Label help!!
Hihi! Title is kind of self-explanatory but I am a bit confused on my identity.
I find myself very strongly relating to the concept/identity of hares, deers, and foxes, and feel that I may myself be one to an extent; but I'm not really sure if I'm a therian or if there's a different term for this?
Therian doesn't feel fully correct for me, but I am not sure, I could totally be one!! I feel very strongly that I AM all these animals, while I am still me to an extent if this makes sense? ((Not in the sense of kemonomimi as I do not WANT to feel like these animals, but I cannot help it / my connection to these animals are involuntary.))
I have felt like this since I was a very young child [usually spending most of my hours as a toddler ''pretending'' to be the animals as they were portrayed as a youngling.]
I'm wondering if there's a term for this? Or if I'm even otherkin at all since I don't have shifts, and don't really have 'memories' of myself as these animals, more just a very, very strong feeling of identifying with these creatures, and feeling a sense of jealousy and belonging when I see these animals out in the wild.
((Sorry if this posts twice; it says my og post was removed by reddit TwT))
Posted Jul 23, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC