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do you have any tips for being fiction/otherhearted in the otherkin community? are we welcome there? i’m fictionhearted with a character that i feel so deeply connected to i really do feel as if i am them, but i chose the character myself due to realizing my huge connection with them, and don’t have the memories of it being a past life like actual other/fictionkin so i’m kinda looking into my identity right now. thank you!

Interesting question! The fiction-hearted/otherhearted community is an evolving one, and I’m not sure anyone quite knows how we all ‘fit together’ as a larger community of…

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if you’re fictionkin/fiction-hearted with a character, personally wise, you wouldn’t have to be exactly like them right? So, for example, say you’re fictionkin/fiction-hearted with a character who acts calmly about mostly everything and goes about things with ease, but you on the other hand act the opposite way. Could you still be fictionkin/fiction-hearted with them?

This deserves a longer answer, but to be frank, Ive touched on it many times before, and its late, and I’m going to bed in…

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If a character arises that you know you may be kin to, is it normal to begin having the same interests as the character in question? Say, if the character speaks a different language or likes a certain genre of books, you find yourself also interested in learning how to speak the same language and read the same types of book, is that any indication that you might be kin or is it just subconscious faceclaiming?

Its more likely that having the same interested as a character *before* knowing of that character would be an indication that you were kin. Emulating…

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So there’s a character I’m certain I’m kin with, however I’m not sure how he fits into my timeline (as in, the order of my lives) and I don’t yet have any memories, but every time I try to figure it out, I get this overwhelming feeling that basically translates into “We don’t like this”, which is weird since this is the first time I’ve had my kins and I referred to as “we” and not simply “I, me” or “they”. Thing is, he did do something VERY bad. It’s very weird, I’m not sure what to make of it.

I’m not certain what to make of it either, except perhaps that it was very traumatic, and blocked out for a reason. I suggest that…

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I think I might be fictionkin with sonic the hedgehog. Now that’d be ok except for the fact that I came to this realization like 4 days ago. Before that, I had almost little to no interest in him or the franchise. I can say to myself comfortably “yes, I am sonic the hedgehog”, but I’m worried that this is just a phase because of how recent the realization came

If you’re worried its just a phase, then don’t go around telling people (online or off) that you’re Sonic the Hedgehog until you’ve made sure.…

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I come from a canon where alternate universes exist and there are two instances of my fictype in one part (one of them hopped over) – both of them are the real one. I wish others would consider things like this, it may help with confusion and feeling invalidated. And they were different because they were from different timelines – but they were still themselves, just different personalities. Just as we are – we are our types, but we are different timelines, different personalities.

I hear you, anon!

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What people say: “You can’t be kin of a non-white person if you are white!” What it sounds like they’re saying: “It is empirically impossible…

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you could say that person was holding a prejudiced viewpoint. but not a racist one, in such a situation. and while you might think your views are completely separate from your race, gender, etc, consider that all of these things affect the way you think on a subconscious level?? These things all affect your opinions. (I don’t even disagree with you on the argument you made. Just don’t like the way you handled that anon.)

That’s fair, anon. I agree, the person was prejudiced, and probably not actively racist. I chose my wording carefully, to make them think about what…

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I’m poking around your blog but I haven’t found an answer to this so do excuse me if this has been asked before. But, when you are fictionkin, are you not allowed to have any identity outside of the person/being you are kinning with? Are you not supposed to have any other traits? Do you share a soul or is the soul purely from the person you kin with? In which case how would you have any identity of your own? Been curious about this for some time especially while trying to figure out my identity.

Of course fictionkin have identities of their own.  The analogy I use is this. Imagine being five years old. You’re a very different person now,…

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psychological, i don’t use this to cope with anything, i don’t understand how that works honestly. unless using this knowledge as a way to accept, enjoy or to better certain aspects of myself counts? i don’t think it does… isn’t that why someone learns almost anything about themselves :’)

I assume you’re the anon from this post. Thanks for letting me know. Honestly, I think all fictionkin, spiritual and psychological, use the knowledge of their…

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I don’t really know how it happened. I wasn’t drawn to the character. I actually liked several different characters in the same series. Eventually though, it started to become apparent that I thought and acted a lot in the same patterns that the one character did. I would never have chosen it (he is probably the most hated character in the franchise despite being the hero) but the more I embraced it, the more things about my life made sense.

I was told by a fellow kin on a kin chat:  “For the psychological aspect, I believe that a combination of basic personality traits and…

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i don’t reject the possibility of being [x] in the past, but it’s not terribly important to me. i do believe in multiverses but i’m the sort who thinks that entails i was, will be or am now (somewhere else) everybody who has been or will be- exponentially more than the two types i identify as. yeah, i don’t pay too much attention to it. then again, i also remember a thing or two, so… hm… these questions are helpful to me, too

Fascinating thoughts. Can I ask if you identify as psychological kin, or copingkin, or a mix? Here are the questions anon is referring to. I’d…

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for me it has nothing to do with coping, it’s a personality/brain(?) thing. wasn’t a decision so much as something i just noticed after a bit & needed to think on a little more. i know that i am who i am because i simply do. though i don’t act anything like i used to, “my insides are the same”- that’s the only way i can think to word it, it’s complicated. honestly, i’ve never thought so much about how to answer those questions outside my social circle. i’ll sort out my thoughts and try later.

Thank you for taking the time to answer 🙂 I’d be delighted to hear any more you come up with, and any anyone else does.…

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I’ve been doing some research for an upcoming article about the history and origin of fictionkin and otherkin, and I thought I’d share some of…

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I’ve been doing some research for an upcoming article about the history and origin of fictionkin and otherkin, and I thought I’d share some of…

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So.. I have this character. He’s an original character, not from any universe. I made him 7 years ago, and honestly he feels really close to my heart. Our personalities/looks/etc aren’t alike at all, but.. he’s so familiar. When I write him, it’s like I’m writing something that I could have tangibly experienced. SOmetimes I’ll have experiences and I’ll flash to thoughts of him. Could it be possible I subconsciously brought out a past life that could be considered fictionkin?

That is absolutely possible. I have say before, and I have said again, authors CAN be kin with their own characters. Honestly, its oceans more…

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I went through an awakening and I have several memories from my canon, so in my mind my kintype is pretty well cemented. But I feel like I see much more of “myself” in another character from another fandom, if that makes sense. They’re so much more like me than the character whose memories I have. Is this common? It feels weird and I feel out of place identifying as the character I awakened as, knowing there’s another one out there who seems much more like me.

It can be hard to understand and accept, but your kintype isn’t always the person who has the most in common with who you are…

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