Sometimes I feel like I physically am a certain character. Like, I know I didn’t “physically shift” or anything like that.. I don’t really know how to describe it. It’s kind of like I feel phantom limbs and whenever I think of myself I think of that character. Usually when this happens I’m surprised whenever I look into a mirror/see my shadow/etc because it doesn’t match what I feel. Does this seem like an indicator of this character being a kintype to you? (Sorry if this is poorly worded!!)

That sounds like a “phantom shift” to me anon: http://therian.wikia.com/wiki/Therianthropic_Shifting_types It could very well be that this character is a kintype and that’s why you’re experiencing shifts…

I was the anon that sent that “atheists can believe god exists” ask a while back… and it just occurred to me that an angel-kin who was an atheist/rejected god’s divinity would technically be a devil. IDK if the original anon asking about being an angel-kin + atheist is still reading this, but if you’re here, it’s something to consider!

Interesting thoughts, anon! (and sorry it took me so long to get to your ask. Some things get buried in here -__- )

Since discovering I’m kin with these two characters, I’ve been using that cope with my mental illnesses but it’s making me doubt whether it’s real or not. It feels very real, but I don’t want to be a fake because I know copingkin is different. Do other mentally ill kin do this? Use their kin to cope after finding out they’re kin? Thanks.

Mentally ill and traumatized kin often use their knowledge of their kintypes to help them cope with their illness and stress, anon. Doing so does…