old tumblr postsJune 22, 2016

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…

old tumblr postsMay 27, 2016

I am otherkin and fictionkin, but these identities are spiritual and do not help me cope. Am I allowed to be a copinglinker (I think that is the correct phrase, please correct me if I am wrong) to help me cope, even though I’m otherkin?

Hey there. Otherkin/fiction identities and copinglink identities are completely seperate. There’s nothing stopping you from creating a copinglink identity for yourself if you think it…

old tumblr postsJanuary 26, 2016

do you think it’s possible for a fickin to be a mixture between reincarnated, and psychological/coping? I feel most of mine were past lives and i have memories for a good few of them, but they still, at least sort of, affect me psychologically/help me cope with mental illness by giving me more of a sense of self and something to relate to, even if i didn’t choose them. do you think that’s possible?

Many, many reincarnated/spiritual kin rely on aspects of their kinself for comfort and strength. Drawing on your identity as kin to help you cope with…

old tumblr postsJanuary 19, 2016

Is it possible to have both reincarnation fictotypes and coping/synpath fictotypes? There are some characters where I really feel ‘this is me’, or worlds I feel I belong to, but don’t have any memories of…

Synpaths, and being fiction-hearted (copingkin) are tings that anyone can experience. Unlike being otherkin/fictionkin which is a fairly specific experience, almost all people are capable…

old tumblr postsJanuary 13, 2016

Mentally ill person here: “insane” isn’t a NICE word, but I’m pretty sure only tumblr considers it a slur. But yyyyes, anon probably should try to avoid using it when referring to mentally ill people!

Yeah, that was my thought, too, anon. I wouldn’t consider it a slur face to face maybe (unless someone was yelling it in my face???),…

old tumblr postsJanuary 13, 2016

How do you tell mentally ill (AKA insanity) people, from those who just identify as other then human spiritually or psychologically?

Easy, they will tell you. Kin who identify as such due to mental illness (copingkin) are generally very vocal about it. I believe that mentally…

old tumblr postsJanuary 13, 2016

I always thought that people use the term “ID” rather than “kin” if they’re copingkin.

That was my impression as well. In which case I encourage it wholeheartedly ^^

old tumblr postsJanuary 12, 2016

do i have to be mentally ill to be fictionkin ? i was abused and iam kin w/a character to cope. is that okay ?

You do not need to be mentally ill to be fictionkin. While there are many fictionkin who are mentally ill or autistic, most are neurotypical/allistic.…

old tumblr postsJanuary 6, 2016

Thank you for your reply, I understand and it’s a good point but I think that while classifications are good to make things clear dividing a small community with close experiences in two against the wishes of some of them is not ideal. I also think the otherkin community wants only people who believe it’s an spiritual thing lately, I mean between coping kin and people who believe being kin is psychological or anything not spiritual there isn’t such a big diference and both tend to be excluded.

I think its important to share space- but I also think its important to have dedicated spaces to both. We have similar experiences, and a…

old tumblr postsJanuary 6, 2016

tbh it’s probably a good idea for natural multiples to call themselves something different? they don’t experience the same things so why use the same terms?

*shrug* I don’t disagree. If the multiplicity community decided to rename itself tomorrow I’d be all for it. Ive already been around for renaming otakukin…