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14 years ago
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Do you all think furries have more issues, or are just more open about it?
For the former, i believe for most of the fandom, a fursona is a form of escapism from reality's issues. For myself, Bryan is who i want to be: Strong, fearless, intelligent, and has the power to help his friends with more than words. i guess he's my superhero. I feel many others have similar stories, perhaps their fursona was raped and saw parents die, but show emotional stability. Or maybe just being a furry online means you don't have to be a human elsewhere.
Other personal experience is i've seen way more people with spectrum disorder than in real life. with a 1% likelyhood of it, it seems like an outlier.
Second theory seems just as plausible. perhaps we came here with our baggage like everyone else, but is just more willing to share it. The world isn't full of perfect people, we are all broken by something. I see a similar pattern in my church. It seems like everybody has more issues than other peeps, or maybe they are just more open about it.
That family atmosphere, it feels almost compelling. I want to tell you guys my problems when they affect me. I want to share that burden. Sure, some take it too far, but every group has extremes.
So what do you guys think? More problems, or more open? I think a mix of both, but i don't know if one side is influencing the other or not
For the former, i believe for most of the fandom, a fursona is a form of escapism from reality's issues. For myself, Bryan is who i want to be: Strong, fearless, intelligent, and has the power to help his friends with more than words. i guess he's my superhero. I feel many others have similar stories, perhaps their fursona was raped and saw parents die, but show emotional stability. Or maybe just being a furry online means you don't have to be a human elsewhere.
Other personal experience is i've seen way more people with spectrum disorder than in real life. with a 1% likelyhood of it, it seems like an outlier.
Second theory seems just as plausible. perhaps we came here with our baggage like everyone else, but is just more willing to share it. The world isn't full of perfect people, we are all broken by something. I see a similar pattern in my church. It seems like everybody has more issues than other peeps, or maybe they are just more open about it.
That family atmosphere, it feels almost compelling. I want to tell you guys my problems when they affect me. I want to share that burden. Sure, some take it too far, but every group has extremes.
So what do you guys think? More problems, or more open? I think a mix of both, but i don't know if one side is influencing the other or not
I provided my honest opinion
everything that jack is is what i am or want to be.
i want to be me and i want to be free of burdens as if an otter floating down a nice river that leads into the ocean
it would be nice to do that
i put my self into ALL of my characters, even Diomon my digimon who at the age of 10 i thought was real.
i put myself into him
And as for the dullardly types of "normal" people who disparage make-believe and call escapism childish.. well, I don't know how they stay sane! o3o
As for my fursona, I do consider her to be a vital part of me, though she is a bit ideallized. I try to make her as close to my real life personality as I can, though I have imbued her with a bit more confidence and sociability than I naturally posess. x3
Imagination and dreams makes the world go round <3 It results in innovation, and passion.
Yeah, my fursona is basically a normal ferret, but is enhanced against his will, given the talents he had to live with rather than the ones he wanted. I never asked to be gay and i never asked to be smart. But, i live with it, and make myself happy under those circumstances. I don't think my fursona has yet though.
And that's an interesting parallel to make between yourself and your fursona :3