The pupils are creating their own personas by choosing animals and traits they best identify with - known in their peer groups as ‘fursonas’
At least four schools in Northern Ireland have students attending who openly identify as 'furries' and see themselves as 'less than 100 per cent human'.
They typically include dragons, domestic cats, lions, tigers, domestic dogs, wolves and foxes and others created mixed species, such as a ‘folf’ - a fox and wolf - or a ‘cabbit’ which is said to be a mix between a cat and a rabbit. "But the dangers come when an interest forms into an unhealthy obsession, fixation or escape, or when the activity may potentially expose the young person to risk- and then we do need to worry."
"If a young person feels dissatisfied or upset with life, it might be easier for them to disappear into an alternate reality or world they are able to control, especially if they don’t feel they have a supportive community around them. Fixation at this level may cause dissociation, anxiety, depression and irritability.
"Even if interactions are on a moderated online forum, the conversations could be encouraged to move to more ‘personal’ platforms with encryption features such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or in-person events, such as Furry Conventions.
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