old tumblr postsSeptember 24, 2016

3rd time trying to ask, hope it gets to you! 1) Can you be fictionhearted w/ a character without wanting to take on their form? 2) Is it possible to trigger a phantom limb? Thank.

1) It depends. Being fictionhearted is pretty much wanting to be a character or fictional creature in a way, but you don’t necessarily have to…

old tumblr postsJuly 4, 2016

i think i feel wings on my back, but i’m not sure if it’s just me wishing for them. it feels like this heavy sort of shapeless ‘presence’ on my back, and i always want to reach back because it feels as though i could touch them (obviously, they’re never there). does this sound like astral limbs?

This does sound like at least the beginning of astral limbs, anon. However, if could also be ‘normal’ back pain. if you have a large chest…

old tumblr postsJune 21, 2016

I sort of have a problem? I think I’m otherkin, in addition to my fictionkin-ness. There’s these weird weights on my back and tailbone, and my mind keeps saying ‘don’t sit there, you’ll cramp your wings’, or I’ll involuntarily sit in a weird position so I don’t hurt my tail. I’m not sure, though.

It sounds like you have some phantom/astral limbs anon! They may or may not be related to a kintype. (sometimes limbs like these are related…

old tumblr postsJune 20, 2016

Can you feel phantom limbs when not in a shift?

Absolutely. There are people who feel their limbs quite often, and not necessarily during a shift.

old tumblr postsJune 15, 2016

Well, no. I’m not a part of the community in any way. Or wasn’t. This is weird? It disappeard for a moment and appeared again. It keeps feeling the walls and everything around me? It’s really confusing in all honesty. Can you… Help me with this?

Huh, interesting! Is it uncomfortable in any way, or just kind of a thing that happens? What kind of limb is it? (also if you’d…

old tumblr postsJune 15, 2016

Hey, uhh, I just read your response to the astral limbs anon and… I have an astral limb? I have no idea how that’s possible I don’t think I’m kin with anyone or anything but,, I kind of feel it? Not fully, it’s a really faint feeling, but still..

Interesting, anon! Sometimes it just kind of… happens? Do you happen to have any synpaths, or theriotypes, or close soulbonds? That sound of thing can…

old tumblr postsJune 15, 2016

hey! im fictionkin and i miss some of the body parts i had in my past lives, and i know some accessories i could buy to make me feel comfy but, i can’t afford them. is there any way i can cause voluntary astral limbs?

Hey anon 🙂 Visualization sounds like a technique that could help you. Try taking some time alone, in the quiet, closing your eyes, and imagining…

old tumblr postsJune 10, 2016

Its astral limbs not phantom limbs. The term phantom limb is really ableist.

No, its not. http://liongoatsnake.tumblr.com/post/132601508000/the-term-phantom-limb-is-not-reserved-for-people The term “phantom limb” is not reserved for people who have lost an actual limb. The term “phantom limb” actually is…

old tumblr postsJune 1, 2016

is it sometimes normal to not feel phantom limbs but rather something else? im kin with dave strider and while i dont feel phantom limbs i can feel my sense of time and abilities of being godtier missing. or would that count as a phantom limb of some sort?

Absolutely! That’s a typical and important kin experience. I tend to refer to this type of thing as kin urges or anomalous senses.

old tumblr postsJune 1, 2016

Hey, I saw that you were Pearl-kin, and as a Peridot-kin, I’m wondering, would feeling the sensation of where your gem used to be be considered an astro-limb? I get this a lot, especially when I feel intense emotions. Do you get this as well?

I definitely get the sensation of my gem a lot– actually its one of the first weird sensations I ever felt as a child. Didn’t…