old tumblr postsDecember 29, 2014

How do I know if I’m fictionkin or just too attached to a character?

You are fictionkin if you really feel that you *are* literally that character. Generally this manifests as memories, feelings, impulses, etc. You feel that you…

old tumblr postsDecember 27, 2014

Hey um.. I wanted to ask something but I ended up writing a long as hell text and it doesn’t fit in the ask box anymore ; w ; can I send it as fan mail or something else? I just found your blog and it says I haven’t been following you long enough to send fan mail >o<

Go ahead and send it as an email to thecatinthebox [at] gmail [dot] com.

old tumblr postsDecember 27, 2014

Hey um.. I wanted to ask something but I ended up writing a long as hell text and it doesn’t fit in the ask box anymore ; w ; can I send it as fan mail or something else? I just found your blog and it says I haven’t been following you long enough to send fan mail >o

Go ahead and send it as an email to thecatinthebox [at] gmail [dot] com.

old tumblr postsDecember 27, 2014

Im always very hurt when people openly talk about how their kintype is only a kintype because they are connected to it, but dont identify as it. being an otherkin or therian is not a connection, it is an identity. I could say I have 30 kintypes if they were just things I felt connected to. They should call themselves something other than otherkin if they just feel connected to it.

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

Hey, I was just gonna ask this to see if anyone else has felt the same way. But do a lot of fictionkin types come from the fact that the character is rooted deeply into your childhood so they have become a very important part of your life?

How do I know if I’m fictionkin? Is it okay if I’m fictionkin and believe X? I identify with X but I know its wrong!…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

I have a problem with my brain manufacturing memories, and latching onto things and making me think they’re a part of my past when they really aren’t. Is there any way I can get past this to try and figure out my true identity?

I don’t know if this is a question I am really qualified to answer. If your brain really does manufacturer memories then I don’t know…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

im very distressed and confused and very scared. i think i might be fictionkin, but im not sure what i should do. im not sure if my feelings are valid. and my friend that i talk to all the time about everything is against fiction kin. im terrified because im scared they’ll leave if i tell them about this. im not even sure if i am fiction kin, my family hates it so i havent been able to open up to anyone. i would be more descriptive but i cant. is this normal?

Its normal. Kids, don’t tell your parents about being fictionkin, unless you’re really sure they’ll think its something neat. Most parents will either be dismissive…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

Do you have any advice on dealing with the depression (and sometimes dysfunction) that can accompany no longer being in your former body? Being unable to cope with being out of place in one’s current life is one of those stereotypical things otherkin/fictionkin get brutally mocked for, and I feel like shit for even having this problem. I have no idea what to do. I’m pretty sure if I asked a therapist about this, they’d just laugh in my face or tell me I’m insane for my beliefs.

Its hard. Its really hard. I have self image problems rooted in my kin nature as well, which for me comes out as a sort…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

do you have advice on finding out one’s specific fictionkintypes? i’ve known that i’m someone from OFF (game) for a while now but i just can’t tell who.

Definitely meditation and self reflection. There comes a limit to what outside material can tell you about yourself. Its possible you aren’t even one of…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

I feel like I differ very heavily in personality from one of my kintypes, but at the same time I don’t feel like that’s bad? like, my kintype is a road I’ve been down that led to Very Bad Things and I know how to work around that now? is that normal?

Absolutely. You’re on the right track here. Of course the people we are now differ from the personalities we’ve had before, because our experiences and…