addressing things in the therian community

I am gonna start this by saying: I am a therian and fictionkin. I identify as an animal non-physically on a spiritual and psychological level. I have experienced phantom and mental shifts. More recently there have been a lot of "physical" or "biological" therians in the community, and i have NO hate towards them whatsoever, but notice how the defenition seems to have changed. When there was first talk of "physical shifts" before biological/physical therians became more widely known, the community was super confused. How can someone think that they can become/are an animal physically? Personally, i dont understand it. If you do, please, share what you know! Physical shifting has been and still is (to my knowledge) a complete myth. I love this community and it feels like home to me, though i have had some bad experiences outside of it. The terms physical and biological therian is implying, at first glance, things that I, personally, do not want associated with this community, and it makes sad that they were already assumed by antis and people new to the community. Z00philia is NOT what i am talking about, and i would like to keep it entirely out of the question. Think back to when (and now) people thought furries use litter boxes and eat dog food, when truly being a furry isnt even an identity, its a hobby focused around ART. Saying that you physically identify as an animal implies everything and more that was associated with furries to those who are less educated on the subject. All i want is for everybody inside and outside of the community to be happy, safe, and able to freely be themselves. The defenition of a therian is, and should be in my opinion, "someone who identifies as a non-human animal on a spiritual, psychological, or mental level, non-physically." Im not saying that biological and physical therians cant or shouldnt exist, but what im saying is that the term sounds like clinical lycanthropy. From what i do know, biological therians seem like quite interesting people and though i dont truly agree with it, i do find a level of acceptance and am perfectly fine with them being in the community. This wouldnt be a problem if everybody in and out of the community listened and respected eachother - opinions aside - but thats just not how this world works yet, sadly. You're welcome to give me youre opinions on this topic, and i would absolutely LOVE to hear from some physical or biological therians themselves. <3 everyone is welcome here and again, i have NO hate to this whatsoever.