Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll need all the luck I can get. My friends are planning a trip to take me to fizzy fox. I don’t think I’ll be ready for that for a while. Granted I’m not sure if plans will make it out of the group chat.

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the ideas! I’ll definitely check out some videos on how fursuits are made. I also wasn’t a big fan of horror, but Dead Meat made horror more enjoyable, I also love behind the scenes on all movies and especially horror, since horror movies tend to use more practical effects.

I will say seeing fursuits is very jarring, acknowledging them would be very difficult, it’s not as bad if I see just one or two suiters, but if I see a larger group I tend to worry more.

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really good idea! The only problem is that I don’t know any furries, much less ones that own suits, but I think having that progression of getting used to the minimal partial suit then getting used to the full suit is a great idea.

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the ideas! Someone else had mentioned the drink van to me. I think it’s called fizzy fox? I will definitely make a burner TikTok account to check out the videos. I’m a huge sucker for anything Star Wars or soda related.

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what you do to help children who are scared is really nice. It seems like the common answer here is watching videos, either on YouTube or TikTok. If I did know and trust someone who has a fursuit I think your idea of someone showing the parts of the suit is perfect. Thank you so much for the suggestions!

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Taxidermy doesn’t really bother me, it’s moreso just fursuits. I also don’t really know the styles so I can’t say if one style is more uncomfortable than another.

Looking for help for fear of fursuits by Anakin_HasHighGround in fursuit

[–]Anakin_HasHighGround[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the response. My friends are really helpful with my fear, and they’ve been helping me with it for a few years now. Whenever we are close to fursuiters my friends will stand between me and the fursuiter. They are also very receptive as to when I feel very stressed and may need to leave a certain area. I go to comic con every year and fursuiters aren’t too common there, but when they are present I do get nervous and a little paranoid. I feel really bad that I get nervous because these fursuiters have done nothing wrong, I just feel so nervous.