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6 | I am not a fox. | 6 | I am not a fox. |
7 | It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, not to mention come up with this text in the first place. | 7 | It would be ridiculous to claim otherwise since a fox wouldn't be able to type on a keyboard, not to mention come up with this text in the first place. |
8 | A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. | 8 | A fox probably couldn't have a job as a software developer, too. |
9 | But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human doesn't feel right to me. | 9 | But despite reality leaving no room for doubt, my existence as a human being doesn't feel right to me. |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. | 11 | It began one evening when I was about 6 years old. |
12 | I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. | 12 | I was watching "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney, an animated film about a boy called Arthur who is transformed into various animals by Merlin the wizard in order to educate him. |
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15 | As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for the life I was supposed to have. | 15 | As I imagined myself in this situation, something inside of my mind awakened; something that rejected my humanity and longed for the life I was supposed to have. |
16 | I didn't lose sight of the fact that I was a human, but I started to imagine what being a bird would be like frequently. | 16 | I didn't lose sight of the fact that I was a human, but I started to imagine what being a bird would be like frequently. |
17 | 17 | ||
18 | And that's how things were for 7 years, until I got introduced to fantasy novels. | 18 | Nothing exciting happened for a while, until I got introduced to fantasy novels 7 years later and felt I was supposed to be a dragon. |
19 | I became obsessed with dragons and they quickly took over the role of birds for me. | 19 | |
20 | 4 years later it was wolves, and shortly after foxes. | 20 | |
21 | During this time, I had slowly realized that my experience was anything but usual and started looking for answers. | 21 | By then, I had |
22 | Why did I think I was supposed to be an animal? | 22 | I had realized by then that my experience was far from normal and I finally decided to do research on the internet, where I stumbled across the furry fandom and found therians. |
23 | Were there other people like me? | ||
24 | I did a lot of research on the internet, stumbled across the furry fandom, and found therians. | ||
25 | 23 | ||
26 | Therians are individuals who believe they are an animal on some level, either spiritually -- such as past lives or souls -- or psychologically. | 24 | Therians are individuals who believe they are an animal on some level, either spiritually -- such as past lives or souls -- or psychologically. |
27 | It sounds like the perfect answer to my question, but after my initial research into therians I | 25 | It sounds like the perfect answer to my question, but after looking into them it didn't resonate with me. |
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