What is Shifting? | Therian Shifts | Contherian & Suntherian

[@fre-shevacadoo4961]

I have a feeling you did a better job at explaining this than either my science teacher, or Google, or both. 😂

[@PDTherian]

I think that's a giant compliment xD So thank you so much! If you still don't understand something or got any questions, you can always ask here in the comments. I answer to all of them :)

[@monted91]

Your science teacher shouldn't be touching this subject.

[@Lemon-wu9lr]

@@monted91 why not

[@SOCKSFROMBLUE]

@@Lemon-wu9lr it's like no hate but someone wouldn't be talking about that at school

[@amberwolf9738]

Ahh now I know why I keep having dreams like that! 🐾 🐾 🐾

[@PDTherian]

Ah I'm glad I could help u out! :D

[@SoulDenSystem]

i believe you described this topic very well. personally, i've already known all of this information, but hopefully younger and/or less experienced therians will be able to apply this knowledge to their everyday lives. i hope you're having a good week, and i relate to the end when you space out/get scared while recording 😂😅💙

[@PDTherian]

Ah thanks a lot! Those words mean a lot to me :) I indeed hope I can help someone out there! And yeh xD spacing out hha or suddenly getting scared or uncomfortable when someone walks by or when I hear sticks snap or such. I do that a lot during videos.

[@ruffthegoldenretriver2626]

I’m supposed to be sleeping but instead I’m watching your videos. Worth it

[@PDTherian]

ha I know the feeling!

[@gam3347]

Thanks I don't shift so this helps me know what Its like and mabey I have been shifting and just don't realize it thanks PD

[@PDTherian]

As said in the description, it also possible to be a non-shifting therian! I actually know a few and there really is nothing wrong with being one :) Perhaps u indeed do shift, most I've seen is people mental shifting without realizing they're mentally shifted so perhaps u can focus on that to figure out of you indeed are a non-shifting therian?

[@PDTherian]

By now I've learned that todays definition of the suntherian is a misinterpretation of the original definition! Learn more about what suntherianthropy ACTUALLY is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJjZpouNm8mAiLc *** note that I forgot to include a disclaimer that genderfluid people CAN switch between feeling female and male, for example, and having different experiences at one and the other. in my comparison between therian and transgender persons.

[@hyacinth1729]

I love your videos soo much!!!!

[@PDTherian]

aww thank you so much!

[@zerowolf4051]

My friends a mermaid therian can you do that? I’m just curious I’m no therian idk anything about it so I’m just learning lol. I find it really cool tho!

[@tetsuointhebathroomstall1312]

@@zerowolf4051 These days, a therian is someone who's an earthly animal that is universally agreed to exist. An otherkin is someone who's an otherworldly creature, or otherwise a creature whose existence is debated. Your friend is otherkin.

[@headlcb2178]

Very relaxing video!! to watch but I do have one question so if your animal hearted and you shift is the animal different from you or are you the same just more animal like?😊

[@wonderwolfshifter8867]

Where the notification squad at Edit: OMG pd heartedthis :DD

[@cookiecrumbs9515]

You explaining what a therian is and using transgender as an example (BUT THEM NOT BEING THE SAME) actually is a really good way of explaining it.

[@trico3704]

I had a phantom shift today. Some kids laughed at me and I felt my ears lower down.

[@NotLRK]

:(

[@violet3430]

Don’t tell them :)

[@spinelthefoxbaldifanart4sq611]

Cheetah therians: iM a ChEeTAh wItH PuRplE EyEs Me a actual cheetah therian: wth am I supposed to Say

[@NikolaiWowe]

I hardly talk about me being a feline therian, and then you have those who talk about it 24/7 lmao

[@NotLRK]

@@NikolaiWowe I feel like a wolf I get dream shifts

[@TheCrowMan235]

Close to what I had years ago, I ain't a therian, I don't think? But had a dream where I was in my school yard as a leopard and people were scared of me and I charged a few of them XDDDD a funny dream I remember years later.... I wish I had more

[@fallonchaloner5179]

I'm a newly awaken therian and have acted like a wolf my whole life. I have just started shifting, thanks to explain it more to me so I know what to do and know when it's happening 😊😊 thank you so much

[@PDTherian]

always welcome and welcome in the community!

[@makaylataylor5590]

Same!

[@Polopony20.]

I usually have mental and phantom shifts but I have had one where I (fully awake, maybe slightly zoning out, saw my hands and arms as golden furred cat legs with brown spots and stripes (which makes sense because I’m a Savanah Cat therian)

[@PDTherian]

Hmmm that's odd. Did you litterally see them as if your arms where those paws? Or rather like "imagining" seeing, as in a layer on top of your human arms?

[@Polopony20.]

somewhat of a mix, i saw my hands still as my hands but with the pattern layered over it, but i saw my arms as cat arms...

[@PDTherian]

hmm weird, a layer overneath it could have been an aura shift. Cat arms.. as in litterally arms.. Closest that I can see related to it is 'spiritual shift' or a very short 'astral shift'. I'd advise you to research and google those a bit! I myself don't know a lot about those so googling might learn your more than my words in this case.

[@mistercowcola5256]

That's cool, I wanna be a therian but I really can identify as one because I just do quad robots. I would start shifting and going out in the woods and be more myself BUT I live in a city...and its a million degrees outside 😅 I have a biiigggg park with trees and land so that were I go but y know, its hot up here. So I am sad 😂

[@2ndpartycrasher954]

@@mistercowcola5256 you can just be a furry

[@venusxaino]

I'm not a therian but this is really interesting!

[@PDTherian]

I'm glad u found it interesting then! If u ever got any questions about or around therians or therianthropy, you're always free to ask! I reply to all my comments asap :)

[@samlesserofficial]

I've only had one dream shift..i jumped forwards and my body becamed a Wolf!..it was amazing. But i've only had it one time!

[@maririantarean3720]

I showed this to my fiance. It really helped him understand why I do the things I do. My theriotype is a hyena, so I make a variety of hellish noises to communicate (yknow, until I realize he has no idea of what I'm saying) and a variety of other (ahem) bizarre behaviors. Even so, he accepts me. I found that more education regarding our identities and feelings can only help him understand more. Awesome explanation!

[@TheCrowMan235]

Woah I like hyenas :DDDDDD I don't think am therian though idk??????? Halp.

[@abbie5752]

I love you so much PD, im so glad your a therian who posts constant Bc a lot of therian youtubers I know don’t post anymore, ilysm!❤️❤️

[@PDTherian]

Aw thank u so much! your words mean a lot to me. I really try my best to help out and bring as many videos out as possible :') I wouldn't be able to do this without people like you!

[@winterwithawhyknudsen5166]

DISCLAIMER: When you are trying to find your theriotype/kintype, DON'T: rely on dreams, rely on meditation, focus on your favorite animal/mythical creature, not do research DO: rely on phantom limbs/sensory shifts even if it is small like claws, fur, sent, hearing, etc., shift and compare what you act like during your shift to an animal or mythical creature, have a therian/otherkin journal to record any types of shifts or urges to shifts or anything like that, listen to any random visions in your head of being an animal because it might be a memory of your past life. hope this helps! (also you can listen to your dreams if they are you actually being an animal and not an animal protecting or you having a dream of an animal that is a different being than you etc. also reply to this comment if you have any questions :D) -William

[@blinkboi1827]

Thank you for the advice william :)

[@cheese_cat1]

this is a SUPER late reply and im unsure if you'll respond but hi william, im kinda struggling. sometimes i make cat noises (uncontrollably) but whenever i have a phantom shift it always feels like a wolf muzzle and not a cat muzzle. ive observed the ways both animals walk and it feels a little more comfortable whenever i do it the feline way when i attempt quads. im so confused lol

[@rainlluvia5818]

@@cheese_cat1 it seems as though you may have multiple theriotypes! This seems to be decently common, although sometimes (especially newly awakened therians) they may think they are have a theriotype when actually they don’t. This wasn’t William (obv xD) but I hoped this helped!

[@cheese_cat1]

@@rainlluvia5818 tysm!! ive actually been wondering about the multiple theriotype things since i know its possible im just not 100% sure lol, im just trying to research and wait and see if i get any visions or anything, but again tysm

[@rainlluvia5818]

@@cheese_cat1 np! :)

[@beanshroom.]

Around a year ago, i had a dream were i was a wolf, running and howling in the forest. I think i might be a therian, i am also a furry. In my dream i looked down at my hands, which were paws. And i could feel a tail. It felt amazing honestly- this video really helped.

[@greadracia2590]

im a poly therian and i experienced the dream shift twice...it was cool!!!! :D

[@confused7804]

Omg love this vid but at the end so awkward lol but I loved it

[@PDTherian]

Haha yeh it is xD I'm so sorry haha Thank u so much!

[@GlobalPeaceConnector]

Wooooww thank you for this great explaination!! I just looked on google youtube and the web in many different ways for more than 2 hours...didnt find ANYTHING that explained as good as you!!! And you do it also without judgement!! You are more worth than gold!! *making a bow to you out of graditude*

[@PDTherian]

aw thanks a lot! I try my best :D

[@violet3430]

I’ve tried shifting and I’ve almost made it to another world! It’s so cool!

[@PDTherian]

You likely experienced an 'out of body experience' or something alike rather than shifting. Shifting isn't about going into another world but about having animal experiences and the like. You could have experienced an Astral Shift however: therian.fandom.com/wiki/Astral_Shift (mostly commenting to prevent others getting miseducated that shifting is about entering different worlds)

[@violet3430]

PD ohhh I was just talking about reality shifting. It’s kinda like what your talking about but it isn’t only limited to animals. Anyways basically what happens if you do it right is you basically have a out of body experience like you said. But tysm for explaining that for me 💕

[@frollealabanks2020]

@@PDTherianI feel so cute when I am shifty

[@lilly-mc9tq]

i remember i had a dream shift into an african serval cat, it was in first person and i was running across a wide savannah desert and it was amazing and so nice. i was also playing with my littermates and grooming them. it was so relaxing i hope it happens again :D

[@orangecattreeanimations3885]

This was very useful!! thank you, i was kinda confused on shifting and this video was perfect

[@PDTherian]

you're very welcome! :D

[@ariawyters160]

I would walk the street and feel simething swaging on my legs like fluffy tail and i swear i feel like i can move it too

[@cupido6784]

I’ve always loved your little intro you have when you are introducing yourself! I always found that very creative and cute! Anyways I enjoy your videos and I really enjoyed this one! Tysm this was very helpful!!

[@spookynerd-hf3qe]

This helped a lot, I can sort of intensify my focus on my senses on command, I get phantom ears from noises that aren’t supposed to be heard in an area I’m in and phantom tail during exciting moments. I also think I am a suntherian because it’s pretty constant and some days I do not feel animalistic at all.

[@rabbitbunny136]

omg this is so good! I searched through entire youtube to find a good video on mental shifting to show my psychologist and now I found one. Ofc, it's from you😁

[@PDTherian]

Kuzu Demonkin yay! Thanks a lot :D

[@rabbitbunny136]

np ^^

[@fawnofnaturepack1761]

This was explained wonderfully, and I learnt a few things from this video. - Eclipse, Alpha of The Fawn of Nature pack

[@PDTherian]

Aw thank u! That's a huge compliment to me. I'm always here to help :)

[@jieunlee1582]

Therians have packs?? (I just researched this today cause of a video I watched.)

[@mistercowcola5256]

Aww I wanna pack 😂

[@theincarnateofkurro]

@@jieunlee1582 Yep.

[@amyb4663]

When people at school ask me what does it mean to shift into a animal as a therian I say "well, basically I can take the mind of the animal but not the body"

[@Polopony20.]

emo yeemo teemo I really thought that was going to say “you can take the mind out of the animal but you can’t take the animal out of the mind”

[@PDTherian]

That's a smart way to put it! :D Thanks for sharing with me!

[@claraafton6718]

My mom used to yell at me that she couldn’t read my mind, but I thought I still had a tail to show emotion 😭

[@R0tting.K1tty]

I think I experienced a dream shift. However, their was one part of the dream where I could see myself from a birds eye veiw, kinda like a video game. I was still in my body, controlling my movements. There were also parts I was actually in my body (a chubby black cat with red eyes) and could see everything from that perspective too :3

[@blitzflosse4638]

I have the experience of phantom shifting constantly. I have wolf ears and sometimes a tail too. It's an incredible feeling. I can control my mental shifting completely but if I go for a walk sometimes I let him out. I thinks he's a he because I don't feel really female like when I'm shifting. But I don't exactely know that I'm an therian. I discovered the community yesterday and felt understood. I have the feeling my whole live but it was a wolf in the beginning then a cat (I guess) and now a wolf again. I will write my experiences down and I don't really know. But I neither CAN'T tell it my therapist nor my doctor. They will just see some craziness in me and yes...

[@razor5764]

The biggest trigger with me is when my dogs wrestle around. I don't know why, I just get a sudden urge to go down there and play with them. But I can't, because they'll bite and scratch me.. I so far haven't dreamt anything about shifting yet, but I'm sure it's probably in my future. I don't get phantom shifts randomly, I only get them when I think about them. I can feel and move my wolf tail and ears around when phantom shifting. I haven't experienced many shifts, but they're probably gonna come eventually.

[@milo_got_the_milk]

Your accent is a bit hard to understand but this helped I saw a TikTok about shifting into animals and it’s so cool!

[@St1nky_Rodent]

Thank you! I been having lots of these shifts and I was really curious what they ment!

[@ksushaungurean8805]

i remember when i was 2 or 3 i would always sit as a cat and i would enjoy playing around like one, i always made cat vocals i think that might've been my little therian self

[@hxneyxcloudz4506]

you are honestly better than my science teacher

[@atsushart]

I just came on here and there’s 123 comments

[@PDTherian]

KZbin gets quiet crowded and active here sometimes! :D

[@artsyandy6431]

I know that’s so satisfying

[@caliicocam7809]

I'm new to therians and what they are, and your videos are really helping me! suntherianthropy sounds like me, I am in a constant state of having phantom ears

[@wildaweckstrom1913]

Then I dream shift very often

[@PDTherian]

Jealous! I wish I did :)

[@_Kagekao_]

I am a newly awaken Therian, and my theriotype is wolf. Your channel is a big help to me. I am feeling a bit lonely, because I don't know any other therians irl. I kind of remember my wolf past life, so does that make me a spiritual therian? I always felt more safe and at home in the forest than in my own house and I always acted like a wolf even before I realized I was a therian. Before I realized, I had felt phantom limbs and when I focused on my theriotype, my senses increased. I always kind of had great hearing anyway. Thanks for everything!

[@jadenthewolf3686]

I shifted a couple of time IN FRONT OF MY FRIEND.Yeah, luckily she thought I was joking

[@n1amh_mog]

I had an amazing dream the other week and I felt like I was my theriotype (my theriotype is a North American indean dog Arctic wolf and light grey / white husky mix) and there were other wolfs around me but they weren't talking to me (I couldn't understand them) we ran and howled (e.c.t) it made me feel great until hunters tried to kill us (but we survived) I think I got captured by the hunters but I don't know (And that's when the dream ended 😢).

[@karlywood3781]

Thanks for making these videos they are very helpful.

[@PDTherian]

always welcome! :)

[@FreakyFurryCreations]

I didn't realize how long this would take. I'm currently on a journey to discover if I am indeed a therian. I've been searching so many platforms and done do much research but I'm still not sure. Now that I know exactly what shifts are, this is going to be helpful in finding out. I do slightly believe I am a therian because a slight feeling of being more.. animal-like was the reason I became a furry, before I new what a therian was. I've had feelings of being an animal for years before I knew what therians were, but I still don't know if I am one for sure as I can't recall having a shift, at least that I know of.

[@wendytestaburger5088]

My First M-Shift Was About Ten Seconds, I Shifted Into A Theriotype I Didn’t Think I Had. I’m Now A Polytherian. I Shifted Into A Spotted Hyena, And Started Running Around. I temporarily lost control.

[@PDTherian]

Mochi Subliminals it’s not that you shift into an animal, that that is your theriotype. Cameoshifts are shifts of animals one doesn’t identify as. So from animals that aren’t theriotypes. The question is: do you identify as this animal? Do you feel as if you are this animal,

[@wendytestaburger5088]

PD Yes I Feel Like The Animal.

[@Auronomi]

Ah, this was insightful! Didn’t know what Sun or Con Therian was, nice to know :)

[@RaindropReef]

I remember I once had a dream that I thought I was weird before I knew what a therian was and that I am one. In the dream I was running and I saw wolves around me and so I thought I was being chased by wolves but when I looked down I saw that I had paws and then I realized I was a wolf in the dream 🐺😌

[@Bowaikku]

Wow, my most stronger shift was the mental shifting, for some reason it happends in a florest, I got a more auditive and focused, I was feeling very better and was everything thing so calm and relaxing, was in public, yeah, but I finally feel a very special feeling about my fox side being, I prentice a lot of phantom shifts, I feel like I have a tail, ears and big canines, I see and I can feel the aura. lol the mostly video who explained better than google, I really appreciate this video!

[@seastudios_artimissart6095]

I am late * sad cheetah chirp *

[@PDTherian]

It's fine hha! :')

[@seastudios_artimissart6095]

@@PDTherian why am i still awake right now its 11:40 at night where i am

[@PDTherian]

It's 9:11 am over here hha. I was up till 2am yesterday tho. Go sleep! xD

[@seastudios_artimissart6095]

@@PDTherian lol ok

[@Ikkngty]

I think I experienced a phantom shift today, I felt somewhat large catlike ears on my head. This makes sense, considering my theriotype is a larger breed of domestic cat. I jerked and shook my head at the feeling for a moment, then it went away. This is new to me because I've only ever felt mental shifts. That was my first phantom shift I believe, if I'm wrong, correct me!

[@Eersian]

I've never understood therians and otherkin who claim to not remember after their shifts. Sounds like some sort of depersonalization like what can sometimes happen with anxiety. Sounds creepy to me since I've witnessed this at a mental hospital where a girl was laughing and doing very bizarre things. ~ Eersian

[@PDTherian]

If someone becomes someone else (when shifted or at any other time) and after "turning back to their usual self" and does not remember what they did or say or did feel out of control when doing or saying those things.. as if it's a seperated being they were.. they're actually suffering from "dissociative identity disorder", former known as "multiple personality disorder" which is where one is "split" into multiple persons. And by that changes from one to another and does or say stuff they don't remember afterwards when turned back or when they Do remember; they feel as if they didn't control their own body but rather someone else was controlling their body. So it sounds as if those persons are rather experiencing DID than (therian) shifting of any kind

[@sunshine-iy9bn]

Omg I had dream shifting ! BTW LOVE THIS VIDEO!!

[@PDTherian]

I love dream shifting the most of all other shifts! U can be an animal for "real" in those! Sadly I don't dream shift a lot.. Thank you! :D

[@sunshine-iy9bn]

PD Yep! Same!

[@Liv-si6qu]

Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure out if therians are part of DiD and it seems as if it is partly. This definitely cleared things up!

[@PDTherian]

Honestly, it wouldn't make sense if therians were part of DiD, after all DiD stands for Dissociative Identity Disorder, in the past named 'Multiple personality disorder'. The word 'multiple' says enough already. I also quote "Dissociative identity disorder, formerly referred to as multiple personality disorder, is a condition wherein a person's identity is fragmented into two or more distinct personality states." . The thing here is that with DID a person is actually 'split' in multiple persons and becomes an entirely different person when experiencing this other identity (one their 'multiple personalities'), often their body is taken control over and one split personality is out of control when the other personality takes over. Which causes cases were one does not remember anymore what they did or said when 'being the other person'. Or that they couldn't control their actions during the period the 'other took over'. The difference I can see between a therian and someone who has DID here is that a therian is only 1 person. A therian, is a human who identifies as a non-human animal. Their theriotype. however human and theriotype are one and the same person, they have the same behaviour, same likes, personality,.. when 'shifted' this only gets worse. Simular to how one runs faster when being scared or how one studies better when focused as an example. But human and animal are one and the same person, not seperated of eachother. A theriotype does not control the body or anything alike. So DID does not fit within therian, simply as with therianthropy there is only 1 personality. Or however you want to call it. Not multiple which one switches between (as what happens with DID). Does that clear it up a bit? I find it eitherway interesting how one tries to find the connection between therians and DID. I'm always open for new views on therianthropy.

[@Liv-si6qu]

@@PDTherian ahh okay thank you so much! I've been studying the topic and have noticed slight similarities between the two. But you're right, this doesn't make them the same. I just have one question and it's when people who have a noticeable switch and can be seen actually doing animalistic things, would that mean they have DiD? Because I've seen some videos where they've labeled themselves as therians however they change completely which doesn't match your description to a therian. I've spoken to one KZbinr with DiD and explained it and she said there's a possibility that they could have DiD. Is this possible?

[@Liv-si6qu]

@@PDTherian And please don't take this the wrong way! I'm just trying to figure things out, i don't mean to be rude !

[@PDTherian]

If they would change .. by example: From A human person who likes warmth and calmness, is scared of swimming and named Tommie. To A wolf who likes the snow but hates the warmth, is aggressive, enjoys swimming and is named Moon. So 2 entirely different beings.. Yes, then this could be seen as DID rather than therianthropy. Especially if they afterwards claim they do not remember what they did or said when 'being Moon' or say they do remember but 'felt as if Moon controlled their body'. Most of those videos are from very young kids, usually between the age of 6 and 12 years old. I do think most of them rather pretend and imagine and convinced themselves so much they 'are a wolf' (or that 'moon' is in this case) they started believing it to be the truth or just lie to the watcher to 'be cool' (aka pretend as if they got no control, just for the sake of being watched) than that they actually would have DID however. And don't worry! I'm not easily offended or such! In fact I love discussing and thinking about things! :') It always learns both sides something interesting.

[@Liv-si6qu]

@@PDTherian Ahh okay thank you, that clears everything up! No more misconceptions here! And thank you for responding and dealing with me haha, I've learned a lot!

[@marit1762]

And another amazing video!

[@PDTherian]

Aww thank u so much!

[@nickwildeswife1706]

I dream shift and phantom shift a LOT. I never really mental shift 😞

[@mmm77171]

Same

[@makaylataylor5590]

Same

[@Delusionsquare]

Call me weird all you want but to this day (I’m 12) I watch Netflix and sometimes act as if I’m in the movie meaning like I’m a dragon or wolf of some kind and sorta act it out.But I’ve been doing this for 3 or so years and I feel I’ve gotten to the point where I can phantom shift on cue or whenever I feel is needed.When I act out in these movies which are mainly action movies, I visually try to make myself interact with my tail;Wings;ears;etc in the movie.Im starting to feel like I’m acually that animal if you know what I mean.Im terrible at explaining things but this was the best I could do.If I’m wrong please correct me,I don’t want to believe something that may not be true.❤️(I’m more of a dragon kin/Therian (Shiz Tzu)

[@mistercowcola5256]

Mmm that could be you just acting, try more therian stuff like quadrobics or going out! Just to see how good or comfortable it feels.

[@sunny_sunfl0wer754]

I usually feel like I have ears perking forward and stuff!

[@snoozywaffle7543]

Ive had 2 dream shifts this month

[@silly.w0of]

I just bought two new tails and I’m exited! (That was random sorry lol)

[@PDTherian]

all fine! i'll be excited together with u

[@ЗИМАКОТ]

my friend is a new cat therian so i’m going to send them this for starting and your other one / staring and stoping shifting

[@blinkboi1827]

I didnt even know that contherians and suntherians were a term until now! I can officially say that i am a suntherian >:3

[@xyourmainbitchx2788]

Oml I had a dream shift it’s weird but just listen. I’m a Mackenzie Vally Wolf and in the dream I was on my porch with my friend and it was dark we were chatting about something and I look over at the gate on my porch and all I see is some face looking back at me I grab my friend and jump off the porch and tell her to run, she’s asking me what the hell is going on but I’m to froze in fear to tell her then I make it down the hill and boom I feel this weird shifting in me and as I’m running down the hill I let out this awful growl and I can hear her behind me trying to keep up and all I remember is looking through the eyes of a grey wolf then I’m sitting up out of my bed 🤷‍♀️

[@S.K.R.E.E._Tsuki-Chan]

Even when Wolf-Kun wasn't awaken has actually been told by his parant that his eyes turn from brown to blood red and become pointed when he is angry

[@PDTherian]

Is wolf-kun you as in your 'human form'? So are you talking about yourself in third person? Or are you talking about wolf-kun as the name of your theriotype? It sounds a lot as if 'wolf-kun' , is a seperated being from you as a human. This is impossible and not therianthropy. Your theriotype is You. I Am a dog. That 'dog', my theriotype, is not seperated from me. Cannot have a seperated name unless it was a pet in a past life you still identify as and cannot have seperated personality (mad) or actions (dreaming etc). See it like a transgender. A physical girl identifies as a boy. Their gender is boy. The girl IS a boy. They are a boy, the gender 'boy' doesn't have a seperated name, likes, dislikes, personality,.. a theriotype works in the same way. If Wolf-kun is a seperated wolf, a seperated being. With own name, personality etc. It isn't a theriotype (and you aren't a therian, unless you got another theriotype) it could be an alternate personality (DID mental illness), a character (furry) or a spirit guide by example. -- Eyes cannot change. Physically, impossible. It was either a fairytale (lied) by your parents or if you believe this/see this yourself than you are experiencing the serious mental illness 'clinical lycanthropy' (believing you're shapeshifting or able to into an animal) or 'shizophrenia' (believing and seeing things that aren't real). The only possible way an eye colour can naturally change is: a baby with blue eyes can get dark brown eyes when growing up, if you smoke your eyes get yellow (the white, not the iris), when you cry they get red (the white, not the iris) and depending on how the sun falls into your eyes, they can look lighter. Like brown eyes suddenly looking almost-blue. But they never actually change colour.

[@S.K.R.E.E._Tsuki-Chan]

@@PDTherian Wolf-Kun is always Wolf-Kun just sometimes more wolf-ish

[@S.K.R.E.E._Tsuki-Chan]

@@PDTherian talks always mostly in third person

[@annawhiteley3128]

I shift while swimming (dolphin) :)

[@PDTherian]

Anna Whiteley oooh what kind of dolphin do you identify as? :D

[@S.K.R.E.E._Tsuki-Chan]

Wolf-Kun always feels mostly red wolf and 25 percent human but when angry he goes full wolf shift so he's a contherian he guesses

[@PDTherian]

hmm difficult cuz u're always part wolf and part human, but you also change. one time more human, other time full wolf.. So that would be suntherian then.

[@S.K.R.E.E._Tsuki-Chan]

K thanks

[@KlTTYB0Y]

Off topic but I love your accent

[@Tessa_Wolf_]

I mental shift a lot and dream shift almost every night.

[@winterwithawhyknudsen5166]

3:18 yeah. I see videos on the internet of therian shifts and I never understand why most of them are confused on where they are or what their mask is. since we are our theriotype we would know. I don’t get it lol😅

[@reyzeeplayzee]

I mental shift a little too often for my brother's liking.

[@tisdakota1733]

BRO I HAD NO IDEA IG I HAVE PHANTOM WINGS NOW

[@clawsproductions582]

PD explaining how therians work made me think of a leopard (my theriotype) trying to play guitar

[@crow._.5906]

now i’m questioning if i’m a suntherian

[@None-dk2dq]

Hi my favorite animal is squirrel

[@PinkLemonade-vq9bq]

I shift mostly at school😳

[@Benevolent_Envy]

I love your hair

[@nocontent9671]

Oh I thought shifting was something else now I know why I growl when I get angry

[@PDTherian]

What did u think shifting was? :)

[@nocontent9671]

@@PDTherian I thought it was where you become an animal and act like 1 not where you act more like 1 but still like a human I'm still very new to therian stuff oml YOU REPLIED

[@PDTherian]

Well technicly u could act 100% like an animal when shifted. And not as a human at all. However it's like.. when you shift. You're always lets say 50% human, 50% animal as example. You're human, but identify as an animal. But when you shift. You change to 30% human and 70% animal by example. You're stilll the same person. You're not suddenly a different being. U just act More animal. Chances are u become 100% animal. However you're then too, still the same person and not suddenly a wolf with a completely different personality etc. You're just More animal. However 100% animal is actually pretty rare :,) usually therians are at all times still kind of human-like in behaviour. And that's fine! i'm here to help u! Hha. And ofcourse I would xD

[@nocontent9671]

@@PDTherian oh Now I under stand thanks :)

[@astrosurge70]

I'm a young therian, but I'm scared to do spells and shifts. Any advice? Idk. I think I'm JUST getting my head around it.

[@PDTherian]

Therianthropy (the identity that causes someone to be a therian) is about identifying (feeling as if you are) as an animal. (While knowing you're physically human). It's absolutely not about spells. That would be witchcraft, wiccan or something simular. Therians do not do spells (or atleast not related to their therianthropy) so no worries :) Shifting also isn't needed. Usualy shifting happens naturally, just out of iself. Not extreme either, one is always in control of their own body etc. Some therians simply do not shift, we call those "non-shifting therians". And there is nothing wrong with that :) As long as you feel as if you are (identify as) an animal, you're a therian. Shifting isn't required. And spells not related. ;) always here to help out so ask any question u got whenever u want!

[@NotLRK]

@@PDTherian I think I'm a therian whenever I see wolves I feel like one of them I know I'm a human though I've also had dream shifts of being a wolf

[@Quinnie_the_poo]

Can you be non-binary and a tharian?

[@PDTherian]

ofcourse! non-binary, male, female, transgender, genderneutral and all others are gender identities. Genders. Being a therian is an 'internal' identity. Or we just call it 'identity', it's as much of an identity as 'I feel human' or 'I am an artist' or anything. It's not something you chose tho. We feel as if we're animals, no matter if we hate it or not. So seeing they're two completely different aspects of identity, you can be both!

[@confused7804]

I have phantom shifts a lot in one day

[@PDTherian]

Cool! What kind of phantom shifts? Ears? Tails?

[@confused7804]

Mostly ears u?

[@PDTherian]

24/7 constant state of having a phantom tail :') Ever since birth. Phantom ear shifts however are pretty rare for me :/

[@confused7804]

PD oh that’s cool and interesting

[@PDTherian]

aw thanks!

[@tailplays]

i think i might be a suntherian....even tho i have some problems with my identity i still act like an animal moste of the time...and i do feel a very strong connection with a wolf...i never realy experienced the feeling of going from a human to an animals state of mind...it kinda hangs in between

[@PDTherian]

Well do you actually identify as a wolf? Feel as if u are a wolf/see yourself as a wolf (even if just a small bit)? Or do u "only" feel a connetcion to wolfs? The in-between surely sounds like a suntherian indeed tho!

[@Justnicoleluvss]

I always knew i wasn't human😂

[@oliviat5891]

U are, but you may not be mentally or spiritually.

[@unknownwolf4046]

I'm able to feel my wolf body born as a Lycanthrope

[@TheDiamondRose-vx7bo]

I feel wings on my back and a fox tail and ears on me

[@PDTherian]

nice phantom shifts! I'm jealous as I don't feel ears often

[@dreamingofmusic3347]

How can you tell what animal ears etc you have?

[@dreamingofmusic3347]

How can you tell what animal ears etc you have?

[@SunNekoChan]

I feel like im cotherian because i don't really experience shifts im just kinda... Like i feel im constantly an animal and a human

[@bluezircon1564]

When I shift into a fox I like to stand on my tippy toes because it feels like I get that extra joint that makes the curvature on a canine hind leg! When I do that I amajine my toes are actually my paws. I actually didn’t know why I did a lot of the noises I do until I saw a video of a fox and this was before I knew what a therian was. I always kinda knew tho but I just though I was more of a wolf till I learnt about foxes and I just felt even more like me

[@Itztoolie._.]

Seems to me as if in a suntherian 😅 Idk if that was grammaticly correct but i think you get the point 😁

[@PDTherian]

it is, worry not :) I'm a suntherian too!

[@julietf3360]

Is it possibly to experience a cameo phantom shift? Because I don’t identify with dragons, I just really like the concept of them, but yesterday I had a phantom shift and I was a dragon instead of a Mackenzie Valley wolf.

[@PDTherian]

yep, cameo shifts can be any type of shift

[@alyssawietecha279]

What happens if you feel something on your head? Is that shifting

[@PDTherian]

Alyssa Wietecha it may be a phantom shift. Feeling a non-human phantom limb like a tail, horns, snout etc

[@rainlluvia5818]

I honestly would like some help with shifting. It feels like I am forcing myself to act like an animal if you get what I mean.

[@cyannanima2505]

Hey PD! I love watching yoru videos, and wnated to share it to my therapist to make it easier to explain some things. But she doesnt speak english good, and sadly your accent, I think it is, is a little hard to understand soemtimes. So I wnated to recommend maybe putting subtitles? No pressure of course this is just an idea. Love the video ^^!

[@PDTherian]

Heya! Sorry to hear. (Almost) All of my videos actually have english subtitles. This specific video has them top. You just have to enable them. Click the “CC” button or go to setting and click on “Custom Captions”. Then enable “english”. There are a few who are still in the works however, but 90% of my videos have these subtitles by now. Goodluck! :)

[@cyannanima2505]

@@PDTherian ooh! Thank you so much PD, I'll keep that in mind that's very smart!

[@PDTherian]

@@cyannanima2505 yeh I’m aware of my poor accent due english not being my first language. Especially with older videos like these, so I’ve been working the past year on making subtitles to make them understandable to everyone :D

[@cyannanima2505]

@@PDTherian Thank you again!^^ and no worries I myself am also not and English speaking person

[@alphawolf2969]

WOOF!

[@PDTherian]

SQUEAK!

[@alphawolf2969]

@@PDTherian do you have any extra tips on shifting I have only had one shift

[@Dragonati_539]

4:44 i was a husky dog in one of my dream is it a dream shift?

[@Blitzy7979]

How can I tell that it worked

[@hollaceprestyn8515]

Hi can nekos shift

[@FirePhoenix5]

I usually dream shift, I’ve had a lot of sensory shifting, and I’ve only mentally shifted a few times but i don’t know what I’ll do if I shift in school. Any ideas?

[@f0xy_.444]

Normally when im laying in bed getting ready to sleep, I feel like I have the ears, tail, paws, etc of my theriotype. I feel like im actually my theriotype laying down if you get what I mean. Is that phantom shifting?

[@bluezircon1564]

Idk I think that’s how I feel rn

[@Eryan724]

Its a misconseption that humans arent animals.... We are all animals. And we denied this for centuries. I feel like that this is about reclaiming our wildness and breaking the shackles of domestication. Connecting to mother earth again

[@PDTherian]

we all know that humans are animals, this is why the more detailed definition of a therian says 'a human that identifies as a non-human animal on a non-physical level'. We usually just say 'animal' to keep it easy. Therians are not just 'wilder' humans or 'more animalistic humans', they're humans who identify as a (semi) specific non-human animal species, and as effect of that get animalistic behaviour/urges/mindset etc. The animalistic behaviour without the identity, wouldn't be a therian. So a regular more-animalistic human, isn't a therian. A therian who is more animalistic And Identifies as a non-human animal species is a therian. Tho both experience this animalisticness very seriously. As you say, indeed breaking shackles of domestication in a way and reclaiming wilderness. Not entirely by choice however, as it's bound to an unconcious, integral identity. Does that explain it to you?

[@sera_pawless]

Okay I know it's 5 years later but I have some important questions that I'm struggling with rn i thought this might be a good place. 1: I think I am animal Hearted but I have no idea yet the Pacific animal. But I have a bit of some spices in mind. (I know you can't choose to be one) 2: shifts camido shifts can the be like any other shift like phantom shifts? Cuz I had one last night I had ears like a fox, wolf or smt like that it was a bit unclear. And this was also my first awake shift. 3: I also have dream shifts having a tail or mostly I'm doing quadrobics. 4: identifying as an animal is to much for me I feel more like they are family or I belongs to them but I'm still 100% human. I also see them in shadows idk if this is just insanity or also smt related. 5: for awakening does this happen like in one click. Or can it also slowly come 6: I have a short about more of it you don't have to check it out. But if somebody wants to help me I would appreciate it! Remember to stay fluffy♥️🐾