'Shifter's disease' is a term coined by the members of Shifters.org circa 2001. The term refers to and explains how individuals who are researching therianthropy may begin to subconsciously trick themselves into thinking that their normal feelings and sensations (that can be explained rationally), are actually therianthropic shifts or signs of a therianthropic identity. This, in turn, can lead people to falsely identify as a therian for a short period of time. [1]
"...occurs when a person starts reading some therianthropic meaning into mundane, everyday occurances." [2]
This can be seen as being similar to Medical Student's Disease (MSD) where medical students perceive themselves to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying.
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- ↑ Pinky "Shifter's Disease" https://web.archive.org/web/20010203200900/http://www.shifters.org/newbies/disease.shtml
- ↑ Polar "What is Shifter's Disease" https://web.archive.org/web/20010702102741/http://www.shifters.org/newbies/polar1.shtml