i guess a more simple way to put this is that my dysphoria is social rather than physical

species dysphoria is a very odd feeling as someone who finds a lot of joy in having a human body. it is less a feeling of wishing my physical body was that of a dog’s, and more so a desire for people to recognize that despite my physical appearance, i am not human (though i do still desperately wish i could have my ears and tail). i wish that anyone could take a single look at me and understand that I am a dog even if i don’t look like one, and i wish that they would be able to intuitively recognize that i should also be interacted with as one. i like that i can communicate as/look like a person, it helps me feel more connected to my friends and family, but i wish people knew that thats all my body is: a vessel for connection. something to bridge the gap between me and everyone else. it doesn’t define me. i have a very similar experience regarding my gender identity which i think is interesting. i’m afab and very visibly feminine, i have long hair and while i usually dress pretty masc i still really enjoy things like skirts and jewelry, and i don’t have any desire to change my outward appearance despite the fact that i’m a boy. again there’s some small things like wanting a masculine voice, but i am perfectly fine with the fact that my outward appearance doesn’t match most people’s idea of what a guy looks like, i just wish people recognized me as one regardless. and obviously these wishes are not reasonable, strangers can’t be expected to read my mind, it’s just something i’ve been thinking about.

Anyone else feel like their gender dysphoria is very much linked to being human and being surrounded by humans who perceive your gender in a human societal context? Like if I wasn't physically human I would not care. Yeah a dog might be able to smell me and tell what my sex is but they don't link that to human social constucts. If I were a mallard duck I wouldn't care that my feathers were brown instead of black and green. Same with being a peahen/peacock. It's not necessarily universal among species (for example I wouldn't want to be a lion without a mane) but idk I'm just sorta thinking about how my gender dysphoria intersects with my nonhumanity. It's a whole thing.

species dysphoria is a very odd feeling as someone who finds a lot of joy in having a human body. it is less a feeling of wishing my physical body was that of a dog’s, and more so a desire for people to recognize that despite my physical appearance, i am not human (though i do still desperately wish i could have my ears and tail). i wish that anyone could take a single look at me and understand that I am a dog even if i don’t look like one, and i wish that they would be able to intuitively recognize that i should also be interacted with as one. i like that i can communicate as/look like a person, it helps me feel more connected to my friends and family, but i wish people knew that thats all my body is: a vessel for connection. something to bridge the gap between me and everyone else. it doesn’t define me. i have a very similar experience regarding my gender identity which i think is interesting. i’m afab and very visibly feminine, i have long hair and while i usually dress pretty masc i still really enjoy things like skirts and jewelry, and i don’t have any desire to change my outward appearance despite the fact that i’m a boy. again there’s some small things like wanting a masculine voice, but i am perfectly fine with the fact that my outward appearance doesn’t match most people’s idea of what a guy looks like, i just wish people recognized me as one regardless. and obviously these wishes are not reasonable, strangers can’t be expected to read my mind, it’s just something i’ve been thinking about.

theme thursday!! cozy eurasier theriotype board :3

wet beast wednesday!!!!

incorporating “everypuppy” into my everyday vernacular to scare off boring people

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i think its really interesting seeing all the different ways people identify with nonhumanity and how those identities intersect and diverge. i’m an alterhuman, but im also a dogboy and a furry, and while most people would probably look at those labels and assume they all generally mean the same thing, i view them all as very distinct facets of myself. the furry fandom for me is a space to express my queerness, while my therianthropy is a manifestation of my neurodivergence, and being a dogboy is an expression of my simultaneous humanity and inhumanity. i could probably talk for hours about what each of these individuals descriptors mean to me and thats not even covering the near infinite other ways people connect with the abstract concept of being “inhuman”. i dont think its appreciated enough how unique everyone’s perspectives within all these different communities really are.

hello!! :3

Any fellow puppy people? :3

AAAA I LOVE GETTING RECOGNIZED BY OTHER DOGS ITS THE BEST!! i was at my friend’s house yesterday, and her dog came up to me while i was laying on the carpet and started play bowing at me, and we wrestled and chased each other around like littermates and it was one of the most euphoric experiences of my life. he didnt care what i looked like, he just recognized that in that moment we were communicating through the same cues and wanted to play :)

i’ve seen a similar pattern where a lot of young new members to the community immediately start stressing about how to “come out” to their friends and family. while i’m not saying no one should ever share their identity with the people they care about, i dont quite understand the idea that anyone should HAVE to share that side of themself unless it is particularly important to them. i’ve never explicitly told anyone in my personal life about my nonhuman identity, and i dont see any reason for that to change. most of them simply wouldn’t understand it, and i’m not at all bitter about that fact, it just means that i dont have a desire to engage in that kind of awkward conversation knowing it wouldn’t change my relationship with them for the better. i dont feel like im hiding who i am, i already dont bother to mask around my close friends anyways and they’re used to my quirks by now, so im content to never be the one to initiate a discussion around it. if thats something that other alterhumans want to do then thats none of my business and i hope they can find acceptance, but this idea that the moment you find a label for yourself you MUST immediately share it with everyone you know is one that could really hurt a lot of young members of the community who might not have the most understanding people in their life.

no, you don’t need to wear your mask/tail to school.

i wish young nonhumans didn’t feel compelled to be ‘out’ at school, especially when it’s a dangerous environment. i keep seeing posts along the lines of “wore my tail/mask to school! people berated/teased/put their hands on me, but it’s ok”.

no, it’s not.

like.. i understand a mask or a tail can be a very validating thing for some people. and i’m not saying NO ONE should wear them at schools. but i just keep watching this mounting trend of young therians insinuating you need some physical accessory or to do quads to be a ‘real’ nonhuman. and then it leads to things like this and it makes me incredibly sad.

i’d known i was alterhuman since late elementary school, actually. it’s a huge part of my life even now, years after graduation. there wasn’t a reason for it to be brought up, so i never did. it was a closely guarded secret to me, but it didn’t feel like a weight i was carrying. i always thought “no one needs to know i’m an animal if it jeopardizes my safety. so, oh well”.

“but, how will people know that i’m an animal?”

they probably will. they probably already do.

i was the designated ‘animal’ person my entire school career despite not ever handling animals in front of anyone. if there were pets, lost wild animals (baby rabbits, birds, lizards), or sometimes even loose livestock that got onto campus, it was always me who had to go tend to them.

everyone wanted me in their group in environmental science. if a project called for animal illustrations, the same thing would happen. it was certainly weird because i was also a ‘weird kid’ and not especially desired to be around outside of that, lol. but i was never harassed for it. it made me feel very validated, actually.

i had fun during gym running and fiercely destroying the opposing team in field hockey. i taught everyone which plants were okay to forage (and we snacked on them when we had to sit on the lower field for practice). every day i was hyperaware of the limbs i had that weren’t quite there. friends noticed my ears twitch and my nose wiggle at certain stimuli. i felt nice walking on two legs. i felt nice because i felt animal and i didn’t have to prove it to anyone.

really like… just do what makes you happy. i admire the bravery it takes to so earnestly wear your identity on your sleeve like that. that’s very impressive. however, there is NO obligation to do anything like that if you understand that there will be a reaction that poses a threat to you.

i want our kids to be safe, too. you don’t have to feel dysphoria over being discreet. sometimes it’s the safest option. and sometimes, that can be really fun, too.

study everything you can about your ‘type. wikipedia and animalia are good resources. ramble about them to anyone who will listen. jokingly refer to yourself as one in friend spaces. wear discreet clothes that remind you of your ‘type. find a nice private place outside where you can run and explore and look at plants and smell the air and feel like yourself. but by no means do you have to prove yourself. you know you.

Why the fuck are we creating subtypes of 'therian'? tiktok therian? Tumblr therian? lets just vibe together and not form fucking cliques this isnt a high school musical.

i think my identity is a byproduct of how i was treated growing up as a neurodivergent kid. i feel like no one around me really knew what to do with me, and as a result i was either approached with the caution of meeting a wild animal or paraded around and babied like a pet. i’ve also just longed to be inhuman for as long as i can remember just so i didn’t have to deal with the social norms and etiquette of human society. i think i’ve just always sort of believed it was easier to fit in with and feel accepted by animals than people.

Guys I’m actually kinda curious now,, why do you think you have your nonhuman identity?

For me personally it’s the fact I was lonely and animals gave me a sense of comfort.

Anyways!! What is your story? :3

@shark-sslime ‘s tameness triangle!! i think i generally fall into stray dog alignment

some self portrait doodles!!

im curious to see if there’s other eurasier therians on here, fellow eurasiers say hi!! i havnt met any yet and it would be rlly cool to :D

Therians who are also furries watching SOME furries say shit like "We don't identify as animals, Nobody does that!!! That's so weird"