/r/otherkin

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Otherkin is community of individuals that identify as nonhuman in some distinct manner. We are NOT a community for works of fiction, roleplaying, or the furry fandom.


Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to /r/Otherkin. What is an otherkin? It's pretty simple, it's a human who identifies as something other than human. If all you know you learned on tumblr, do know, you're probably pretty far off base on what otherkin really are. Search around, simple questions have been answered multiple times.


Rules

  1. Be respectful to all users here.
  2. No personal or confidential information. This includes real names, addresses, phone numbers, and photographs that can identify a user. Sharing such information can be damaging to a user. This risks a subreddit ban as well as a reddit-wide ban.
  3. Otherkin is not fiction or roleplaying.
  4. Please search before posting. Repeat posts ask the same questions and only need to be answered once.
  5. Posts must be relevant to Otherkin. Anything only loosely related may be allowed, but you should consider other subreddits.

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Related Subreddits

TrueOtherkin Another otherkin-centric subreddit
Therian A home specifically for therians
OtherkinInAction Otherkin humor


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/r/otherkin

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TO ALL THE AMAZING OTHERKIN AND ALTERHUMANS <3 <3 <3

I just wanna say that if you are Otherkin, Therian, Fictionkin, and more... YOU ARE AMAZING!! Never feel bad for being yourself in public, and go and do what you love!! Ignore all the hate, those people are just jealous of you cause you're living your truth and they're having no fun. If you feel too nervous to buy gear or do quads, or can't because of money problems, not understanding parents, or a disability, that is completely ok! Just because you can't do what other Therians or Otherkin do doesn't make you any less Alterhuman!! So do what you love, ignore all the hate, and remember always, YOU ARE AWESOME AND DESERVE TO BE LOVED!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

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2024/11/02
21:33 UTC

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Just found out I’m a godkin

I’m having a fantastic religious discovery as a pagan that in a past life, I was a god

And as that god I was originally mortal, and then became a god. But being a god was a nightmare because a goddess who was being puppeted by another god corrupted my morality by corrupting me. I thought I wanted to die so I thought if I did and become mortal it will fix the problems. I guess that also means I’m fictive or something like that because I was a made up god in a past life?

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2024/11/03
02:07 UTC

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My angle

I'm a demon king but me and my boyfriend started dating a year ago he is an angel kin and also a calico cat and I'm a wolf and demon kin I feel like I've found my angle to my demon

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2024/11/03
01:24 UTC

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Gear for Demonkins more specially Fallen Angels

Hii I'm a demonkin but to be more specific on what kind of demon I am, that would be a fallen angel. I've been trying to find gear or just things in general that make me feel closer to my kinself but I can barely find anything good or even close to good quality for demonkins, or Fallen Angel kins, does anyone have any suggestions or specific stores or items that you found that you like to order from?

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2024/11/03
01:04 UTC

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Any elf from a past life elfkin?

In a past life I was an elfkin, and I want some folk to discuss with about our experiences

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2024/11/03
00:29 UTC

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I found my mate as a frost giant! :D 🩵 read descripton ^^

Hiiiiii fellow otherkins!! :D I’m excited to share something deeply personal and meaningful to me: I’ve found my mate! As a Jötunn otherkin, Recently I've been dreaming of a figure who resonates with my Jötunn identity—Laufey from the Marvel Universe. (I didn't know he was him 😭)

Seeing him not only in my dreams but also depicted in a comic today has solidified my feelings and connection to him. Laufey embodies the strength and mystique of the Jötunn, and I feel drawn to him in a way that I can’t fully describe, in my dreams, this jötunn is just look and act like the one in marvel universe and still can't sure if he is Laufey or not.

I wanted to share this with you all, as it feels like a significant moment in my journey as an otherkin. Thank you for listening, I am very happy 🩵

Important: i am not talking about the actual laufey in norse mythology

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2024/11/02
23:56 UTC

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How do you figure out your kintypes?

I'm pretty sure I'm alterhuman or otherkin I don't feel human but at the same time I kinda do it's confusing everything about my body makes me feel off i don't think it's just me hating my body it could be a part of it but if I was someone else Im pretty sure I would still feel the same my ears nose and face and almost everything about my whole body make me uncomfortable and everything feels wrong so it makes it really confusing and hard to figure out what my kintype is something about the way this world works feels off as well but I can't figure out what that is either I'm wondering how you figure out your kintypes because I can't figure out what I am

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2024/11/02
23:53 UTC

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Uhhhh

I'm a angel kin. But I don't know what type of angel kin I am. I can be very protective. And I get angry and cry off a lot.. I love singing like a choir does in a church. I love music anyhow. I feel only two wings on my back. I visit random realms in my dreams. Please answer if you know. 😅. *I'm also Alienkin so I also put in "I visit random realms in my dreams".

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2024/11/02
22:53 UTC

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Does anyone else not use as much labels or terms for the sake of simplicity? (Rant/discussion-ish?)

So, i am an otherkin but also a pet regressor (i know pet regression isnt a great term but i don't know if there are synonyms for it). Basically, its hard for me to tell wether im having a "shift" (as in the therian/mythkin/ect way) or if i am just regressing, so i just say something like "oh i feel like a kitty today, but since i am still able to hide it, i would say i am a 4/10 on the kitty scale" also, there is just SO MUCH TERMINOLOGY? It seriously gets overwhelming for me :(, so instead of saying something like "oh im a cat therian" i say "oh i feel like a cat but like in a mental or spiritual way". Also, i identify as a shapeshifter, so i change wich "type" of otherkin i am, i can go from therian to mythkin to conceptkin to fictionkin ect, ect, ect, and even after that idk what animal i am a therian of (for example) because it changes Other than a therian and pet regressor, i am also a xenogender user, xenofluid to be specific, so if i say "woah, i REALLY feel connected to kittens a lot today" its hard for me to tell if its my being xenic, being an otherkin, regressing or just doing this for fun subconsciously So, does anybody relate to this or am i alone on this one?

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2024/11/02
17:05 UTC

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What is Alienkin?

Could somebody explain to me what alienkin is

is it chosen? how do you choose a alien to kin? Do you draw yourself one or I don’t know 😭

what even is alienkin, I couldn’t find much about it.. somebody help 😭

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2024/11/02
12:29 UTC

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I need help figuring out if/what my kintype is

I’m a feline cladotherian (and cambitherian), but cats aren’t my only theriotypes, i’m also a dingo and crow, and connected to griffins. But today i was swimming around when I got some sort of mental & envisage shift? i had to control it since my anti-therian father was very Much in view, but I wanted to swim, hunt, etc underwater and felt/imagined some sort of tail that acted more like a sharks tail or something rather than a cat’s. I didnt feel like a cat in the moment, but even though I had that sort of mentality/envisage I still felt like I had 4 legs But that felt normal Too? I dont know what sort of animal or mythic it could be if it even is something else. Any Advice, suggestions or etcetera I welcome it.

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2024/11/02
12:31 UTC

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Tips for Vampirekins, spacekins and techkins?

Hey hi, I post a bit on this subreddit, and although I do have a bit of tips I keep to mind- If you can't get access to stuff like angel fangs(piercing type, because guess what your body can reject piercings! 😭), or other things- What tips would you have? Because as far as I also got tips for vampirekins, I have no tips for the spacekin part and the techkin(specifically of older tech like y2k and 90s, etc.) part-

If anyone could give some tips on any part I'd appreciate it.

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2024/11/02
09:05 UTC

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Voidkin?

So recently I’ve discovered Voidkins, the concept I seem to relate to in some ways yet I can’t really find much info on it so if anyone could answer these questions that would be awesome!

  1. What is a voidkin?

  2. What can a Voidkin look like?

  3. What are some hints or whatnot that one could be a Voidkin?

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2024/11/02
05:01 UTC

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How to distinguish multiple kintypes?

I.e. Figuring out if you're a therian wolf or just a shadow being who can shape into a wolf, or both? How do you separate them in feeling/identity?

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2024/11/02
02:36 UTC

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a bot on c.ai (not therianthropy related), scenario was just to comfort him, and this happened ●_●

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2024/11/02
00:54 UTC

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Hand signals?

This halloween, I was able to spot two therians in their gear! But sadly, I was with my family (Who doesn't know I'm alterhuman) and I wasn't able to talk to them. :c So I'm thinking we can come p with a hand gesture to signal other alterhumans, without causing to much attention. Please spread the word, however you can!!! <3

Here are some signal ideas everyone could use that I came up with!

  1. Tapping your nose lightly, a snout tap.

  2. Waving a hand shaped like a paw, if you know what I mean.

  3. Double ear tap, tapping both sides of your head near your ears, like signaling hidden animal ears.

If theres anymore you would like to add, or you think would work better, let me know! We should all try them out!!

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2024/11/02
00:42 UTC

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Rant on a certain person's video

Hey hi first off, obvious note, lets not harass this person known as Catastropi, she's although very misinformed, and continiously speaks over trans people who are saying we as a community aren't an issue- and also spews transphobic rhetoric, does not deserve to be harassed and such, its just wrong.

Anyways.

I hate Catastropi's "apology" video(its not really shes just defending her take and continually using harmful rhetoric, please dont watch if you aren't mentally prepared, at least watch if you are on the other person's channel who's done commentary on Catastropi's previous take)

Not only does she say stuff like what we experience as a community, depending on from person to person is psychosis(aka the "You can't be this you are too mentally ill!" take bigots have), but she despite being told previously not to do so, speaks over trans people and says that neopronouns and therians are harmful and the reason why bigots are bigots, when its not, its just not.

Like this as an otherkin, and also a trans person who has mental issues, this just makes me as a person feel so angry, because like as far as we know you aren't trans, you've simply said you are pansexual, still doesnt give you the right to speak over us and trans people who are either in support, or are therians or otherkin or fictionkin, etc. Like yes you done your research, but we aren't the people you should hate??? Hate the bigots, because guess what no matter what they'll hate us, lets not point fingers at eachother and say stuff like that.

And its infuriating because I dont think I have it(i think theres a possibly but I dont want to self diagnose), but I experience stuff, that are symptoms of psychosis and other stuff- and it just, feels so invalidating? Like Stop?? We aren't hurting you??

Like I'm sorry I just needed to get this off my chest, hopefully I explained it well enough, I just really needed to rant about this.

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2024/11/01
08:34 UTC

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Drew my kin for Halloween

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2024/11/01
08:28 UTC

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jealousy jealousy

Im so jealous of the wolf walkers /hj

that movie is so beautiful- like i want to inject it into my bloodstream *i say though ive only watched it few times*

Like i feel so shifty while watching it, especially the "running with the wolves" scene. literally jaw dropping-ly beautiful.

my fav character is mebh cuz i just like... see myself in her.

also kind of off topic, but how do some people call themselves fans when they say that mebh and robyn are canonically step sisters.

i just wanna say that like.... yeah, the end scene did make the parents seem close but they were never confirmed to be dating yall.

you can search it up lol.

the writer or director or whatever also said he didnt intend on mebh and robyn to be dating, but he loves to see sapphic fans see themselves in the characters. so they're not dating nor are they sisters. you can headcanon it but dont go around saying its canon or smth.

also why is the soundtrack so beautiful. like the "wolf wolf, howls the wolf" song is so amazing. i luv it sm.

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2024/11/01
04:30 UTC

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Obligatory "Costume"

Super happy with it. Has magnetic ears to switch to floppy ones if we feel more doglike.

Made by us on the OpenFur Canine Head base by Luccus_184390

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2024/11/01
00:05 UTC

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2024/10/31
19:08 UTC

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My otherkin notes

These are things that I have experienced and I always go from on creature to the next like a polymorph. But I don’t feel like an empty mass. I switch between these but all I know is that I have always wanted to be smth other than human. Any help? Thanks!

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2024/10/31
16:06 UTC

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First Halloween as a member of this community, I'm excited to where my costume/gear!

Halloween has always been fun for me and now I have the ability to express myself in a new way publicly without fear of judgement! I'm goingbto have a good day today

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2024/10/31
11:49 UTC

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"Eldritch" Werewolf?

Hey there, i don't really post stuff here often, so i don't have a plan if i not already talked about it. But i am questioning my kintype since a few months now. And i don't mean that i question if i really am a werewolfkin. That is as clear as moonlight (no pun intended). But rather that there is something...else there.

I've always was fascinated by the occult, especially by the Cthulu-Mythos. Well, since a few months ago i have some rather.... strange Phantom-Shifts. Normaly i just feel my Pwas, Ears, Tail and so on. But in the last time there was somthing else. I should say that i have P-Shifts nearly every day, all day. But now from time to time there are some sorts of Tentacles(?), not like the one from an Octopus or other aquatic lifeforms, but more like.... masses of flesh with a smooth surface/skin. Other things are that my muzzle(or my entire face) just feels skinless and there are antlers on top of my head. And a few days ago i felt like having an extra set of arms.

I really dont know if i am some kind of eldritch werewolf or how i should even feel about it.

But it would interest me, if there are others with similar experiences?

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2024/10/31
08:40 UTC

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Non-otherkin here: is there a term for being sorta indifferent about one's species?

First of all, I want to apologize in advance in case I make any wrong assumptions about you folks. I'm just curious and want to learn more.

So, as I understand it, otherkins, alterhumans and others are their identities because of a strong connection with that specific thing. While I don't have that connection with anything other than human, I also don't really care much about being a human; it's just a fact of my existence I don't think about much. Similar to how many cis people just identify with their AGAB because they don't see a reason to change it, in a way (not that I know anything about that lol). I'd 100% become a dragon if I could, but I'm not so I don't mind it.

I was wondering if there was a term for that or if it's just what most people feel. I think Human fits me well enough in any case, but I'm still curious about it. Thanks in advance and good day!

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2024/10/30
23:43 UTC

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Furry Otherkin

This is a question I have for those of you who identify as both otherkin (&/or therian) AND identify as a furry; Do you have a fursona, AND is it based on you kintype?

I identify as both and currently don't have one (in the planning stage), but I want to see how many of us are out there!

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2024/10/30
16:20 UTC

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Discord server

Hello. I made a discord server for alterhumans. Systems are welcome to join as well. We are a small community with only a few members at the moment, but you can help increase that amount. If anyone would be interested in joining our ranks ,let me know so I can send you a link

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2024/10/30
09:56 UTC

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