"Involuntary Shifts occur when the person is shocked or something triggers them into a Shift. This normally happens when the person gets hurt, in the canine case they will run around whimpering in pain or howling. A friend of mine leaps like a cat and hisses when something startles her, it is quite silly to watch but interesting at the same time; that is an example of an involuntary shift. Children normally begin to feel involuntary shifts when they are first discovering there therio-type, as they get older they normally have more control over their shifts." [1]
An example of an involuntary shift could be if a therian was startled by something falling off a shelf, they could experience an involuntary shift and slip into a more animalistic state, causing them to growl, hiss, or react how their theriotype would at the item that fell. Younger therians may experience more involuntary shifts as they begin to accept their identity, and their involuntary habits show. These shifts can occur at any time and at any place. Some therians are able to learn to somewhat control their involuntary shifts, which can be helpful to prevent them from occurring at inconvenient times or places. Fully preventing involuntary shifts 100% of the time is almost impossible, however.
See shift (therianthropic), for more information on shifts
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- ↑ "Voluntary & Involuntary Shifting" The Therian Guide - https://www.therian-guide.com/index.php/2-therianthropy