the term therian is SO thrown around and gatekeeped. you can have a connection, it can be a coping mechanism, it can be ANYTHING, your still valid, there's so much fucking gatekeeping in the community and it's driving me crazy, after all these years i thought i was a therian and then people started messing with the term and "guidelines" but in reality, it's a label, a goddamn label, you can be who you want to be, love your fucking selves. WATCH THIS VIDEO IF INTERESTED, IT INSPIRED ME A LOT!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1GfyACCUZo
my discord is calic0_max :3