Children claiming to be "Therians"

[Tortoisegirl]

My 12 yo DD is away with her Dad and sent me an email last night saying she is now convinced she is a Therian. Having looked at the website she directed me to, I am now feeling very nervous she has got herself involved with something I would rather she hadn't. therian-guide.com The way she wrote in the email was very intense and adult, and left me with a feeling of dread.
As a bit of background... She doesnt eally get on with her dad, feeling very much the lesser member of his new family (wife and 6yo half sister). To be honest I know he loves her but he is crap at making her feel wanted, he never rings, she doesn't have her own space in his house, he went through a phase of calling her name eg goth, emo etc, and she tells me he calls her lazy. She has recently started asking me questions about why him and I split up when she was 2. I found a piece of paper the otherday witht he question "if he loved me why did he go?". Really heartbreaking.
Does anyone else have any experience of Therians or can give me some advice here. Im feeling really scared she is never going to open up about anything else again. Wish I could talk to her face to face. Im caught between telling not to be so silly and booking therapy. Both of which I know are the wrong responses.

What a load of bollocks. I've heard it all now. It's one step away from marrying the Eiffel Tower

@Tortoisegirl
heyo~
hopefully i'm not too late. i'm a thirteen year old wolf therian. Therians are not dangerous, we are just different. i personally am on therianguide, my account is chai331. Please, please, please do not say anything that would make your daughter feel as if she can't come to you. My parents often make obscene comments about my behavior (just playing with my dog as a pup, not using toys but getting down on all fours and wrestling) and this is why I have not gone to them about being a therian. The fact that your daughter has come to you is amazing, and shows that she trusts you. It hurts so much not to talk to my parents about this. Please don't do this to her. And as for therian guide, I believe that this is a very safe site. No one EVER asks anything personal besides maybe what your theriotype is. You do not need to talk to anyone if you don't want to but you can instead browse the forums. Thanks so much for reading this~

years later and you probably don't care anymore, that, or they no longer identify as therian. Though, if they still do, no worries! Therianthropy is honestly nothing to fear, for most people, it's a spirituality thing. Similarly to native American animal totems, your kid just feels in-tune with a particular animal and that's fine. The only issues that are likely to arise are if they get involved with the wrong sorts of people within this community.

Don’t worry, it’s her belief. I’m a therian and it’s nothing dangerous, it makes her happy so you should support her

There are people who think covid is a hoax and the queens a lizard. But they are grown up and she’s 12. I wouldn’t worry honestly. Soon as she tells her peers and is teased about it she will stop. Either way it’s harmless.

Child will be 19 now.
7 year old ZOMBIE THREAD.

I understand your concern. However, it is incredibly harmful to your daughter's mental health to act like being a therian is wrong. Try to learn more about it, and support her, as this is not a choice but an identity. Therianthropy cannot negatively affect her life in any way. Therapy can't change anything and will only make her distrust you, because therianthropy is not a mental illness. I am a Christian therian and I believe that God gave me a past life as an animal and animal instincts in this life. I don't know why, only that they pertain to my purpose, what he created me to do. I decided to follow his will and be the way he decided for me to be. I can't say if this is just a phase for your daughter or if she is a real therian, because only God knows his plan for her, but the Lord will show her if she is not a therian. Let her be and she will find out for herself if this is God's will for her. One night before going to sleep, I prayed to understand if this is truly my path, and when I woke, all the unease and unacceptance slipped away and I understood that I truly am a therian.

Let her know not to give anyone money. Alo make sure she knows that physically turning into her theriotype (whatever animal her spirit is) is impossible, but there is something called a mental shift, where you have the mindset or instincts of your theriotype for a while. Anyone claiming they can help her turn into an animal is scamming so she needs to know what therianthropy is and from your post it sounds like you do to. Therians don't think they are an animal, we know fully well that we are human physically, we just experience mental shifts sometimes like I mentioned earlier. Overall, it is nothing to be concerned about. While it may seem strange, it is important to understand that you don't experience life in the same way she does, so it is best to be a bit more open minded and most importantly to trust her judgement. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you have a great day!

fellow therian speaking!! being a therian is harmless. if you push her identity away the more she/he/they might not like you(speaking from experience) just love and accept her/him/them!😄

What is a therian?

Well, a therian is an individual who is spiritually or mentally connected to a type of animal. It is nothing harmful as I am one myself. As long as she has the proper positions when she is doing quads ect. it wont harm her at all, what so ever. Just be cool and dont flip out about it!

I think I'm a bit late to the party here, but I randomly saw this thread on Google today and decided to make an account just so I could say a few words.
I am a 17 year-old therian, and for me, theriathropy is not a phase. Of course, everyone is different, and sometimes it could be someone curious if they are a therian and might end up not being one at all.
A therian, for clarification, is someone who has some sort of connection to a specific animal(s) - for me, a gray wolf. This can be any sort of connection, but most often spiritual. This can also include that some therians have these connections because of a past life(s).
DD may or may not be a therian, and the best way to know is for her to do research on it. Lots of research.
Now, please don't discourage her for therianthropy. She will be less likely to open up. I recommend discussing it with her, asking questions about it, and even helping her do research on therians.
I speak from experience when I say this: do your best to help her feel accepted and loved if she has an awakening and is indeed a therian. It will help so so much.
Now, of course, there are bad rumors about therians that simply aren't true, so please do research on it. Therians really aren't that bad!
Therians are fully aware of being human and live normal lives like anyone else would. Some of us wear tails, do quadrobics or vocals, but therianthropy is simply an identity and spiritual connection. :)

its not furries, is it?

i as well am a therian and i see nothing wrong with children playing as animals.. they might find joy in it. i enjoy walking on all fours peronally and i like meowing and climbing and stuff like that. im a indoor and outdoor cat therian, i just dont know what cat yet

No, therians arnt furries, they are just people that have animal characteristics.

Thanks therians for your comments here!
My 10yr old daughter has discovered this identity and I can tell you it was NO surprise!! Ever since she could express herself she has always role-played different animals! Mainly felines/canines. (fox and wolf in particular)
For her special “talent” in Kindergarten she showed her classmates how to be a cat. 😸 She groomed her paws, ate from a bowl, pounced at a toy, rubbed against objects, lol.
In her earlier years I figured it was a phase that would pass. But here we are a decade later! 😂 Her behaviours have always been different than other kids, I swear if reincarnation is a thing she was NOT human in her past life!
I’m glad to hear this isn’t some kinky sex thing. (like what happens in some furries communities) The sad part is only having online forums to connect with other therians. I don’t really want her establishing friendships long distance, at any age, but especially in her teens when online predation is rampant…
Again, thanks for the info! 🦊

I am a therian it's not a phase so stop asking also support your kids love them please if you don't, they will probably hate you forever my friend is a therian also but her mom didn't support her during her mom's funeral she stayed at my place and played video games she didnt care her mom was gone

infect, as a therian myself its not a phase. when you feel it its with you for the rest of ur life. (not being rude at all!)

Hey, don't worry if that's what your kid believes in let them do it. There's nothing wrong with being a therian as long as you keep them away from the bad things. You probably already know this but being a therian is an identity it makes them understand their world much better and cope with things in a good way. There might be things you think are weird but are completely normal for young ages since they are still developing. So, yeah, basically a therian is a person who believes they were an animal in their past life and they want to still be that, but they can't. I'd say support them, buy them things they request if its not too much money. I kinda just realised that this replay is a bit late by a couple of years, but this should help for other people too!