We did!
And yeah, we get that. That's kinda also why we thought to ask if there was a word for the "human" version.
Thanks for the answer btw!!
- Shay 🐾
Theriform Adjective (can applied as a noun in certain phrasing, see examples)
From θηρίον (thēríon) [diminutive of θήρ thḗr, “wild beast”] and μορφή (morphe) ["shape"/"figure"/"look"].
A theriform animal is one which was born into a body that is typical/expected of it's species and observable as such by everyone, with species-typical levels of sapience/intelligence and whose behaviour is unaltered by being born into a human body/raised in a form perceived as human.
It is not the 'opposite' of therian despite similar etymology but is instead to be viewed as a complimentary term to therian, nonhuman, alterhuman, otherkin etc as it exists to specify certain details of a species whilst not invalidating the identities of those who are not theriform. It is made to replace potentially invalidating phrases like 'bio(logical) animal' or 'real animal'.
It is not an identity label and therefore has no flag or symbol and does not need one. Do not create these things please, or use the term to describe yourself on a personal level.
Alternative versions for non-animals could include: floraform, nat(ur)form, techform, fictoform, feyform, voidform, starform, divineform etc
"Lol it's so funny being a cat and having a theriform cat as a pet we're both just kitties vibing but with different body shapes."
"Just because they're the same species are you does not mean you are able to take care of wild theriforms."
"The fact that there aren't that many theriforms of my species is so saddening."
"I wanna do quads alongside a pack of theriform wolves so bad!"
"I am transspecies, here is what I do/what I want to do to look more theriform."
"I wonder if theriforms get species dysphoria?"
Hello!! Thanks for answering our ask!!
Also, except for the exam thing, mood. We got very little sleep last night, mostly cause we are
Dragon is very happy that you said hello!
Thanks for the suggestion for name inspiration!!
Sorry for the very, very late reblog/reply. This has been sitting in our drafts since we first saw the post (so a long time really, lol)
- Shay (They/it)
Hello!!!! How are you?
We decided to come say hello, lol.
We are plural and have an alter/headmate (we wanna find a different term so badly) that is a dragon, and it wanted to basically have us say hello to a fellow dragon, lol.
Currently, it is just going by a placeholder name of Dragon. Honestly, if you have any name ideas for them, we would have to hear the ideas!
Don't know what else to say, lol.
- Shay (They/it) | Host
- Dragon (It/they) | Dragon doesn't really type/talk very much outside of noises
hi!! i know you! im fine, pretty tired (i only got 5 hours of sleep cause i had an exam earlier today). im going home for the weekend so im gonna try and take a nap on the bus to make up for it.
oh, say hello to Dragon for me! i dont have any name ideas (i mean, my name is Talon which isnt precisely the most exciting name for a dragon), but you could look at Wings of Fire characters for inspiration methinks. theres many cool dragon names in that series, so you could probably find something for your headmate there!
have a great day/night!
Do any beings have any advice/tips for disabled beings who struggle with motivation and memory? The main things that we know (keyword is know) are relevant here are that we are autistic, ADHD, and have depression.
Also normal reminders on our phone don't tend to work as we just get rid of them when they show up without even looking at what they are for. So way(s) to get around that would also be helpful.
Basically, we are just asking for tips/advice for disabled beings.
- Shay.🐾
(Ignore how long this reply took to make)
Btw, in case you didn't realize, our post was not an "attack" or hate to you. We are also autistic (and adhd).
We get where you are coming from, and we once again mostly agree with you.
This is coming from beings that don't use therian or otherkin as our labels, btw. We mostly use nonhuman (as well as alterhuman and transspecies).
We also want body mods and social transition in more than just wearing "gear." (We can't get that yet, just as we can't get that with us being under the trans umbrella cause of our family). And we would love to see social transition talked about way more as well!
We just also wanted to point at that while species transition isn't all about gear, that it also can be about gear for some.
(We do, in a way, consider anything that affirms our gender and species "transitional" to us, although not everyone would. So clothes to us is a way to "transition").
Once again, no hate to op. Sorry if it ever came off that way.
- Shay 🐾
just to clarify species transition =/= buy a bunch of stuff off etsy or amazon.
This is kinda a mood.
Except we aren't human at all. Well, this body is, but still, we aren't.
- Shay (They/it)
It's really strange being a therian raised in a religion that claimed that humans are higher beings than animals. "Humans have souls and intellectual minds and animals run only on instincts" like okay but what about me. I'm like. Both. It was one of the first things I really questioned about that religion.
Ask game!
Put full question(s) in the ask please.
- Shay 🐾
You All Seemed To Enjoy Our Last Ask Game,So Here's Another One! Feel Free To Ask Us These Questions As Well!
🍓 - Do You Have Any Headmates That Speak A Langauge Other Than What The Body Would Normally Speak?
🍒 - If Your System Had A Theme Song,What Would It Be?
🍊 - Is There Anyone In Your System That Has A Wildly Different Clothing Preference Than Everyone Else?
🥭 - Who Is The Worst With Money?
🍍 - Who In Your System Is The Most Chaotic?
🍋 - Does Anyone Is Your System Practice A Religion Different From Others In The System?
🍏 - What Is The Most Unique Pronoun Set Someone In Your System Uses?
🥝 - Who In Your System Has A Flair For The Dramatic?
🍇 - Is There Anyone In Your System Who Is Particularly Skilled In Something Others Are Not?
🫐 - Is There Any Type Of Headmate That Your System Is Particularly Heavy On? (Introjects,Non-human,Etc)
❤️ - Does Anyone In Your System Have An Interest Or Favorite Thing That Everyone Else Hates?
🧡 - Does Your System Celebrate Holidays Amongst Yourselves? (Buying Eachother Gifts For Christmas,Etc)
💛 - If You Had To Describe Your System In One Word,What Would It Be?
💚 - What Is One Piece Of Advice You Would Give To Someone Just Discovering Their System?
💙 - If You Were To Choose An Animal To Represent Your System,What Would It Be?
💜 - Are You Open About Being A System Outside Of Online Spaces?
Likely gonna try and use some of these.
As long as they are free to use, if they aren't tell us and we won't use them.
- Shay (They/it) 🐾
Hi flag makers
Hi-res flag templates for 3-12 stripes
enjoy!
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Yeah, we can
- Shay 🐾
We need to clean a room, do any beings have any tips? (We need tips that keep in mind that our issues are mainly from AuDHD and chronic pain rn).
- Shay 🐾
All of this is a mood, including the tags, lol.
Our "many" disabilities disable us? Who would have guessed? Lol (this is mostly a dig at ourselves).
- Shay (They/it)
I often have to stop myself whenever I catch myself going “it’s just that easy” or “why can’t I be like this all the time?” after doing the most mundane shit without second thought.
It’s not that easy, I’m just having a really good day so far.
I can’t be like that all the time, I have a disability.
And that’s ok.
Thanks for answering my ask!!!
- Zuki Shay Lupo (They/it)
Can I have 2 userboxes, please?
For the first one:
Icon: (picture can be cropped)
Text: This canine is disabled and tries their best
Font: Any font is fine
Theme: Forest/woods please
Text box color: Some kind of cyan or teal, please, preferably a darker shade if possible
Stickers: I don't care either way
For the second one:
Icon: (picture can be cropped)
Text: This cat is disabled and tries their best
Font: Any font
Theme: Forest/woods please
Text box color: Some kind of cyan or teal, preferably a darker shade, please
Stickers: I don't care either way
Thanks! :3c
- Zuki Shay Lupo (They/it)
here you go, I hope you enjoy! wow, there’s been a lot of userbox requests as of late—I’m not complaining though ^^
This is so true!!
We don't believe we have DID or OSDD, but we are plural, and it does seem like our trauma affected our plurality.
We won't argue with anyone trying to say that we actually have DID/OSDD. It doesn't even really matter to us that much whether we do or do not. All that really matters is that we are plural.
We have had our moments of thinking that our trauma wasn't "bad enough" and shit like that. So, this post definitely helps a bit.
Remember, comparing trauma is not good for anyone.
- Shay 🐾
"my trauma wasn't bad enough i can't be a system"
whenever I hear people say this I always wonder, what metric are you using? your tolerance for how things affect you now as a teenager, or adult?
something that you experienced as a child is going to use a completely different metric! a child's brain is much less developed than an adult's and what they're able to handle is much less. for instance maybe you like horror movies? you probably can watch them without even getting scared! but if you watched the same film at 7 years old it would likely be a lot different!!
you don't need extreme trauma in order to have DID. it just needed to be extreme enough to YOU as a child, that's all. You got bullied at school? that's enough to develop DID! you had a disorder from an early age that made life hard? that's enough to develop DID! your parents were neglectful? that's enough to develop DID!
there's no such thing as gold star DID you don't need to have gone through the worst of the worst. there's no need for trauma olympics, if you have DID you have DID and that's all!