Nonhuman Expressions Of Affection Are Great. Purring. Exposing Weak Points As A Show Of Trust. Head Bonks.

as a personal thing, I don't think I like the term therian anymore, it just, it feels like it's connecting me to humanity too much

I am not a human, or even connected to humanity at all which is why I really like just being called a holothere or nonhuman

(this is just a personal experience for me, I know not everyone relates to this!!)

EDIT: I AM NOT SAYING THOSE WHO ARE THERIANS ARE HUMANS!!!!! I personally am not comfortable with the term and do not like it. But I also understand that those who are therian are also not humans!! We all have a different, or no, connection with humanity. Physical therians do exist!

i love being a non traditional regressor. sometimes regression can be getting cozy under your blanket in your hello kitty pj bottoms and oversized junji ito graphic tee shirt while watching let’s play videos of horror games

okay, ive seen way too many posts on the community tags talking about the tiktok ban and saying stuff like "i hope tiktok therians dont come in here theyre so awful and i hate them lol". and... i dont know what to tell you guys, i think thats mean as hell.

imagine, just for a second, that youre a therian on tiktok. at 13 years old, youve found a friendly community where people express themselves with masks, tails, and a type of movement called quadrobics. they seem to be having fun, so you decide to join in. and for a while, youre having fun too! you start practicing quadrobics, which is tough at first but you work hard to get better. you ask your parents for some cat masks, which you decorate with paint and faux fur. you make videos of yourself and your friends, wearing cat masks and dancing on all fours to some bland indie song.

then, out of nowhere, one of your posts goes viral. and suddenly, youre not having fun anymore.

"therians are crazy", "if you identify as a dog you should be chained and made to sleep naked outside", "my little brother came out as a therian and i bullied him until he stopped lol", "if i see a therian in the woods im shooting them", "if you want to be an animal, ill treat you like one".

again, YOURE 13. so you get defensive, because people you dont know are attacking you online and as a young teen, you dont know what to do to make it stop. so instead of confronting them, you try to please them instead. "im not crazy, im just having fun" turns into "i dont identify as an animal, only crazy people do that!" and then to "therians dont actually think were animals; thats lycanthropy and its wrong". this is what others in your community are saying, so it must be true, right? it helps slow down the criticism at least, if only for a little while; even if it never fully goes away. so you keep saying it, even to others in your community, because if it protects you from judgment, why not?

but now youre dealing with the possibility of your platform disappearing. youll lose your friends, the community youve worked so hard to be a part of. you heard some friends say they might switch to instagram if tiktok gets banned, while others prefer reddit or tumblr. Feeling curious (you didnt realize there were therians on other sites!), you decide to check out tumblr to see what that community is like there. the first post you come across at the top of the tag? "i hope tiktok therians dont come here theyre so awful and i hate them lol".

so yeah. thats the problem with making blanket statements like these; it only pushes away members of our own community. shame is not a motivator, and your aggressiveness gets us nowhere. remember, one catches more flies with honey than with vinegar. so be kind.

Shout out to regressors with messy rooms

Whether that be just a small mess or you have trash and dirty dishes everywhere

you are no less of a regressor just bc your rooms isn't clean or "aesthetic"

I hope you someday have the energy to clean, but until then don't feel ashamed or any less valid

ASK ME SOMETHING YOU'D ASK SOMEONE WHO IS PLURAL

ITS SO CUTE !!!!

Do you guys like my cup?! I love it sm!! Eeeeeee! It makes me so happy :3

things that don't make you a bad regressor:

being tall

being fat

being chubby

being muscular

being angular

being too big or heavy to lift up and carry

not being pale

having kinky or curly hair

having imperfect, yellowed, crooked or broken teeth

having body hair or facial hair

any part of your physical appearance. there is no way to “look like” an age regressor.

being trans or genderqueer

being a boy

liking dark or “inappropriate” shows, even while regressed

having dark or “inappropriate” interests, even while regressed (vulture culture, slasher films, etc)

having coping strategies outside of agere

not being able to regress easily

having sexual trauma

using substances, even while regressed

having “inappropriate thoughts” while regressed — you can't exactly control what you think

swearing, even when regressed

having no caregiver

having a fictional caregiver

not wanting a caregiver

telling nobody about your regression

wearing your regression on your sleeve

needing/using diaps for any reason

using mobility aids, even ones people consider “for old people” (they aren't — they're for whoever needs them)

not being nostalgic for your childhood, or preferring modern children's media compared to what was out when you were little

or being very nostalgic, wanting only to engage with things that came out when you were little

regressing to an older age, like 10 or 12 or 16

choosing/controlling when you regress

not being able to control when you regress

literally anything that gatekeepy tumblrinas and aesthetic pinterest accounts try to force on you. your regression is yours, and you aren't doing it wrong.

another tweenre outfit because I love making em…this one’s mostly based on ages 11-12& being a weeaboo on the interweb in the 2000s/early 2010s!!

(i really like this one like really really like…)

if you were a loom kid did you grow up into a Kandi kid cuz same

I love you psychological nonhumans,

I love you spiritual nonhumans,

I love you religious nonhumans,

I love you nonhumans who take your identity very seriously and it effects every aspect of your life,

I love you nonhumans who don’t take their identity very seriously at all,

I love you older nonhumans,

I love you younger nonhumans,

I love you disabled nonhumans,

I love you queer nonhumans,

I love you mentally ill nonhumans,

I love you neurodivergent nonhumans,

I love you nonhumans with obscure identities,

I love you nonhumans with super common identities,

I love you nonhumans who wear gear and I love you nonhumans who don’t,

I love you nonhumans who have body mods related to their identity,

I love you nonhumans who experience dysphoria and euphoria,

I love you nonhumans ❤️