCollie]

I was on a walk today out near the woods… I dunno if this was a shift but suddenly my ears perked up(I don’t have ears that do that on command-) and I saw turkeys. I IMMEDIATELY ran to them on all fours and felt like I had a tail and muzzle and ears and paws. Then when they got away I growled a tiny bit and trotted off, sat and then I (think) that I shifted back or something, because I felt more like a human again. And then later, more away from the woods, i howled and barked a bit, but i didn’t mean to… I only realized I did when I heard the echo. I also have LOTS of dreams about being a coyote, and sometimes at school I feel like I have a tail and ears like a coyote… Am I a therian or am I going crazy? 😅

[MELIETINEZ_Is_dum]

Am I a therian?
1.I nature and i feel safe when im around nature spots
2.I am fully aware of my soul but i still have a bursting urge to climb up and down the stairs with all fours, make strange wild noises, and run to really weird forest looking spots
3.i had a dream of lots, lots, and lots of baby kittens (there gray to be specific) My grandma was chasing them holding a stick?
4.I daydream often at school.And i always thought having strange sudden unknown and weird nightmares was normal (i think 3. Was a nightmare bcuz that black cat was acually look alot like our old cat that died?)
5.i was looking for cats on google for a video but when i saw the persian cat i fell inlove (not sexualy!!!!)By its beauty and nature.I just ended up studying it
6.I tried to talk to my cat asking where was her baby and she literally came back carrying her kitten in her mouth! (I thought it was normal bcuz cats have alot of iq)Btw im was 6 lol
7.I hate bending my back.I literally wanna snap my spine backward.It just feels nice for some reason ☠️☠️☠️
8.Ppl say that i have a weird sense of smell.
9.I like jumping:)On on my hands

[Honor-tn]

3:03 Sometimes I get a headache whenever I'm in the cities but when I come back home to where I'm surrounded by nature it somehow stops. Nature is like home to me. And unlike most people, I don't mind weather, like being out in the cold with only my shirt and jeans on.

[Msm]

I have urges to climb trees, run/jump on all fours, i also have dreams of being in a forest, and i feel like im not supposed to be human. Am i a therian?

[Vine_Paws]

Omg it was a yes, for all 10 of these i’m gonna go ask my friend because she’s wondering if she’s a Therian as well.

[Aractai]

I have been obsessed and done vocals of a cat since my childhood. But i cannot say i am a therian yet

[I_at_kds]

I realized I was a therian lately, and looked back and realized there was so much proof I was before, like a lot when I was 5-8 I meowed a lot and crawled on my hands and knees. and how i liked being outside. also how I wanted to crawl on my hands and knees

[AR-koht]

Watching this makes me wonder if I am a therian, one time I think it kinda felt like I had a tail, and I really feel close to cats, like not like it’s my favorite animal, I just have always felt a connection to my cats so I am questioning what if I am a therian and if I am, what theriotype would I have?

[K-ki-kitten]

i dunno because..
since childhood, i always loved cats, always wanted to be close to them, learn about them and imitate their vocals and walk, fascinated by their run and how they manage to sprint so fast..later it expanded to the feline group, but cats stay the most fascinating for me..
every time i practice my quadrobics or walk on all fours, it.. i don’t know i just FEEL good, i don’t want to stop and i love the feeling, for example one time i was at a river with friends, one of them wanted to go catch spiders, but all i wanted was to continue jumping in the cascade, it felt good and i didnt wanted to get up to really WALK in the water… also, i sometimes feel like having some sort of longer muzzle, like one’s of a wolf..specifically a wolf, i didnt know why but it felt like a wolf…
so, yeah just wanted to share :3
btw i also love drawing stuff like this, more than humans..
like, i love drawing cats for example, theyre hard to draw but terribly beautiful when i manage to draw one..

[laylascarlett]

Am I a therian?
1. I identify as a human.
2. I feel like I would be good friends with birds if I could communicate with them.
3. At night I had a dream that I was a bird in a tree with other birds.
4. I love birds and think they are so cute.
5. I have very good eyesight.
6. I don’t feel like I am a bird, but I feel a connection to birds and they are relatable to me.
7. I feel like I am in a comfortable nest sometimes.
8. I like jumping and climbing.
9. I don’t feel any need to dress up as or act like a bird.
10. I have never considered being a therian until today.

[LeEnxwolf]

I have six signs although I’m not 100% sure I’ve had a phantom shift. I think I remember feeling like I had a tail but when I looked behind me, it wasn’t there. I experience the urge to howl, meow, hiss and bark, especially when I’m acting like an animal or I’m outside, and ESPECIALLLY at night I love to howl. For some reason I especially love to do vocal when I hear an animal or some other person. I once went to the park and a group of teenagers barked at me and my friends and I casually barked back without hardly thinking and I kept doing it because they were laughing at it. I like making people laugh. Ever since I was around 6-7 yrs old I hiss or meow in reply to my family sometimes. I do quads and before I started acting like an animal I felt depressed and out of place, but now that I do, I feel free, happy and like I’m where I’m meant to be. I curl my fingers like claws often and even bare my teeth. I’ve always felt that I have a strong connection to wolves since I was really young. I swear, a lot of the animal games I played with my cousins, I was a wolf. I also love to roar like a lion or tiger. I do this especially when I’m annoyed or angry. These guys at the park were annoying me so hard and were taunting me and I just let it out. Their scared of me now but I kinda wanted them to stay away anyway. I’ve had many moments where my sense smell seems to heighten. I was once in my own with my mother and sister and I suddenly was able to smell so many things, I asked them if they could smell them and they said no, this even happened while I was in a car and I was the only who could smell something wretched. I love animals, any animal, a possum, skunk, wolf, tortoise, etc. I’ve always loved nature and feel at peace in it, especially when I’m alone. I’m still researching and still don’t know if I’m a therian but I’ll always love and support the therian community, even if I’m not one of them!❤❤❤❤

[NoraRose-tq]

Ppl that are therians 👇😊not begging likes EDIT : how did I get so many likes ❤️ I love u 🤟 rock on