How ’bout that rude anon come off anon and attack our community publicly? How ’bout they defend their point instead of hide behind the safety of anonymity? I mean, going around putting mean asks in someone’s box, but not owning up to it? That’s just cowardly. Hey, @ rudeanon, you know who this person is, but they don’t know you. What makes you think anyone is going to believe what you have to say when you don’t even put a face/icon/image to it?

Fiction kin is extremely unhealthy, not to mention disrespectful. When a person takes time and effort to bring life to a character, one whom may or may not have deep, personal ties to the creator, it’s extremely rude to take all that hard work and say “I AM THIS CHARACTER! I HAVE THEIR MEMORIES!” When no, you are not their character, you never will be. Also, what does “my canon” mean? CANON = what happens in the official publication. Not whatever the fuck happens in your crazy fucking head.

Fiction kin is extremely unhealthy,  Uh, source? [Citation Needed]. Are you a doctor? Have you discovered the link between being kin and cancer? not to…

I think I may be only fictionkin, but up until a little while ago I thought I was a therian as well. My best friend is a theriomythic, and also fictionkin, and I don’t know how to explain I think I’m not a therian anymore? I’m afraid he’ll think I’m mucking him around and not taking enough time to think about these things (when, in reality, I do, because this was my worst fear). How do I tell him?

If your friend is seriously therian, then he should applaud you for having the introspection and self-understanding necessary to know when you were wrong about…

Can I call myself otherkin without meditating? I know people always suggest that, but what are some other ways of introspection? Personally, I find it extremely difficult to meditate because my mind is always on and thinking, and trying to meditate and slowly push all the feelings out of my mind is very stressful for me.

You absolutely can call yourself otherkin without meditation. Meditation is just a tool that helps some people focus and understand their feelings and identities better.…

(In response to the anon that called you “unhelpful” and said that you were “damaging” certain identities/beliefs) You’ve actually helped me out a /lot/, honestly. I’ve sent in a few asks before and your responses are informal and something I look forward to reading. I’m a more confident individual, and I feel much better about my strange identity/experiences. Thank you!

I’m really glad to hear it, anon 🙂 This is the kind of thing that keeps me going!

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…

You can be an atheist and believe that angels/god exist. Specifically, you can believe that the -entity- of ‘god’ exists, but not believe in the ‘divinity’ of that entity. Being atheist necessitates that you don’t believe in ‘higher powers’, but doesn’t explicitly mean that you don’t believe in spiritual entities. I could say YHWH is real, but not agree that he is [a] god. If I refuse the ‘godhood’ of all entities, this would still qualify as atheism.

Technically, you are absolutely right, anon.  Generally I use the term ‘atheist’ when what I mean is “someone who believes there is no magical or spiritual element…

So a non-kin friend of mine recently told me that they think all otherkin are mentally ill for thinking that they are animals. What’s the best way to explain to her that kinity is a belief about your soul/mind and not about physically being an animal? I know you focus on fictionkin but this is a kin thing in general.

Some people won’t be convinced no matter what you say, anon. Which is unfortunate, but true. I suppose you could ask them if they believe…

I want to say thanks for bringing the term “fiction-hearted” to light. I have a headmate who closely associates with a character, but doesn’t identify as *being* the character–he’s not a fictive. When he and I discovered the term “fiction-hearted”, it turned out to describe his feelings PERFECTLY. We’re both grateful to finally have a word to explain what he’s feeling!

I’m so glad! I think its important to have words to describe all different kinds of feelings.

It seems like it isn’t too uncommon for fictionkin to have negative towards a fictotype while awakening as that fictotype. You tried to convince yourself you weren’t Pearl from Steven Universe, I felt like my world was falling apart and it was hard, almost painful, for me to read or look at anything involving my fictotype, and I’ve seen other fictionkin have negative reactions while awakening as fictionkin. Have you any idea why this is?

I don’t think its too surprising that a lot of people have a negative reaction toward awakening. There are days where I feel like a…

Hi! Uh.. I think I may be robotkin? I keep looking at human stuff really curiously/weirdly and I really love being near robots. Whenever I think about them I’m calm and all. I’m not sure though. But if I’d be kin, that’d be with a certain robot character that I rp as. Everytime my friend writes something, I keep telling myself how it’s wrong and how it didn’t happen? I don’t know how ro explain this

You could indeed be robotkin, anon, which would be why your friend’s writing makes you uncomfortable. It doesn’t line up with what you know subconsciously…

What are kinfeels?

Kinfeels are: strong feelings experienced in reaction to exposure to one’s kintype or possible kintype. (including nostalgia, homesickness, dysphoria, grief, excitement, longing,anomalous physical feelings, etc.)…

Stopthetumblerkin, an otherkin, is screenshoting people’s about/byf and mocking them on their blog. I’m scared that they’re going to mock me. I know why non closely examined 30+ kintypes can be a problem but 1) I only have 4/5 and I pay attention to them 2) I know to give up on a kintype when I haven’t felt it for months 3) going at it this way is educating no one. I blocked them but that’s useless, anyone can screencap my blog and tag them. I don’t feel safe in my own community.

Hi anon, I’m sorry you’re feeling uncomfortable. Try to cheer up though, because the blog in question hasn’t been active in 2 months and the…

I uh have a philosophical(?) question to ask about fictionkin? If there are infinite universes, how and why is a person reincarnated?currently is a specific character? Why was this person chosen out of infinite persons in any other of the many universes? Is it simply fate or something more? -Just a curious person with questions who does not wish to offend

This is a fascinating and open ended question, anon. Honestly, no one has the answer to this– we all must draw our own conclusions as…

Do you mind explaining to me exactly what being fictionkin means and how it makes sense? No hate, im just trying to gain a better understanding. A friend recently told me they were fictionkin and im having a hard time wrapping my head around it.

Hey anon. For the short version check out this post: http://fromfiction.tumblr.com/post/146004356372/hey-i-have-a-question-i-hope-it-doesnt-bother for the long version check out my website: http://fictionkin.net/

Hey, i have a question. I hope it doesn’t bother you that i’m asking.(if so i’m sorry please ignore this.) I think I might be fictionkin but i’m still kind of confused about what it is if that makes sense. I would greatly appreciate if you could give me a basic definition.(sorry if this is a confusing question it’s just i’ve seen a lot of fictionkin and feel it’s possible i might be but haven’t found a clear/ respectful definition.)

I hope this helps, anon! What are fictionkin? Fictionkin; (noun): Fictionkin: Someone who discovers through personal experiences and phenomena that they are spiritually or mentally…

Is there something between kin and soulbonding? Cause I have a lot of I guess, fictive headmates, who, when I see them in their canon I’m like “that’s me” and I have memories from them and physical responses and feel wrong in my body when they’re “out” but I still talk with them and RP and write as them. They’re me, or I’m them, but I’m also still me and they’re still them. I know I’m not making a ton of sense. They def. “front” or “co-front”, and sometimes they do things for me I won’t remember

It sounds like what you’re experiencing is co-conciousness/blending with your headmates, anon. This happens sometimes, esspecially when headmates spend a lot of time together at…

Thank you!! That opened my eyes to a lot of things! He says his friends dislike me because I’ve hardly say with them and gotten to know them but I read in his friends group chat then screenshot ting and making fun of a post I shared on Facebook and he just said “they’re cunts to everyone who isn’t in the group” he just encourages me to sit with them more no matter how uncomfortable I say I am, he says the problem will get worse the more I avoid it. He sits with my friends a lot of the time. Idk

Hey there, anon. Your boyfriend sounds like he’s putting his friends behavior ahead of your comfort, which isn’t cool. If these kids “are cunts to everyone…