Otherlink FAQ
What is otherlinking?
Otherlinking is the voluntary gaining of an identity of an entity, whether it be a fictional character, an animal, a mythical creature, or anything else really. An otherlinkers identity they take on is called a linktype. Otherlinkers can also not realise they’re otherlinking something, making their identity involuntary or quoiluntary.
Why would you otherlink?
People otherlink for a variety of reasons. Some of these include:
How do you otherlink something?
Consuming media related to your soon-to-be linktype, envisioning yourself as them and asking questions to yourself such as “what would x do” throughout the day helps you get into their mindset and understand the entity better. Inducing shifts voluntarily, if possible, may help with this. You incorporate bits of the entity into your daily life until the bits you added are involuntary. You continue doing this until it feels like a part of your identity. This is usually easier to do with an existing identity, such as a cameotype, past life, or something else like that.
Isn't this just otherkin?
No. Otherkin is an involuntary identity. Otherkin is about exploring your identity that you already have, while otherlinking is an identity you take on for whatever reason. There is some overlap in these identities, however, and the line between the two is often blurry. Otherlinking is also not a “lesser” version of Otherkin, and both identities can be just as important to a person as each other.
Otherlinking is the voluntary gaining of an identity of an entity, whether it be a fictional character, an animal, a mythical creature, or anything else really. An otherlinkers identity they take on is called a linktype. Otherlinkers can also not realise they’re otherlinking something, making their identity involuntary or quoiluntary.
Why would you otherlink?
People otherlink for a variety of reasons. Some of these include:
- To cope with day to day life or trauma.
- To gain traits of characters/animals (like being brave, etc.)
- To be more like a character.
- For fun.
- To make identities you already have more stable. (Making a cameoshift a linktype for example.)
How do you otherlink something?
Consuming media related to your soon-to-be linktype, envisioning yourself as them and asking questions to yourself such as “what would x do” throughout the day helps you get into their mindset and understand the entity better. Inducing shifts voluntarily, if possible, may help with this. You incorporate bits of the entity into your daily life until the bits you added are involuntary. You continue doing this until it feels like a part of your identity. This is usually easier to do with an existing identity, such as a cameotype, past life, or something else like that.
Isn't this just otherkin?
No. Otherkin is an involuntary identity. Otherkin is about exploring your identity that you already have, while otherlinking is an identity you take on for whatever reason. There is some overlap in these identities, however, and the line between the two is often blurry. Otherlinking is also not a “lesser” version of Otherkin, and both identities can be just as important to a person as each other.