I thought furries where bad, and I stumbled over ''Otherkinds''
- Durr, I am just a guy that has personal problem, so il pretend I am not even human.
Quoted from their own F.A.Q :
"How do I know I'm not making this all up? How do I know I'm not just paying head-games with myself, pretending to be something "cool"?
Worries about one's sanity are common enough in the otherkin community. We know that our beliefs are very different from what society tells us is true. Some of us take these worries as a very good sign, noting that the refusal to even question one's own sanity is an almost sure sign of insanity.
But even more importantly, agreeing with everyone else, and believing everything society does, are not the best measures of sanity. A far better measure is that of _functionality_: can you function as a stable, productive adult in the consensual reality?
For example, if you can keep a stable job, a roof over your head, keep up friendships, relationships and/or a social life, pay your bills, and generally behave like a functional adult (if you're an adult Smile ), then it doesn't matter whether you consider yourself a human or a creature from another planet.
On a deeper level, many otherkin find that identifying as such -- identifying as an elf, or a dragon, or a vampire, or a pixie, or whatever -- actually gives them *more* of a sense of stability in their lives and understanding of themselves. If it's simply something you call yourself, then maybe you are just playacting. But more likely, you've found (or will find) that accepting and embracing your identification and your nature as otherkin helps you understand things about yourself that never made sense before. And if it does, then calling yourself otherkin may be helping keep you sane.''
Isin't that just saying, ''Oh, if you feel bad about absolutely anything and want to feel special, join us ?''
Once, I have read a short story named ''Napoleon in Moscow'', where the main caracther evades it's own reality to escape the penalty of love, because his wife uses him, and that was the only time I ever felt a human could destroy his own sanity for a good reason. (I hereby respect Love, should you question my motives)
But reading the text I just posted, and knowing about furries and such, makes me wonder...
How many individuals are now unable to cope with their lives and must ''escape'' to reach out that goal ? ''Escaping'' reality may do you well, but afther some time, it just hurts to see people wandering around, moving their psyche around, to feel more special, or even just to get a bit of attention ?
Those who think like that are mostly sure to call out ''We are now like that'', but il ask everyone to think for a second here, and awnser accordingly.
- Do you think it is unusual to imagine people, imagine their voice, and take actions accordingly from these mental images ?
- Do you actually feel special when you talk about your problems, or things you do, you see, you make, and what you think ?
- Do you think ''escaping'' is a solution to problems, or do you not have problems, since you are that kind of person ?
And please, think about it, double-think, question your own reality. We are all unique, but we all do the same things. Your psyche is the only thing no one can attain, but I must focus -We are humans-.
Created by reproduction of two others humans, a male and a female, and a whole lot of genetic talk later, there we are, humans, humans, humans. We are born with a Brain, and withouth arguing, it is the most powerfull thing we have. Often, it distort reality, brings new meanings, make impossible connections to make us feel better, but it remains that this feeling for hapiness is deep into our brain.
My point stands there. Why ''escape'' into personas and alternate realities ? Bring me ''Human-dragons'', bring me ''humans with animal senses'', bring me a genuine animal, and then I might beleive.
Stop looking for hapiness in a world that does not exist. You exist, and you alone can model your existance. Always question your motives, your very existance, think, double-think, question your every mouvements... And then you may learn to know yourself...
Stop lying to yourself.
PS1: I am interested in arguments, not just ''Fuck you'' or ''You are right !''
Ps2: Yes, I hate those kind of people, but I won't go around flamming like an idiot.
Ps3: Excuse my english, for I am french.