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so i feel like i identify with this character and not as but i’m unsure. i know the term for this is either fictionheir or fiction hearted and i’m dying to know more about fictionheir. i really want to say proudly that i identify with this character but i am unsure if i do. what questions should i ask myself if i believe i’m fictionheir with (is that how you’d phrase it?) with this character?

Fiction hearted, and fictionheir are two terms for the same phenomenon.  Its easy to figure out if you’re fictionhearted/fictionheir or not.Look at the character that…

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hi, i was just reading your posts about being fiction-hearted and i was hoping you could help me understand it better. i identify very strongly with a character. he is and has been very integral to my identity. i often have dreams where i am him. when i was younger i wished so hard it hurt that i could be like him. but i know that i am not actually him, rather that he is a part of me, because i’ve known of and loved him for over half my life. he is me but im not him. is that fiction-heartedness?

Yes, that’s a way of being fictionhearted. You keep the character close to you, admire them, and identify with them, and aspire to be them.

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I awakened 6+ years ago and I hate my fandom. I hate the source material, I hate how huge and iconic it is, and I hate that I can’t embrace my kin identity without people thinking I’m doing it for attention or to boost my self-esteem. I’ve never seen another fictionkin express this- in fact, the bigger their fandoms are, the happier they seem. Am I doing something wrong?

No, you’re not doing anything wrong. I’m no fan of digimon. My close friends who are fictionkin don’t much like their source material either. Honestly,…

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I have a question that I’m too embarrassed to ask off-anon, sorry. I am pretty sure I’m not fictionkin, but yet sometimes I will feel like literally a character is rising up from inside my brain to act for me or to guide me, etc. Pre-existing characters, not OCs. Even when they aren’t actively acting for me, they are still sometimes there and even talk to me and others who are there. I’m not sure what this could be and since I’ve known about otherkin for 10+ years my only thought [1/2]

[2/2] was that it had to be related to fictionkin. And yet as I dwell on it and the more I think the more I…

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psychological, i don’t use this to cope with anything, i don’t understand how that works honestly. unless using this knowledge as a way to accept, enjoy or to better certain aspects of myself counts? i don’t think it does… isn’t that why someone learns almost anything about themselves :’)

I assume you’re the anon from this post. Thanks for letting me know. Honestly, I think all fictionkin, spiritual and psychological, use the knowledge of their…

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