Hello, everyone.

I'm new here, and just wanted to say "hello". <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->

While I don't think I'm otherkin, I have definitely felt in touch with something "beyond" since I was young. I've only just summoned the courage to try to explore what that might mean. I feel very deeply the pain of others, to the point I can "feel" something is wrong about specific people before I could possibly know something is wrong, and have been shown that my "senses" are correct. This wouldn't be that extraordinary, but it's happened with people I barely know and people far away that I barely talk to, and felt compelled to call because of that "sense"--and I was correct. I don't really know what to call it.

I've never talked about it in any serious way with those close to me, and had chosen not to take it seriously until now. I figured an otherkin community would be accepting of someone exploring who, or what, they might be in contact with--if anything at all.

Welcome <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s --> What you've described sounds like empathy (the ability, not the capacity for relating to the emotions of others).

Welcome to OKP!

And I agree with Sera, it sounds like empathy.

Hi Zen,

I've kind of found myself in a similar situation. I'm not sure what to call myself at this point, but at various times I've identified with the demonkin and energy-being labels. I'm still trying to sort out, though, what of everything I feel is "me" and what is someone hanging around me whom I'm picking up on (...which, then, gets into metaphysics...not the easiest thing to talk about).

Welcome to this place! Hopefully, we'll see more members popping up... <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->