I'm questioning if I'm a therian. I went to my friend for advice, and they said to go to people who are therians for help. What I want to ask is how do you know/find out? Can you share your experiences?
I sometimes get animalistic urges. Like growling, hissing, biting, walking/running on all fours, rubbing my head against things that I love/like and make me happy or I rub my head when happy. I've felt this deep connection one time, it felt like I was an animal at the moment, like I was very close to some animal, like there was one within myself. I tried talking to a family members dog before as a child, though I'm pretty sure a lot of kids did that, and also went up the stairs on all fours (another thing kids do/did), but it felt comfortable and right and I hated being told not to do that. I've also watched a pov on youtube, and I got the urge to walk on all fours like the person filming was. I thought of a specific cat, too. I've also cried because I wasn't an animal and felt deeply sad over it. I wanted to be an animal again. I've had dysphoria. When I wasn't identifying as a therian (I'm not currently), I felt empty, and it felt like something was missing but I can't place what.
I might not be a therian, just a quadrobist and possibly a copinglink or something. I plan on doing more research into therianthropy.