old tumblr postsApril 5, 2016

Is it still kin if it’s a more slow process? I didn’t realize I was kin of a character until it got more screen time. At first it was just generalized feeling of being them and shifts. Then later into the episodes it got stronger. Nostalgia, feelings of worry. Then only recently I started experiencing homesickness.

Its totally possible for it to happen much slower. In fact this is often the case. Sometimes everything comes all at once, but not at…

old tumblr postsApril 4, 2016

I’m pretty conflicted about something. How do you explain how there are kin of typically really ‘good’ characters who in this life are nothing like that, not even recognizable? My current thought is like, (vriska) vs vriska?

Yeah, pretty much that. Not only does every universe have a different version of a character, or may or may not be as ‘good’ as they…

old tumblr postsApril 4, 2016

Can copinglinks become kintypes? Like you latch onto a character to cope with mental illness/trauma, but then you start having memories of being that character in a past life and pretty much everything else that comes with being kin. Is that possible?

Copinglinks can’t “become” kintypes, but what CAN happen is you can realize what you thought was a copinglink was a kintype all along.

old tumblr postsApril 4, 2016

How do you deal with the joyful memories? I remember in vivid details, to the life, being with my husband, becoming pregnant, his eyes, his perfect brown eyes. I want that again. I can hardly bear it. This isn’t enough.

The same way I deal with painful memories, anon. Acknowledge that it happened, and try to move on. Maybe nothing compares to the feeling of…

old tumblr postsApril 4, 2016

Barrier anon again. I’m assuming what you mean by “something in my canon creating a barrier” is if something really bad happened that would cause such a thing. I guess that could relate to an experience of mine. After watching a painful episode my kin feelings kinda “shut off” for a week or two. (they came back afterwards) I kinda shut off in general. Since then I hadn’t had any clear memories, but I tried to figure it out and pick things apart, but that has not been helpful in many ways.

Yeah, that sounds like the sort of thing that could shut off memories for a while. I think you’re probably mentally protecting yourself, and you’ll…

old tumblr postsApril 3, 2016

How can you tell between a cameo shift and a kintype that kinda just fades in and out?

I don’t experience cameo shifts, so I can’t tell you from personal experience. Maybe someone who has cameo shifts can chime in here?

old tumblr postsApril 3, 2016

What do you think of the people who use “coded as black, therefore it’s problematic” etc. argument for certain non-human characters, like gems from SU or trolls from HS? Me personally I just don’t get it, like they’re not even human, they don’t have a race?…

‘Coded black’ characters are super important for representation of diversity in media. Its important to hire actors from all races and backgrounds, and its super…

old tumblr postsApril 3, 2016

are there any fictionkin-specific forums? googling’s not doing me much good

www.incanon.org/forum/index.php is your best bet 🙂

old tumblr postsApril 2, 2016

A5

A5 What words of advice would you give someone who was newly awakened as Fictionkin? Take it slow. I know it feels like the world…

old tumblr postsApril 2, 2016

It feels like there’s a barrier in my mind separating this life from my kin memories. While I remembered a few, it’s so darn hard to reach out to deeper memories. I have found myself feeling bad because i don’t have a lot to hold on to of my old friends, kind of like I’m losing them. Meditation isn’t really helpful either. What should I do?

Depending on what you believe, there may be an *actual* barrier between you and these deeper memories, put there for any number of reasons. Is…