Therianthropy experience

Okay so, I awakened as a therian not very long ago, around 8 months ago and even though my family support, they think it's a stupid :'( when I told my Nana ( granny) she just looked at me weird and said 'are you sure it's not a mental illness? ' AND I CRIED MY BLOODY ASS OF IN MY ROOM FOR AGES. And my parents call it 'scary' :/ they keep saying that I'll grow out of it 💔 as if its just playing dress up. And the rest of my family don't get it AT ALL. They think a therian is someone who wears a mask,or is mentally ill. even though I've explained it to them LOADS of times 🥲 and I'm already getting bullied for it ToT I public geared for Halloween and there was a group of teenage boys saying VERY INAPPROPRIATE STUFF. they followed me and my friends for ages to the point I was shaking. Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this type of crap? If so TYSM! <3 anyway thank you for reading! Have a good day! :D