Good thoughts! This isn’t true for everyone but examining the differences between dreams you have that are just dreams and dreams you have that are…
I remember a lot of guns and war and fear (I’m really against everything about military and these memories make me pretty sick tbh) and…
Getting memories that don’t have an anchor in our concrete lives is always confusing, anon. Just remember, any memories you have, even if they ARE…
Memories that come in dreams have a quality of verisimilitude that other dreams lack. They connect well with other memories you have. They don’t have…
Sometimes the worlds we came from were crap, anon. I’m sure you’re not the only kin who came from a dystopia or just a nasty…
Psychological kin (kin that don’t believe they have a spiritual origin for their kintype) still can experience memories, they just believe that they were created…
I can’t remember whether I answered this or not. I feel like I did, but no harm in answering it again. I think that I…
Then you don’t have memories. Memories don’t make the kin. However, as you go through life you may find that you do get memories. I’ve…
I don’t think its pointless, anon, I think that;s very interesting! Its very possible that as your kinself you had a different way of processing…
Those can be tough, anon! Coming from a noisy household myself, I sympathize. Have you tried meditating with music or binaural beats? Or at night…
Tell them to go take a walk, anon. Memories aren’t a *requirement* for any type of kin, psychological or spiritual. As long as you experience…
Thanks for sharing, anon 🙂
Yep that can totally happen, anon ^^. Anyone else have this experience?
I recommend searching for memories through meditation . Here is a basic, but detailed guide on beginning meditation by @seriousotherkin which is very good (link)…
Its totally possible to get kin memories this way, anon. Actually there is a significant minority of people who experience all or most of their…
This is a perfectly normal way to experience kin memories. And “flashback” is a perfectly acceptable term to use. Its not a medical term or…
Hey anon. Firstly its “have” a kintype, or “be” fictionkin, just to clear it up! Not a big deal though! As for how to figure out if…
You’re just as legitimate as ever, anon. People definitely receive memories in different ways and experience them in different intensities. (Though if you have frequent…
I’m actually not sure. Fellow otherhearted, what’s the consensus on this?
This is a tough one, anon. On the one hand, not every fear we have will be explained by things in our past lives and…
Those are both good ideas! Looking at art, or making it yourself. Writing ‘fanfiction’ or reflections on your source material, or reading about it. Listening to…
That’s hard, anon. Sometimes that fear never really goes away. But we can do things to minimize it. I recommend you read about, and talk…
You should never rely on someone eles’s memories to match up with yours- especially not a double who almost certainly experienced things differently. Its cool…
It could be that you won’t– and possibly that’s for the best. If your mind is protecting you from something its for a reason. However,…
Ouch, anon, I’m saddened to hear that. :/ Honestly, the thing about bad memories is they tend to be the ones that come whether you…
Absolutely. Not all memories come in dreams and not all are extremely vivid or concrete. Sometimes you just *know* something. Its weird.
Unfortunately, sorting out what are really memories and what aren’t can be really confusing, especially when you’re starting out. Its a process that takes time,…
Its absolutely possible to not recognize memories for what they are. And its especially easy to mix memories into fictional ideas when you’re writing/
Fanworks can definitely trigger memories and feelings, especially if they capture something that was meaningful to you. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re kin specifically…
Absolutely! Some memories are just fuzzy/distant and that’s totally okay.
Ken: When I was young, right after my brother died, my parents were briefly convinced to attend a christian church. (yes, they have some of…
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…
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…
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…
I don’t know enough about these specific kintypes to make a judgement about whether there is something especially strange about the relationship between them. However,…
Don’t worry too much about it, canon isn’t *always* what triggers memories, though it tends to be for a lot of people. Its possible your…
I find it best to deal with negative kin memories and feelings the same way I deal with negative memories and feelings in this life.…
Make sure to talk to each other about things that don’t have anything to do with fictionkin sometimes, or your conversations are sure to die…