ALTERHUMANITY, BEING THERIAN
I am mainly therian! This means I identify as a non-human animal. I'm a dog, a German Shepherd/Borzoi mix. To be clear, I am aware that I do not have the body of a dog, and if I had the brain of one I would not be explaining these concepts to you. However, there is the connection with that which is not human. I've been told that I'm like if a dog was raised by cats, I think it's pretty accurate. If I were to envision a true self, it would be a dog.
For me it's kind of spiritual, mostly just me feeling not human in my brain. There is no definitive proof that souls exist, but I tend to believe that they do, and besides that much of my identity even outside of being therian just stems from the brain I was born with and the life it has experienced. I'm autistic with a bunch of other mental disorders that come from predisposition and also being an abuse victim. It's hard to see myself as human when people talk to me like I'm really bad at being one. I have a kinda misanthropic view of the world as a result. I think there are nice people! and I like making friends! but I can be very distrustful outside of certain spaces.
I for a long time turned my eyes away though from the concept of being nonhuman, there is a part of me that does sometimes deeply want to feel human among those I live with. but I just don't, and I doubt I ever really will? regardless of reason, being therian or alterhuman in general is not a "wrong" thing to be. I'm happier being whatever thing I am and being with people that see it as another part of me that they love and respect. In a joyous world I have paws and I love my friends and I telling each other we're wagging our tails. I am very very tired of the people on this planet that prefer ostracizing others for any sort of nonconformity. If you limit and belittle the lives of others because you think it's sooo weird, you are a tar pit. Grow the fuck up.
