THERIAN TERMS!! +other non-human terms
Therian: Someone that identifies as an animal on a non-physical level.
Theriotype: The animal that a therian identifies as.
Otherkin: Someone that identifies as a non-earthen being. (non-physical)
Species dysphoria: Feeling dis-comfort with being human.
Alterhuman: Feeling non-human.
Poly therian: Having multiple theriotypes.
Mental shifts: Having the mindset of your theriotype.
Phantom shifts: Feeling an animal limb that isn't there.
Con therian: A therian that doesn't experience shifts.
Sun theiran: A therian that is constantly shifting.
Cladotherian: Not having a specific theriotype.
(ex: Canine instead of wolf)
Hope this is helpful and insightful 💗💗 :3
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I've made a few posts talking about things in the nonhuman and alterhuman communities recently, mostly just brief looks into them, so I thought I would share this one.
The info may not be all that much, and could easily be expanded upon, but I did my best for a simple bit of info for certain things.
All pictures have ALT text included, but I shall post the text also here, under a cut, cause it's a bit long, lol
Nonhuman as an identity: To identify as not human either fully or partially. (hate/trolls will be reported and deleted)
Reminder: These are all personal identities and why someone identifies as nonhuman and what term someone decides to use for themself is exclusively their business. In the end it is what makes the most sense to the individual and not up to others. Now, onto some of the communities that are included under the nonhuman identity:
Otherkin: from the term "otherkind" - an identity which typically encompasses being wholly or partially a nonhuman entity. Usually understood to cover those who identify as mythical creatures and other fantastical things. Also covers those that fall outside of beings and creatures.
Examples of non-being or creature based identities:
Conceptkin: an identity where one identifies as a concept such as the concept of night or fire.
Objectkin: and identity where one identifies as an object.
Songkin: an identity where one identifies as a song.
Examples of being and creature based identities:
Therianthropy: usually shortened to therian - where one identifies AS a nonhuman animal. Some will say that this term refers to only earthen animals, living or extinct, but it has never only encompassed earthly animals. The community's language came from those who identify as werecreatures.
Theriomythic: an alternate identity term for one who identifies in some intrinsic was as a mythical creature.
Paleotherian: an identity term for one who identifies as a now extinct earthly animal, like a dinosaur or mammoth.
Cladotherian or Cladokin: an identity term for one who does not identify as a distinct species, but a broader identity encompassing an entire genus or larger grouping.
Cladomythic: an identity term for one who identifies as a group (clade) of animalistic mythical creatures.
Fictionkin: an identity term that covers all things fictional. For those who identify as something fictional like characters, animals, species, objects, etc. These can be from books, shows, video games, etc, but not always! Original fictional characters and such are also possible.
There are many other identities that fall under the nonhuman umbrella which is why it's important to do your own research to figure out if a certain term works for you. All these identities share the trait of being involuntary. You cannot choose to be therian, otherkin, or the other mentioned identities.
While the already mentioned identities are involuntary, there are some identities that fall under being voluntary.
Otherlink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman.
Copinglink: an identity where one voluntarily identifies as nonhuman to copes with things such as trauma, stress, etc.
A lot of people may also say that it is impossible to become a therian, otherkin, etc. While the identity is involuntary, things like trauma and neurodivergence can cause an individual to take on a nonhuman identity when they had not had one previously.
Most will usually see people explain that these identities are spiritual or psychological, but these are only some of the ways that individuals may experience them. Some other experiences of nonhumanity:
Symbolic
Metaphorical
Ancestral
Physical
(Yes this is an actual reason for some and they are just as much a part of the community as anyone else. Physical and Ancestral nonhumans are part of the community's history and some of its founders.)
For those looking for more information, and community places, here are some places to check out!
Werelist
Nonhuman National Park
Alterhuman Archive
The Chimera's Library.
The above are forums and archives of information on the community. Most archived information is thanks to who-is-page, liongoatsnake and frameacloud on tumblr.
While this is a brief look into the nonhuman identity that I could share, I do hope it has been helpful in some way.
Remember to be true to yourself, and don't let anyone tell you how to feel.
Ignore, report, delete and block the haters!
Yeen out~
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Therian/otherkin things I do that may or may not be giving me away (tag yourself if you want):
-shaking my head like a wet dog to re-fluff my hair
-running up the stairs on all fours
-curling my fingers in whenever I put my hand down on the table/desk/etc. (might be more of a quadrobics thing but still)
-twitching my head to mimic twitching my ears
-staring intently out the window at the sky (wishing I could fly in it) for abnormal amounts of time
-making weird raptor-dinosaur-bird screeches (bonus points when it's in the woods at night)
-having a cloak. like a straight up cloak. (to mimic wings)
-the absurd amount of masks I paint (why haven't my parents questioned why the wall is covered in them?)
-jumping up trees, stairs, etc. front paws first (trained myself to do this for quads and now I can't stop)
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therian tip? kinda?
if possible, learning to move your ears is SO nice if you can do it i learned to do it when i was like 14
and yeah. it slaps
unsure how you teach yourself? youre not actually moving the ears themselves, its basically your whole scalp! i just sorta practiced moving above my eyebrows, which i dont know how i learned to do. but yeah my human ears actually instinctively move like animal ones
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What I've learned about my therian identity is that the more I ignore it or try to push it away in favor of appearing "normal" and "mature", the more I feel like I am an empty being with no direction or purpose in life.
The world is difficult to exist in when I am not actively processing things through a canine lense. Even my own thoughts and emotions are overwhelming, full of twists and turns, a million little things to consider, a million little things to worry about.
My coworker, what did they say? Why did they say that? Why did they say it in that tone? And what does their facial expression mean? What was I doing exactly when they said that? Have I caused this?
Now, why go that far down the thought path? Why waste precious energy? The canine part of me says not to worry. That if something happened that I needed to worry about, they would have made it obvious. The canine part of me does not worry about human vagueness. The canine part of me is focused on completing my task. Thinking of what I am eating that day. Thinking of stretching out my limbs, going on a walk, napping under a shady tree, staring at birds and squirrels...the canine part of me says life is simple. And joy is everywhere.
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