TW FOR REALITY CHECKING, ALTERHUMANPHOBIA? MAYBE? I AM NOT SURE. TREAD CAREFULLY, FICTIONFOLK AND OTHER SUCH THINGS.

WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MUCH, I'LL PREFACE. AND I KNOW MY FIRST WRITINGS WILL BE A BIT OF A DEBBY DOWNER---FEAR NOT! I ADORE THE ALTERHUMAN, FICTIONFOLK, OTHERKIN, THERIAN ETC COMMUNITIES. FOR THE MOST PART, I FEEL VERY SAFE AND UNDERSTOOD THERE. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU MY SOBER THOUGHTS ON THE MATTER. SO DO NOT TAKE THESE FOLLOWING WORDS AS ATTACKS OF ANY SORTS, PLEASE, THANK YOU, REGARDS. LET US START OFF SWINGING: I THINK MANY FICTIONFOLK, THERIAN (ESPECIALLY MINORS) ETC PROBABLY EXPERIENCE AT LEAST SOME LEVEL OF UNHEALTHY ATTACHMENT TO THEIR IDENTITIES (PREVIOUSLY, I USED THE WORD DELUSION HERE, BUT AFTER CONSIDERATION, I REALIZED THAT WAS NOT THE CORRECT TERM). MAYHAPS I AM BIASED ON THIS POINT, AND MAYHAPS OUR LACK OF SPIRITUALITY INFORMS US THERE AS WELL. THIS IS JUST MY PERSPECTIVE AND IS PROBABLY NOT CORRECT. I LOOK ON TUMBLR IN THE FICTIONKIN TAG AND I SEE THE WOES OF SO MANY FICTIONFOLK, OF NOT BEING ENOUGH LIKE 'THEMSELF', OF MISSING THEIR MATES FROM SOURCE, OF FEELING LIKE THEIR BODIES ARE INCORRECT. I RELATE TO THESE ALL ON SOME LEVEL, WELL, OF COURSE I DO. LOOK AT ME. BUT THERE IS SOME PART OF ME, OR US ALL, THAT HAS A HARD TIME TAKING ANY OF THIS SERIOUSLY ANYMORE. THAT IS AN US PROBLEM, I WILL ADMIT. WE'VE BEEN BURNED BY THE EFFECTS OF TAKING IT "TOO SERIOUSLY". A FRIEND GROUP OF HIGHSCHOOLERS, ALL FICTIONKIN, IMAGINE IT. IMAGINE THEM ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO LEAN HARDER AND HARDER INTO THE WORLD OF FANTASY, AND SUDDENLY WHEN THE FANTASY BECOMES...LET'S SAY DISTASTEFUL. IMAGINE HOW THAT CAN LEAD TO VERY BAD THINGS! I SUPPOSE I WISH CHILDREN WERE LESS STUPID. THAT IS ALL. I HAVEN'T MUCH ELSE OF A MESSAGE HERE. MY ADVICE IS THAT, IF YOU ARE FICTIONKIN, THEN THAT'S COOL. IF IT BECOMES EVEN A LITTLE HARMFUL TO THOSE AROUND YOU... WELL, MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TRY AND CHANGE. IT WILL TAKE A WHILE, IT MIGHT EVEN SUCK AND YOU MIGHT LOSE SOME OF YOURSELF, BUT FELLOWS, IT'S NECESSARY AT TIMES. BE CAREFUL, I SUPPOSE! ALWAYS BE YOURSELF, BUT BE PREPARED FOR THE CONSEQUENCES THAT COME WITH THAT :3 WE REALLY NEED TO FILL OUT A JOB APPLICATION, HM.