From the otherkin wiki: "Copinglink is a term used to describe someone who voluntarily identifies as or with a nonhuman or a fictional entity in order to cope with trauma, stress, mental illness, or something else."

I currently have two linktypes, but only openly talk about one of them at the moment. That linktype is werewolf. My werewolf linktype exists to help me cope with my extreme body dysphoria and feel comfortable with the body I must live in for the rest of my human life.

My werewolf linktype is the type that transforms fully into a wolf rather than a humanoid wolf and looks like a red wolf (canis rufus.) For fun I like to draw it with wolf features, but this is not integral to the design.

My werewolf copinglink is one of the newest parts of my identity, so I don't have as much information on it yet or much to say about it. It has helped me in the way I hoped it would, which is enough for me.