Honestly, I can't really say that's something that feels entirely unfamiliar.

I've alway kind of had some sort of sustained interest in what it'd be like to be something besides what I actually am irl (species, sex, whatever). Not really as something overpowering to a crippling degree, but definitely something I've no doubt entertained fantasies of in hard times in absence of likely better coping mechanisms.

I suppose it's probably part of the appeal of the furry thing on some base level, and it's not really like I'd pass up an opportunity to be a character I've poured bits of my self into- but a lot of the "community" related to it online feels to me like a warning about not going too far.