"If you could leave one message for your newly-awakened self regarding your otherkin, therian, or nonhuman identity, what would it say?"
Nothing is more important than how you feel about yourself. You do not need to have a "fancy" identity, or "the most popular" or "most drawn" label out there. Figure out who you are in your core and focus on the feelings you have about yourself. No matter what the people around you are doing, your friends or the people you look up to, whatever. Make sure at the end of the day you aren't driving yourself insane trying to find your absolute perfect match that day. Even if you find a label you're comfortable with, know that it's okay if that is fluid too. Nothing is linear. You will be okay and you will figure out your identity even if it's awkward and messy.
Nothing is more important than how you feel about yourself. You do not need to have a "fancy" identity, or "the most popular" or "most drawn" label out there. Figure out who you are in your core and focus on the feelings you have about yourself. No matter what the people around you are doing, your friends or the people you look up to, whatever. Make sure at the end of the day you aren't driving yourself insane trying to find your absolute perfect match that day. Even if you find a label you're comfortable with, know that it's okay if that is fluid too. Nothing is linear. You will be okay and you will figure out your identity even if it's awkward and messy.
Hello! Thank you :D
Why thank you! ☺ I was pleasantly surprised to find you here