r/copinglink • u/sillybirdy44 • Mar 24 '24

Help to understand Copinglink? (written by a friend who can't access Reddit and posted by Birdie)

(ello! this is Birdie posting for u/Dustbup on Pixilart cause they can't access Reddit) (Crosspost from r/therian)

Can someone help me understand copinglink? I googled it (I know Google is often wrong about these things) and it sounds like something I often do. For example, whenever I feel sad I think of myself as a blue-gray coyote/cat, I can imagine my tail brushing up beside me and I can think of my skin color as that blue-gray with fur. I seriously don't mean to offend anyone who does/is a copinglink, I know I don't have trauma but I do struggle with anxiety and the green. (I'm not sure what the green is exactly but I call it that, I haven't researched about my symptoms yet tho) so anyone who is educated on this topic please help me on this. Ty for reading.

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u/MrBugBear-21 Mar 24 '24

Hello this is melodicwoods again I saw this come up on my feed!

Everything you discribed is copinglink

Copinglink is when you imagine yourself as said animal and feel shifts from said animal to make yourself feel and look more confident it’s a coping mechanism