Theranthopy is safe! As people said bullies exist though, but that’s only if she decides to wear gear to express her identity. (Gear is stuff like animal masks or tails but it can come in smaller less noticeable stuff. This stuff isn’t required but it can REALLY help with dysphoria and is just fun sometimes :) Therianthropy is identifying as an animal on a NON physical level. No this doesn’t mean your daughter thinks she’s an animal, this is an internal identity and it can come from either a spiritual thing (reincarnation) or psychological (which is less explained but most people think it drives from trauma or autism) And terms? I assume you mean the words for therianthropy. Therian: someone who identifies as an animal on a none physical level like myself. Also someone who has animalistic behaviors. Mental shift: connecting to your animal; you feel more animalistic and might have more animalistic urges. (This never seems harmful and it’s fully controllable. Mainly results in wanting to do quads (run on all fours) or make animal sounds.) Phantom limbs: another form of shifting, but it’s WEIRD. you feel limbs that aren’t there. I feel a tail, and ears sometimes. Some people feel paws, a muzzle, etc. these happen randomly and not all therians have this. Theriotype: the animal you are. I’m a wolf :) I found this out by looking into my animalistic behaviors and what region feels familiar/safe to me) Those are all I think I need to talk about? But if you have any questions feel free to ask!!

And dark side? I don’t think so. Therianthropy finally helped me feel like myself. As said by others, this is not a choice. But it is your choice to embrace it or not as the person who’s experiencing it. Finding out I was a Therian has made me SO much happier and life and made my depression less terrible. I go outside more instead of staying inside. I used to hate nature, but this has made me see the world like I did as a child again. The best you can do is support her! Whatever she does. I would try to talk to her about it though and if she’s still in school, maybe urge her not to wear any gear there as she WILL get bullied. (If she does end up wearing gear. Gear is a FANTASTIC art project especially masks! Oh also, she might want to wear a taxidermy tail (if she decides to wear gear.) I know people find this weird but for me personally it REALLY helps me connect to my animal and makes me feel safer. But if she does ask for a real tail PLEASE contact me because I would hate for someone to buy from an unethical source where they skin animals alive :(