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The original was posted on /r/therian by /u/lucifer_is_m3 on 2026-04-20 18:55:12+00:00.

I'm honestly confused. I really like quads and I'd love to wear the gear [haven't made/got any yet] so I thought I was otherpaw/hearted. Then I felt weird and unaccepted and started wanting to be a therian [yes I know it's weird] but then I stopped and thought about it. Also, [don't make fun of me help-] I talked to AI about it and apparently I might be a spiritual therian? I feel like I wasn't born in the wrong body, per se, but it's not really me. Like my soul is something different from a person. Also pretty sure I was an animal in past life[s] and I want to be reborn as one.

Basically asking: Is this normal? I'd hate to just be 'pretending' because I don't like how confusing the otherpaw community can be, and I don't want this to be just a hyperfixation [I started like 8ish days ago]. I think I have internalized hate [had the same thing w/ my homophobia when I found out I was bi]. It's normal to be confused, right? RIGHT!?!?!

P.S. How do you figure out your theriotype? I say mine's a black panther because once I imagined myself running in the forest and I saw a black cat [?] but I decided on panther because it seemed kinda boring? Can I be all felines? Also is it normal to NOT feel like an animal at school? Like outside, I kinda do [I know I'm human but again, the soul thing] but not indoors. It feels so stifling. Also I don't get shifts [sometimes kinda mental-ish where I wanna carry stuff in my mouth but nothing vocal/etc]. Is that fine?

SORRY IF THIS IS SOMEHOW OFFENSIVE!