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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!…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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hey i just wanted to say that if ur fictionkin w/ a character and u are really upset by some1 else being that character, theres nothing wrong with that. directly confronting them and telling them to stop would be a bad idea, but just asking ppl w/ the same fickin as you to avoid u/not follow you is perfectly fine and normal. theres nothing you can really do to “resolve” it but stand back and try to forget it, which sucks, but it can be necessary sometimes to ur health.

If you feel like you need to avoid anyone who is the same character as you are, by all means do that. Just don’t be…

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I’m also having dreams that I think might point to me being fictionkin, but I don’t know how to explore it further. I’ve tried watching the series that aligns with my dreams but I didn’t feel any immediate familiarity, only a nagging sense of “this is relevant somehow”. Do you have any suggestions for what I can do from here?

I do have a few suggestions as it happens. Try watching other series that share common elements from the one that you think aligns with…

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i recently met a friend thats fictionkin and i didnt understand what it was until they explained, and it kinda fits how i feel sometimes with some characters but i dont want to seem like im just identifying to seem different so how do i go about this?

Take it at your own pace. Trust your instinct and don’t go marching right back to your friend and say that you’re fictionkin. Take some…

old tumblr postsDecember 26, 2014

Have you ever met someone who had an intense, enduring love for a character and what they feel is a spiritual connection to them? I’ve felt this way about the same character for over a decade, but I don’t identify AS them, nor are they a literal headmate to me. It seems over time, my love for them has only grown stronger. They are very real to me even though I know they don’t literally exist in this world. I’ve only felt this way about one character, ever. Just wondering. Thank you. :)

I have experienced this and known people who experienced it more powerfully than I have. It is completely possible to love a character and hold…