Salamanderkin / Yamemeda - The Ultimate Otherkin

[JU 199]

"Please at least have the decency to refer to me as 'they'"

No, your custom pronoun will not be respected here.

 

[Conrix]

No mention of Salamander Man after four pages?

Salamandermankin would be simultaneously hilarious and creepy.

 

[nonnewtonian]

Presented without comment.

I'd like to meet this shrink that diagnoses 14 year olds with BPD.
And conciously pretending to be things to make yourself feel better doesn't make you otherkin. It's called roleplaying.

 

[LordGoomy]

No, your custom pronoun will not be respected here.

Eh, I can at least respect that much, given I'm a non-binary individual myself (and Tumblr had nothing to do with it, surprisingly.) And it's not nearly as ridiculous as "bunself" so I give them credit for that much.

Maybe I'm just stupid, though.

I'd like to meet this shrink that diagnoses 14 year olds with BPD.

I would too, and then I'd like to slap them repeatedly in the face.

 

[Slowboat to China]

Salamanderkin: I'm sure you don't want to hear this, because God knows I didn't when I was your age, but I've been where you're at. I was fourteen, sick in the head, terrified, and yes, I used fictionkin stuff (though we called it otakukin back in the day) as a coping device. In the long run, it didn't help at all; it just stopped me from working on the problems I had in real life.

You may be fourteen, but we don't know that for sure. We don't know you. What we do know is that you're someone posting a public blog where you claim to be mentally associated with elephant shrews and FNAF characters, and that is going to make people laugh. Take my advice and chill. We can't hurt you, and nothing you're doing right now is going to help you get better. Focus on being a healthy version of yourself, not a crazy toy rabbit or a Pokemon.

 

[Surtur]

This thread, just this thread.

 

[cautari]

Saying "I'm aware that I'm not actually a salamander etc." shows that she's at least more self-aware than half her peers on Tumblr. Plus as mentioned before she's still a kid, so it's more than likely she'll grow out of it and look back at her early teens with the same embarrassment that most teenagers growing up on the internet do.

 

[JU 199]

Eh, I can at least respect that much, given I'm a non-binary individual myself (and Tumblr had nothing to do with it, surprisingly.) And it's not nearly as ridiculous as "bunself" so I give them credit for that much.

The problem with tumblr is separating the vast amount of people who are posing from those who are genuinely experiencing something. This individual perhaps needs help..... or she's just putting it on. Either way feeling like you have 20 different 'souls' inside yourself probably shouldn't be encouraged.

(I don't mean any disrespect to you @LordGoomy btw)

 

[Meowthkip]

Presented without comment.

I don't know if you're still reading this thread, Viv, but hear me out.

If you know full well that your kin types are all a delusion, then why do you insist on holding onto them? I played similar pretend mind games when I was a troubled 15 year old, but I never told anyone about them on the internet. These delusions led to a failed attempt at running away from home. I had a psychotic breakdown, and these delusions were merely a symptom of severe stress and anxiety.

There's nothing wrong with roleplaying or pretending, but if you know it's pretend, then it seems useless to continue to cling to it. The kind of people that stick with this sort of thing are very damaged people that can be dangerous to a young kid like you. Unfortunately, in the otherkin community, since there's no real concrete rules about otherkin, people are conditioned to be very trusting and will believe anything anybody else says, which makes for an excellent environment to prey on teenagers like yourself. Read up on Andrew Blake, he's a prime example of how dangerous otherkin culture can be.

I know you hate yourself now, but in a few years, you will not. But it's important to learn to love yourself now. It sucks being a teenager and it's a slog, but shit gets better once it's done and over with. You don't need these bullshit kintypes to be an interesting, kind and loving person. They are a distraction and will ultimately encumber your growth.

Don't worry about what your otherkin friends will think. Friends like that come and go. Real friends will stick by you no matter what. Quite frankly it worries me to see so many Tumblrkin blatantly admit that they know their kintypes are bullshit, but they want to believe because they're mentally ill, or it helps them cope.

Volunteering will help you cope. Hanging out with friends will help you cope. Picking up a hobby, reading books, watching really good movies, discovering new music... that will help you cope a lot better than pretending you're an animal or a video game character.

This might not sink in now, but trust me, I have experience. Mister Rogers said you're special just the way you are, and I believed him; I still do. Not a single person on the planet has had your specific life experiences. Nobody else has been you.

And that's really cool, actually, when you think about it.

Now, if you wanna mope properly, I can hook you up with some Joy Division. Or maybe you'd prefer Neutral Milk Hotel, IDK.

HMU

 

[niggers]

i know i'm the minority, but imo kids like this should get fucked with (not literally you fucking creeps). not like dox'd, but maybe just a dash of weening.

/cow/ has a "were you ever a potential lolcow" thread, and almost every story goes like "well, i was a faggy teen on the internet until i got forcibly shown what an ass i was". if we knock one bullshitkin self-diagnosing teen away from a future of welfare and e-begging into a healthy, successful life, then all weening in the world was worth it.

 

[LordGoomy]

The problem with tumblr is separating the vast amount of people who are posing from those who are genuinely experiencing something. This individual perhaps needs help..... or she's just putting it on. Either way feeling like you have 20 different 'souls' inside yourself probably shouldn't be encouraged.

(I don't mean any disrespect to you @LordGoomy btw)

I agree - and I don't take any offense. If my skin was really that thin, I'd be whining about it on Tumblr.

 

[Oglooger]

See, this kind of shit is why I'm scared that my girlfriend will ever get a tumblr. It's bad enough that she's into homestuck and shit

Presented without comment.

Jesus Christ that Grammar, it's worst then mine. and mine hasn't changed in the past 5 years.

 

[Meowthkip]

See, this kind of shit is why I'm scared that my girlfriend will ever get a tumblr. It's bad enough that she's into homestuck and shit

If she's not very suggestible she should be okay. It helps to also talk about the things you'll read from people on there with people who are outside of it so you don't get sucked into groupthink.

Confidence is the best weapon against falling into some of the crazier parts of Tumblr.

 

[Oglooger]

Confidence is the best weapon against falling into some of the crazier parts of Tumblr.

not to get off topic, but that's something she severely lacks. I've been trying to help her gain it but I'm getting off topic now.

 

[John Furrman]

The only thing keeping me from saying something excessively rude about this person is her age. I remember having stupid hobbies and interests when I was around high school-aged that I eventually either grew out of or refined into a more mature and socially acceptable form

But the furry never died for us.

 

[DN 420]

goddamn it you made her password protect her blog at page three. so must potential lost

 

[Adamska]

We're not telling you you're full of shit, you're admitting you're full of shit. You know it's just a phase? Then grow out of it. We'd rather you not descend into lolcow fuckery and end up back on these forums when you're still touting 20+ kintypes and a thought process of "I'm mentally ill so you can't question anything I claim here on the internet where anyone can claim literally anything even if it's bullshit."

Honestly, we're kind of using a soft approach (I know I sure am at least), and I must admit that it's great that you see a psychologist, which is somewhat of a rarity. Although that clarity of knowing it's fake and doing it anyway isn't the best approach personally. It also doesn't help that you glorify disorders that do affect how you live.

I'd honestly find a better blog site/website than a cesspool like Tumblr honestly. Blogspot works well for this thing, and I recall Google has something for this too. That way, you don't have to fake things to get likes.

It also helps to develop tougher skin; when I was your age, I was notably prickly like that. It took a while, but I did eventually learn to keep it cool and to (usually) think a bit about what you're going to say before responding. The best thing to do is to think about what you're going to type as you do it. It's really useful because then you can decide if something should be written that way or not. It also allows your temper to cool and to re-evaluate. Just some nice advice for you from a person who's run this show before. Admittedly not as an otherkin, but as a teenager who found the glories of the internet and was not used to criticism at the time.

 

[TM Ambrose]

This person has taught me something: I am now peniskin because an erect penis is the thing I enjoy the most.

Had to make it gay, but really I can't believe someone exist like this.\

Edit: Just saw she called herself the star of this forum. She is nowhere near the star of this forum. Chris and Jan maybe but she isn't at all.

 

[BOLDYSPICY!]

goddamn it you made her password protect her blog at page three. so must potential lost

I dunno, I think it'd p much be a repeat of the Vade thread. Only with a stupid kid.
Well, stupid younger kid.
Not that I'm one to talk, because I was a dipshit at fourteen. I hope she grows out of that shit.
jeez why am I getting so pissy over this I'mma go cool off

 

[Saul Goodman]

Wow. She really is a fictionkin. She's Book Girl!

Spoiler

Reuben G. Baron's imagination lives as flesh and blood. Heaven help us.