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its just i get too into the game

When I forced Angel, I would pretend I was on a cooking show and tell her how I was cooking things.

Essentially doing a commentary is certainly one way to do it.

Explain it like you're writing a book. "This brand is a good one; I tend to use it often when I have enough money to purchase it. Unfortunately I'm a bit strapped for cash, so I'll have to make do with the generic brand."

hm, i think i could perfectly do that

That's what narration is, I think. I'm sure many people overthink it, haha.

12:08 AM

Just explain daily life and stuff. "There's a stocker over there. He keeps the products stuffed in the shelves, it's a bit of a backbreaking job with how much you have to juggle."

Yes, many people are confused what to talk about, but mostly anything will do.

what about the stuff that doesnt fit into the mostly?

What do you mean?

its just he said mostly anything will do but what is the stuff that wont do?

Any topic is fine as long as your thoughts are directed towards the tulpa. Quantity over quality, after all.

I apologize. I should not have said that. Any topic will work. It is about giving them experience, really.

Quantity and variety of experience.

12:11 AM

That isn't to say "don't repeat topics" - but if you can talk about and show more different things, that is best.

It all works. But tell her stuff about, like, why you're making her, things you can do together, etc. I'm told that really helps.

sometimes when i try to direct my thoughts to tulpa i get this weird pain in my head that feels like its in a tube shape

12:12 AM

its bearable but i dont know if i get that pain it means its working

yeah, some people get head pressures

12:12 AM

it's not indicative of much, it's just a thing that happens

so ever since i only really started to talk to her and i got that pain i used it as a insurance that she is hearing it

That's what it is. Head pressures are quite common; progress is being made if you feel it. (edited)

Head pressures aren't necessarily indicative of progress, it's more likely that you're getting them because you're putting a lot of mental effort in, but it definitely helps to associate them with the tulpa. (edited)

...not necessarily.

12:16 AM

Head pressures occur in people outside of tulpas, and do not happen to everyone making a tulpa.

12:16 AM

So, they are quite an inconsistent way of telling... anything.

12:16 AM

Aside from perhaps needing to take a break from whatever you are doing and take a walk or similar.

They might be a better tell on how suggestible you are.

12:18 AM

I have always wanted to run an experiment where "tingly fingers" is a symptom of a budding tulpa

what do you mean by tingling fingers?

12:19 AM

afaik, host has not experiences such a phenomenon

Maybe with a hypothesis involving the metabolic increase in brain use causing increased blood flow to the hands to rid excess heat, the widening blood vessels would be resulting in tingly fingers. Of course this is all false and likely an immoral test.

I've always assumed that head perssures were distinct from "hard thinking pressure", and I've always said I never got head pressures as a result. I may have been wrong in that?

I've never heard of that symptom

One can "suggest" themselves into feeling tingling in the fingers.

I think the experiment is telling people that 'tingly fingers' are a symptom of developing tulpas, even though they aren't.

oh ok, a placebo effect

And, as a result, seeing if they report 'tingly fingers' afterwards.

It is a literal sensation though. You actually feel nerves firing in your fingers and I bet those nerves really do fire.

Perhaps.

Tingling fingers is also a symtom of nervous damage due to wrist issues such as carpal tunnel

I literally just had my fingers fuzz after reading this

12:21 AM

I call hacks

Placebo has a bad reputation but it represents truly strong and literal effects on one's perception and senses.

It's actually somewhat severe, so if you're getting them regularly you might want to head into a doctor.

placebo effect can be weirdly effective, even when it seems like it really shouldn't

Is there a "best" genre of game to play while narrating? For example, I bet horror games probably would NOT be the best for stable mental development (edited)

@Reguile I only have it when I decide to focus on creating the sensation on my hands, it is kind of characterized by mentally pushing my "ghost limbs" through my fingers

No.

12:22 AM

There certainly isn't any reliable test of such.

how could anything possibly be "best"? The only thing I can point to is something that would allow you to keep some focus on them. Maybe a turn-based game.

something that you enjoy, and ideally one that gives you time to stop and narrate without having to split your attention

Yes.

I didn't mean horror would be best, I meant not the best

Yes, we know.

I'm currently playing through The Witness, I bet that would be a good one

ooo yeah, I played through that game and it was pretty good

12:27 AM

also watch your tulpa end up surprising you by solving a puzzle you can't solve (yes, that can happen)

vV, do you happen to have a smartwatch?

No, it's not Apple, its crapple

Nah, you can get apple or android wear or a pebble

@Wyvern Something like Bastion, or FAR: Lone Sails, Transistor, etc

Just a digital watch, Is not really that bad

Story driven artsy games I'd think

Starbound was and continues to be my favorite game.

Starbound is chill terraria

Fallout NV as peaceful as possible. That's me

12:32 AM

Terraria's pretty cool

Yes. With better graphics, music, and overall better mechanics - in my opinion, naturally.

Terarria seems like a fun game, however host has not played in years

Broken Age, Else Heart.Break() , Lumino City, etc

I need to try out ~~stellaris~~ starbound again. I wouldn't necessarily say it's better, but I love what it does. (edited)

How do you write in italics on a phone?

*stars* -> stars (edited)

You put * on both sides of what you want.

1:08 AM

If you want a bold message, put ** on each side of what you want to be bold.

thank you

1:10 AM

Both of you

Hey I have a question so when a tulpa is posessing the hands for like typing and stuff, is it common to feel that you are watching them type stuff and can hear their headvoice, but cannot actually PROCESS or UNDERSTAND the meaning of what they are typing until you read it yourself?

possibly, if you can't follow their train of thought

1:13 AM

would depend on separation probably

sounds like that involves a higher-than-normal degree of separation, but I don't see anything wrong with it

separation? Could you two elaborate on that?

1:41 AM

Also thank you!

1:41 AM

What do you mean by separation though

Simply how separate in consciousness the host and tulpa are. Separate memories, muscle memory, etc. It's not really a black and white thing, but some hosts are more separate from their tulpa than others.

Ah, I see. Yeah, there is a lot of separation between me and this tulpa.

@Jas I would recommend Into the Breach. Its a turn-based strategy game made by the FTL developers.

1:53 AM

Oh @Wyvern asked that

What did I ask?

2:07 AM

Sorry, I usually try to stay on top of this stuff (edited)

Games

Oh, I probably should have got that. Thank you

Hey just curious but what do I do when I'm talking to friends for long periods of time and I can't focus solely on Natt?

Tell her to write a haiku for you. See how far she can make one.

You don't need to focus solely on Natt.

If you are only able to focus on your friends for a while, that's fine. Again, your tulpa doesn't need to be on your mind 24/7.

Do try and remember to say hello every once in awhile, but as Vos said - don't worry about it if you can't pay attention to her while you are paying atention to your other friends.

It shouldn't be terribly difficult to ask your tulpa what they think of what you and your friends are currently doing, how they're feeling, etc. during downtime, but don't get too hung up on it.

Okay then