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  1. I think what I'm seeing as the real problem here is less that I can't keep focusing and more what I end up focusing on. I go from conversing with my tulpa to conversing with some other imaginary person, which is how I've pretty much always filled dead time in my thoughts. And yes, by conversing I do mean a two (or more) sided conversation. Like for example I would think what I wanted to talk about here, what you might say to me about that, back and forth until I realize that this is probably the worst possible thing for me to be focusing on. If my thoughts were only about what I ate for dinner or that song that won't get out of my head then I wouldn't really be so concerned. The problem is that my normal stream of consciousness looks so much like parroting that I feel it's probably undoing anything I've actually managed to accomplish to that point. After all, if it were that easy I would have accidentally created one ages ago, the only difference is focus and intent.
  2. Like the title says I find that I have a very hard time keeping focused on what I want to do here. For very short periods I can do some good narration and have even gotten pretty good with parroting but I find that my mind quickly wanders to other subjects. I go from trying to have a conversation with my tulpa (still pre-contact) to talking to my boss or writing out a forum post in my head, usually before I even realize I'm doing it. I always remember to come back sooner or later, but I just can't stick to it for any length of time. It's probably an ADD thing. I doubt there's really any good advice other than to keep trying or drugs for the aforementioned ADD, but I thought I'd try asking anyway.
  3. After reading a number of guides, it seems to be the only thing absolutely essential for the basic "function", which ultimately is to create a separate individual personality you can interact with in some way, is conversation. Personality forcing is left as optional in most of what I've read, stating that if you don't give your tulpa a personality they will form one on their own. Visualizations are necessary to move forward from it being "just" a voice in the back of your head, but don't seem to be necessary to get there to begin with. I feel like I'm missing something vital though. There's no way simply talking to what would be an individual in your mind is enough to form one.
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