That was a great response to the “choosing to identify as fictionkin vs. spiritually awakening as fictionkin” issue. I’m really grateful that you defined the two separately without deciding that one was less valid than the other. I hope the idea of ‘fictionheir’ catches on in the community–I honestly feel like it would suit a lot of the new ‘kin on tumblr better than the fictionkin label.

Thank you very much! I hope that it catches on too. I really think that people that fall under that category as I’ve defined it…

i think i might be fickin but ive never been kin before. i have a close friend who thinks fickin is completely ridiculous but shes helped me with a LOT and i dont want to lose her. i dont think she’ll necessarily drop me at the moment but sort of float away, you know? i dont wanna keep it in the dark, i wanna be able to express it…. what should i do? advice? D:

My advice to fictionkin, and otherkin in general is not to go around telling people about your identity ESPECIALLY before you are sure of yourself.…

I strongly identify as a character who I dislike? They hurt a lot of people, and that makes me very uncomfortable.. do you have any tips on identifying as a villain and how to deal with that? I have a lot of guilt about identifying as them and am really worried about talking to people from my canon who were hurt by me (or even killed by me). I’m not sure if it’s okay to identify as a character who’s done these things. I just don’t know if I can reconcile my feelings with their actions.

How do you feel about the bad things you may have done when you were younger? Do you accept them as part of yourself, and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

hi there! i’ve just really accepted my kintype recently (the mangle from fnaf) and i’ve got two other types (silver the hedgehog, weiss from rwby) and it feels like the mangle is here with me always but their voice is least dominant of the three & i occasionally hear weiss & silver pipe in on things that they would do in a situation (e.x.: forgot to do homework- pull an all-nighter vs. not do it at all.) are weiss & silver my headmates while mangle is a my kin? it’s how i feel all the time :o

Mangle is you “kintype” (I really hate how this term has come to be used) if that is your identity. Like if you identify AS…

Recently, I’ve been having really vivid nightmares. Each time, I find myself in a city area surrounded by coffins. Every time I wake up, I get stuck with this weird feeling that I can’t explain. I told my friend about it and he said it sounds exactly like Persona 3. I looked up Persona 3, and the feeling came back full force. Now I’m really nervous that this might be my awakening. I just wanna know, if this is my awakening, will I be able to still live life normally?

That sounds like Persona 3 alright. I would advise you to be *very* careful if you play the game, because its likely to hit you…

I awoke as Silver the Hedgehog, but it doesnt feel right. Firstly Im dragonkin so I know what it feels like to have a connection, but with him it feels different. I didnt pay much attention to him before finding out about fictionkin. He was compelling but I never missed his life like I miss dragons. And I dont feel “good enough” to be Silver. Hes just where Im apathetic about people in need. It feels kinda rude to id as him. Hes someones creation how can I say Im him when I dont know if its true

“Hes someones creation how can I say Im him when I dont know if its true”, you can the same way we all can, by…

I’ve come to find the hatred that ‘kin receive to be deeply saddening. 99.9% of the time, the reason people provide for hating ‘kin is because they think we’re “crazy”. They literally hate people that they think have a mental illness, solely on the basis of what they consider that ‘illness’ to be. In what universe is that not an unbelievably fucked up thought process? How is behaving like that better than being ‘kin?

I wish I had an answer for you. Sadly no matter what idea you have, and how harmless is its, people will be against it,…

(tw for blood, gore, death etc) i don’t understand fnaf fictionkin or any horror related fictionkin in general. why would you want to identify as a character whose only personality traits is murdering people? i think it’s really scary and i don’t want to be anywhere near them out of fear of them fantasizing about wanting to bite my head off :c

theangrylionshark: Identifying as otherkin isn’t about identify as what you want…it’s about understanding who and what you are (aside from human of course). Yeah, I’m…

ive been thinking i might be fictionkin but i cant seem to find anyone else who identifies with the “species” and im very confused and dont know how to figure out if i am or not and im very intimidated by the community and people potentially looking down on me and dont want to tell anyone. i see a lot of support for specific fictional character kin but not so much for fictional race kin and im very confused is there any advice you would possibly have?? thank you ;;

As someone who has a hard time finding others of their ‘kintype’/from my universe, I sympathize with you. I also sympathize when you say you’re…