I realized today I have had many 'sonas as I grew up and they changed regularly. Though, I didn't call them such until I discovered the fandom. My father referred to himself as a Red Dragon sometimes when I was a child, so at the age of 6, I was the green dragon Karasendreth, I loved to roleplay and he began to teach me other games but as well I'd act in character all the time to my mother's annoyance. It seemed a relatively normal thing for a kid that age. I would grow out of it.
In second elementary school, grades 4 and 5 we were the Oak Street Jaguars and I became T'Aru the Jaguar. She was a feral and despite having human emotions didn't talk. I didn't roleplay her physically or anything but I wrote out stories of her in first person often. Then when we moved away at 12 I had
a harpy(Shiva),and a Vaporeon (Freez). Later it was a winged feline(Harpy),a Renamon(Ren), a winged werewolf(Kara Selken), and finally Mirachaya the caracal/scottish wildcat hybrid. I have an unnamed feral Liepard that keeps showing herself as well.

Most of my earlier shifts were due to characters no longer fitting. Later characters began to take on more of a life of there own, tended to be anthro instead of feral and were better aspects of me. Yet looking back I am neglecting my old characters and wish to revive them, although perhaps with changes.

Anyone else go through several forms before they found their self? Perhaps Should I just label myself shapeshifter?