Fictionkin Carrd
This is a fictionkin carrd I've made to help with terminology!!
What is a Fictionkin?
Fictionkin > A fictionkin is a person
who identifies as a fictional character and/or believes they were said fictional character in a past life.
This applies to a fictional species as well, not just fictional characters!You could also have an intense/strong connection to said character.
You cannot choose to be a fictionkin!( Fictionkin might be abbreviated as "f!kin", "fic!kin", "fictinkin" )
Fictionkin - Terms 001
Kin/Kintype - The character(s) that you believe you were.Fictotype - Someone’s Fictionkin identity(s)Syn/Synpath - A character that you heavily relate to.Copinglink/C'link/Link/Linktype - A character that you identify with for coping/fun purposes.Hearttype - A character that you have a strong connection to without actually identifying as/with that character. This connection can be something like a friend or family.----Fictionflicker: A Kintype that isn't permanent. It seems to "flicker" in and out of existence if you lose interest in that fandom.Kinshift - Your mind/behavior shifts to a certain character, and you believe you were them at that certain time. Behavior can change, and so can speech patterns.----Selfhood/ID - This is the closest thing to your set identity as your own. You see this character extremely close to yourself, you strongly believe you were this character in a past life. ID and Selfhood mean the same thing.----High Kin - You kinshift to that certain character often, if not most or all of the time. You believe you are that character more than others.Medium Kin - You kinshift to that character every once in a while. You believe you are that character sometimes, but other kins will be higher than this one.Low Kin - You do not kinshift to this character often. This character will be the lowest you think that character is you.----Kinmem/Mem - A memory that you may get from one of your Kintypes. It can be anything, from just an idea that you 100% know is true, a feeling, thought, a smell, taste, or physical feeling from your Kintype's life, and even whole "scenes" that can play out in your head. Parts of the canon that you vividly remember from your Kintype's life count as mems as well.
Fictionkin - Terms 002
Permashift - A Kinshift that lasts for more than a couple hours or days.
(The short way to say/type permashift is ps)----Mediamate - A mediamate is someone who shares the same media as you!Media talk - Talk about your media !Doubles - Someone who identifies as the same character you do at the time and/or in general.----Canon Divergent - How close to canon you are!
( Are you close to canon? ; Then it's No )
( Are you not close to canon ; Then it's Yes! )
F!kin Misconceptions 001
Kin Delusions - This term is extremely ableist and heavily disrespectful to people on the psychotic spectrum. This calls our own personal experiences "just a kin". Which is not.----Switching - This is a system term. Please never use this term to describe your kinshifts.Calling Fictives Kin - Fictives are not kins.Fronting - This is a system term. Please never use this to say who you are currently kinshifting.----IRLs - IRL is a term used in association with D/A
a DA is delusional attachment, which is a community term to describe a delusional misidentification episode, where the individual identifies as someone/thing they are not, such as a character.
F!kin Misconceptions 002
"You can choose who you kin" - You can't. C'Linking and Synning is a choice; being Fictionkin is not. You cannot choose who you kin."People who believe they used to be that character are taking kinning too seriously!" - Those people are actually using the correct definition of kin."Kinning is heavily relating to a character." - That is a Synpath."I kin [character] because I relate to them" - Say "I syn [character]!"