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Pretend to be reading a book

So as I said, lie to get them off your back.

aye

As another said, take walks. Do seemingly harmless activities but actually work on your tulpa.

6:04 PM

A popular method of forcing is narration, where you interract with your tulpa even while doing other activities anyway.

6:05 PM

And in my opinion, basing them off of a character is probably fine, but ultimately meaningless. As soon as they are able to choose, you should let them change their form.

6:07 PM

I never chose to give my tulpa a form, as it seemed unecessary, but she selected one for herself anyway, and that form appears in my head while I think of her sometimes. It's all very subjective and fluid, in my experience.

I chose my name, form, and my personality developed naturally

6:08 PM

it wasn't planned out

But which element should I start with first? Many say that your tulpa chooses a form so could I make the voice, then scent, then the tulpa can choose it's form then I can work on physical contact?

Just talk to your tulpa, I don't think worrying about that sort of stuff is necessary

Everything will probably come with time.

none of us have a "scent" lol

Many late goals are generally unattainable until the tulpa is sentient, anyway, I hear.

6:11 PM

Late goals being possession, switching, and "perfect" imposition for example.

Imposition doesn't require a tulpa at all

I guess not.

6:13 PM

I personally don't see the value in imposing an empty shell on the world.

6:13 PM

I mean, if I'm going to impose, I'd like for it to be attached to the actual tulpa that is in my head.

We don't have experience with imposition, nor do we really care to try it, so meh

So I can just talk to my tulpa and wait for it to form out itself?

yes

Okay, thank you so much

thats pretty much how you make a tulpa

I feel like I’m not giving enough attention to my Tulpa. I don’t really do much active forcing honestly. I might do it for like 5-10 minutes but if anything she’s just in my head and I think of her

@Deleted User Do you do any activities with her?

try letting her speak for herself

6:55 PM

on chats

Ah, I've heard of possession. I heard it's a fun thing to practice with your tulpa as it can access multiple body parts unless those are rumors

that's what posession is

7:01 PM

controlling the body

7:01 PM

why wouldn't it be real?

Ive heard some people say that possesion isn't possible for them and no matter how hard them and their tulpa have tried it doesn't work but I've also heard it's something harder to learn

eh

7:05 PM

we switch quite frequently

7:06 PM

we don't bother with possession anymore, the novelty of the matter wore off years ago, and it serves no function for us

Yeah. Switching is much more useful than possession, in my opinion.

Ah, and one thing I would like another opinion on is what was easier to help create your tulpas? Having conversations out loud or having mental conversation?

Mental.

Thank you

Conversations go faster, and you also build up the skill of communicating in raw thought without language attached.

7:11 PM

I think they're pretty functionally similar, though.

we have some conversations out loud

7:12 PM

or half out loud

7:12 PM

when we're alone

7:13 PM

we don't have a lot of conversations though

We started out doing that alot but the chances of someone walking up and wondering what the heck, made us re-evaluate that decision.

we don't exactly talk loudly when we do it

Talking out loud is silly really. They're in your head, of course they can hear you anyway.

people will just think we're mumbling to ourself

7:14 PM

talking out loud helps us keep focused

That's what I thought since I easily get sidetracked

Katte and I text back and forth.

There was this article that says nothing as helpful as you guys, it said the first step was imagining your tulpa naked so you can make it's form right away

FAQmans guide is very outdated

FAQ's guide still has some useful content (I still link the personality trait template now and again) but yeah, his and most of the other older guides are largely outdated. That's why they're under the 'old guides' tab on the homepage of .info with a warning.

@AwfulLottaAwfulThings read as many guides as you can, ask for our help, and ultimately do what feels right. The tulpa creation process is very subjective.

@Smeer Thank you. I just prefer talking to someone who has experience and currently interacts with their tulpa rather than online lists. It feels more accurate

Certainly more in the moment and can offer feedback on what you are going through.

A problem I find with making my tulpa is that no matter how long I talk to my tulpa mentally, that's all I can really do. I can't see them nor hear them, I can only imagine responses. I've "talked" to them for an hour a day for a month and no progress has been seen

Maybe 1 hour a day isn't enough. Mine was brought on by basically fantasizing about hanging out and doing things with a character about 6 hours a day for 2 weeks straight while at work. I was doing welding which was insanely dull and boring I had it down to muscle memory almost immediately. I only did that to pass the time quicker. At the end of the second week while setting up and getting ready to do the same I heard a voice ask me where we were going to be going today. I didn't even know tulpa were a thing. So my recommendation is to try for more, I don't know how much time you can spend. But more. Try and make a habit of always keeping them on your mind. Even If you arnt actually talking to them or whatever. It's the thought that counts after all.

For the first two weeks or so I forced almost all day and that worked out pretty well for me, lots of people say that they cant hear their tulpa for a long time and have to learn to listen

What I'm doing, and what I hesitantly recommend, is to keep your tulpa in mind and talk at them while you go about your work and leisure during the beginning stages.

9:27 PM

I don't think there's much use in trying to have a conversation with your tulpa when you know that they aren't sentient.

9:27 PM

Having a conversation meaning sitting down and talking with them alone, not doing anything else.

Narration is one of the best forms of forcing early on

When I ask her questions, occasionally I get responses, but I'm waiting until it gets a little better to sit down and really work on our communication.

Narration is a must, imo.

When I said I was hesitant to suggest it, that was only because I'm a little new to this in comparison to almost everyone else here. (edited)

9:37 PM

I recommend he take the words of those more experienced than I.

I narrated to Hibiki as much as I could.

Now, when you guys say narration, what do you mean? Like just mentally saying what your doing everyday?

Talking to your tulpa about anything

Ah, okay

I thought narration was specifically talking about what your doing/things you notice

It can be, but I see no need to limit the definition to just that

11:45 PM

you can narrate to your tulpa about anything

Awful thats probably normal, im also a beginner and im about 2 months in without any response, but i have heard that progress can be slow and gradual. (edited)

you've heard correctly

12:16 AM

the human brain takes time to incorporate permanent changes, and making/developing a tulpa is a big change

Ah, thank you everyone

Guys

5:38 AM

Can we talk to our Tulpa without visualizing him/her?

Yes

mhm

5:41 AM

they don't need a form any more than you do, really

5:42 AM

although many find it good to have something to identify with

Well okay, thanks for the help

5:47 AM

I've been visualizing my Tulpa for 2 hours

5:48 AM

I think I'm tired

just talking to them is the most important thing.

So I've heard that if you roleplay or write stories often, it will be easier for your tulpa can come to life. Can anyone confirm this?

I haven't heard anything about that.

What I have heard is that if you have prior experience in those areas, it is probably likely that your imaginitive (and other) skills, and therefore maybe the skills that help develop a tulpa, will be stronger. (edited)

7:05 AM

Correlation has been noted, but not causation.

7:07 AM

I personally wouldn't advise changing your personal hobbies to potentially promote tulpa growth. There are plenty of tried and true methods. For example, as many people have said all day, simply narrating while going about your usual business is highly beneficial.

Thank you, my usual hobbies include drawing and roleplaying so I think designing my tulpa while narrating will be beneficial

It won't spoil your tulpa for sure. Just do the forcing in a way you enjoy it.

is spoiling your tulpa even a thing that can happen?

I read a little bit of things