I'm just worried how this is going to affect me and those around me.

If I could speak to someone who's been through some of this one-on-one, I'd probably feel better.

I don't know.

I don't know.

A lot of what you listed has to do with your high metabolism which might or might not be related to Therianism. Mainstreamers also vary quite a lot as to the level of their metabolism. I don't know if there's anything different about a Were's metabolism - that needs research.

Tolerance to pain - indirectly, maybe. Because I'm a Werewolf, I have autoimmune problems. Because of that, I've had to live with a lot of painful conditions. When you live with pain, you tend to adapt to it and, although your pain threshold is, technically, not statistically different from others, you can deal with it better.

skin/hair color isn't related to therianthropy. I once thought it was but statistics don't bear it out.

ESP and therianthropy aren't related. Psi energy, maybe. Shamanistic experiences, probably.

Hurray for more double posting (>_<)

I was walking around today, not necessarily around people but not completely isolated.  It wasn't a densely populated street.

I was just thinking about random things and then I just wanted to run.  And, before I realised it, I was running by several people.  I couldn't feel anything, I didn't feel out of breathe (which is amazing since I'm far from fit), I just wanted to run.

This was short lived as someone finally shouted out to either me or someone else.  And, all the exhaustion from running I would have felt hit me like a train wreck.  On top of that, my head and eyes hurt.

Now that I recall, in gradeschool during Physical Education when we had to run laps I remember feeling something similar, along with the headache.

And then there was this whole thing where someone decided it would be fun to anger me, and...well, the experience itself is hard to describe, since it felt I was just watching, not in control.  I nearly lashed out, dropped everything I was carrying and tackled him and attempted to rip him to shreds.

Luckily someone else was near by and saw my hostile position and snapped me out of it.  After that...I just sort of retreated into my own little shell and thought about what had happened.





Mrh, I feel so stupid and out of the know. *shoots self*

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I enjoyed it until I fully realised what had happened.

I'm not sure whether I think this is neat or scary.

*shoots self again*

I am a very logical person, and am quite experienced and versed in human psychology.  No, I'm not professionally trained, just highly interested.  I guess you could say psycholology and psychiatry are a hobby.


Being a "were" or "therian" is a state of mind, solely.  The mind guides us away from normal human function because normal human function actually isn't.  Society has artificially removed us from nature.  And these thoughts you have may be a combination of conscious and subconscious expression of your wildness, your rejection of the life of a domesticated human.  I say conscious because you came here to explore it, rather than to a psychologist or psychiatrist.   And yes, I have questioned these aspects of my own makeup to a psychologist.


My advice to you is to explore your wild side.   Recognize it, and embrace it.  Perhaps therian beliefs suit your need; perhaps they are not enough.  But my advice to you, and to everyone, is not to EVER let popular opinion of any kind guide your path to self-discovery.  Do not define your existence and exploration of your spiritual connection to nature through such boring things as human definitions including m-shifting, p-shifting, eye color changes, heightened senses, etc.  These are misinterpretations of your body's desire to be among nature at best; and at worst, are neuroses caused by a desire to belong among humans even as you consciously seek to be apart from them and closer to nature.

Turn off the TV.  Stop reading werewolf posts, books, stories, etc. and start exploring this on your own.  Your own mind, your own spirit can guide you far better than these popular forums.  Instead, embrace these forums as potential sources of other humans who share your disconnection with domesticated society.  And don't make the mistake I did many years ago of assuming that all who share your beliefs in therianthropy (or more accurately misanthropy) are good people and have the same traits you do.  Many explore this for pure fantasy.  Others, unfortunately, explore it as a means of finding popularity among the misanthropic...similar to the "goth" subculture.

Seek carefully; both the people you are influenced by, as well as the answers you find.  Only you have the answers, and truth is strictly a personal matter.  No one can ever tell you the truth, especially about you.  But you can seek guidance in discovering the truth for yourself.


Best of luck.


And welcome to the world of the misanthropic, those who's misanthropy has guided them to a path of directing their misanthropy in a rather profoundly physical way - of becoming a non-human.