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I actually had no idea that memories could come in feelings… No one I’ve ever seen has talked about things like that. That’s a huge comfort to me, and I thank you, especially for your personal experiences. As someone with anxiety, it’s super hard to feel validated about a lot of things, you know? I’m feeling a lot more confident about it. Thank you, once again. :)

I’m really glad to help. 🙂 My fiancee has serious anxiety, and she often feels like she is not good enough for one reason or…

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So… was there no physical interaction? Did the FF7 house destroy any chance of that or did things like “howls” or other meetups actually occur? I was mostly wondering because you said glamourbombing didn’t help the cause, and I’m not sure what that meant. Did people interview the glamourbombers and they straight-up said “I’m an elf” on live TV??

Otherkin meetups did, and still do occur. I’ve never been to one myself, but they’re very definitely a real thing that happens. Google ‘kin gather’ and…

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I’m so sorry, I don’t know if this has been answered before, but this is really causing me some grief… I always hear of kin talking about their memories as their kintype. I have no memories. Instead, I have strong desires and thoughts like ‘I need to look like this character again. This body isn’t me anymore’ and desires to have objects my kintype had (ie certain jewellery)… Does that make me any less of a fictionkin? I think about this constantly,and having no memories makes me feel invalid

Same anon without memories… Furthermore, I have a lot of coincidences. I’ve always loved albinism and wantd to be one, and wanted to be left…

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Damn, I missed out on the otherkin “golden age” for sure. Since you were presumably there, what was it like? Was the bad press as bad as the furry fandom got it, worse, or less severe? I just want to know what the community was like before Tumblr became part of it (like fictionkin ACTUALLY talking about past lives/purpose/etc.)

Well, I don’t know if I’d call it the ‘golden age’ but it certainly was a different age, to be sure. It had its positives and…

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[K1]Saw your post on multiverse stuff. Truth be told, I almost didn’t write this. Private doesn’t even begin to describe this stuff, and yet here I am, albeit on anon. I don’t know why I keep it so hidden, though. Every now and again it leaks into my fiction, but I stamp out the threads pretty quickly. Had I seen your post many years ago, I probably would have passed it off as just being one of those things that resonates with people for some reason, like the structure of the hero’s journey.

[K2]What bigger, more exciting stakes were there than multiversal danger? Heck, even I, a non-kin, had many thoughts about it… well, guess who eventually ended…

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(Glamourbombing anon) Since otherkin used to be listed under the same general umbrella of old souls, starseeds, etc., and they’re usually said to be incarnated to help the Earth reach a new level of consciousness, you’re probably not wrong. In fact, I feel like I was in fact sent here to help others question reality and spread knowledge, so I actually agree with you there.

Good thoughts! I definitely remember the days back then of talking about our purpose, and a lot of crossover with’indigo children’, etc.

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You know, darkness can also be interpreted as a lack of knowledge or understanding. Apparently there was an old otherkin hobby called “glamourbombing”, which fell out of use because people thought a “forced awakening” of the general populace was a bad idea. If you don’t know what this is, it’s basically doing something highly unusual either overtly or subtly, from wearing wings/tails in public to leaving ridiculous notes ala obviousplant.

Ah, glamour bombing. I remember glamour bombing. For those who don’t know what it is, glamour bombing is/was a practice popularized by the Fae and…

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There are a lot more older ‘kin (fiction and ‘other, not to mention multiples too) than people on this site realize. Most of us have stopped putting ourselves out there so much because when you get to be 30+, being open is more dangerous than when you’re a kid. Many of us have obligations and people we need to protect (jobs, kids, etc.). Being open can harm reputations, even get children taken away. It’s not safe to have beliefs/lives that fall outside the status quo.

So true! Keeping a clean reputation is important which is one big reason my kin blogs do not get related/linked to my other blogs!

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tall-dark-and-scaly: I think it needs to be acknowledged that our little kin community has had some troubles over the past few days. There’s been a…

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ghostytricksters: sometimes it’s really nice to talk to people and actually recognize how it’s fucking weird that all of us are here and our stories…

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I feel kinda bad, like I might be using a soulbond. They don’t seem to be active (or I can’t hear them idk) in anything other than when I’m upset, when they come over and cuddle up and tell me they love me. It’s nice, but it feels wrong and I want to be able to talk to them more. On the other hand it feels like they take over my body, at least partially, when I go outside the house, but it doesn’t feel like communicating. How can I reach out and talk and listen better?

First of all, try not to feel bad. ^^ For one thing, communication with bonds isn’t always easy at first. For another thing, soulbonds often…

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tall-dark-and-scaly: Shout out to fictionkin who don’t want to go back to being their kinself. Shout out to fictionkin who are appalled by what their…

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On anon because no one knows I’m mentally ill. I wanted to thank you so much for the post where you talk about your experience being bipolar. I feel like we mentally ill fictonkin whose kin identities are completely separate from our illnesses are often forgotten or thrown under the bus, or our illnesses are used to discount and de-legitimize our kin-ness. Thank you again, it meant so much to hear.

Thank you for sharing, anon. ^^ Its hard to tell people that you’re mentally ill, and I did have a hard time sharing my struggle…

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How would I go about telling someone I have soulbonds? My best friend thinks otherkin are a joke and I’m afraid she’ll feel the same about my soulbonds even tough she’s a writer too and the concept originated from authors. You’d think since she’s a sexual minority she would understand, but I’m afraid she just doesn’t believe otherkin, especially fictionkin, are anything more than people who are over-obsessed or schizophrenic. Have any advice?

Oooh, this is a tough question. Talking about soulbonds with people who don’t have them runs the risk of the person thinking that you are “crazy”…

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With all this talk about fictives and tulpas and soulbonding and such, I’m curious as to what exactly a soulbond is. Are they always connected to a body? Or could it be that they exist elsewhere (i.e. the astral realm or another dimension) but have a “link” to a specific person for one reason or another? If they’re, say, someone from one of your fictionkin’s lives but they aren’t always inside you, are they still a soulbond? Thanks.

All soulbonds come from ‘outside’, originally, which is one thing that makes them soulbonds, as opposed to another kind of headmate. I tend to linken being…

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Hi! I’m pretty new to being fickin, and I’m finding it kind of hard… Sometimes I feel a really big disconnect from my kintypes and I feel like I’m just ‘pretending’ a lot, especially since I have no memories of my canons or anything. Do you have any suggestions on how to help me really verify that I’m fictionkin with these characters, if only to set my mind at ease? Or maybe a way to unlock some memories, if there are any ways? Thank you in advance!

The best way to unlock memories is with self reflection and meditation. I recommend making some quiet time alone, to explore your feelings and your…

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Why do you take it as a personal attack when other people explain their being otherkin as psychological? Like, you realize a person can think it’s psychological for them without invalidating your belief that it is spiritual for you, right? Like, not everyone’s experience comes from the same origin. Just because one person thinks their experience is the result of neurodiversity, doesn’t mean that they’re telling you that your magical experiences are “all in your head.”

Like, not everyone’s experience comes from the same origin. That’s right. Not everyone’s experience is from the same origin. Which makes it (when the origins…

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