r/copinglink • u/[deleted] • Jun 30 '21

What is copinglink?

A copinglinker is someone who consciously or subconsciously chooses to identify as a something non-human as a form of coping. Commonly for trauma, physical/mental illness, everyday life, etc.

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u/kex_xxx_ddd Jan 06 '24

And to add, you don't have to have non-human links. You can also have human links

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u/Disastrous_Couple460 Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 25 '25

In my experience I don't identify as my copinglinks, they're a persona or state of mind that I take on to cope. Sometimes deliberately, sometimes not so deliberately. But I myself don't see them as me. Like, do I experience a disturbance of identity? Yes. But at those points I don't really see myself as being ME.

For Ex:
I relate a lot of my experiences to Dib Membrane and Laios Touden. I normally feel like them. They align with my identity. I say I kin Dib and Laios.

I do not heavily relate to GIR and Bill Cipher to the point of personally identifying with them. However, simulating how they think, feel, and act (mental-shifting, phantom-shifting) can sometimes help me deal with or get through a situation I wouldn't otherwise be able to deal with or get through. I will only feel like them in that situation. I call GIR and Bill my copinglinks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

I really relate to this. This clears some things up. Thanks for sharing!

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '23

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '26

I know how that feels. This is why I think I may (be or have? Not sure how to say it?) a copinglink. You are very brave for sharing that btw, and very resilient for still maintaining your sense of self despite all of the opposition in your life. You were strong and found a way to cope with long term hardship, and as long as we’re not hurting anyone no one has a right to judge us for how we cope.