On anon because no one knows I’m mentally ill. I wanted to thank you so much for the post where you talk about your experience being bipolar. I feel like we mentally ill fictonkin whose kin identities are completely separate from our illnesses are often forgotten or thrown under the bus, or our illnesses are used to discount and de-legitimize our kin-ness. Thank you again, it meant so much to hear.

Thank you for sharing, anon. ^^ Its hard to tell people that you’re mentally ill, and I did have a hard time sharing my struggle…

Hi! I’m pretty new to being fickin, and I’m finding it kind of hard… Sometimes I feel a really big disconnect from my kintypes and I feel like I’m just ‘pretending’ a lot, especially since I have no memories of my canons or anything. Do you have any suggestions on how to help me really verify that I’m fictionkin with these characters, if only to set my mind at ease? Or maybe a way to unlock some memories, if there are any ways? Thank you in advance!

The best way to unlock memories is with self reflection and meditation. I recommend making some quiet time alone, to explore your feelings and your…

Why do you take it as a personal attack when other people explain their being otherkin as psychological? Like, you realize a person can think it’s psychological for them without invalidating your belief that it is spiritual for you, right? Like, not everyone’s experience comes from the same origin. Just because one person thinks their experience is the result of neurodiversity, doesn’t mean that they’re telling you that your magical experiences are “all in your head.”

Like, not everyone’s experience comes from the same origin. That’s right. Not everyone’s experience is from the same origin. Which makes it (when the origins…