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Mental health in relation to tulpas?


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I have struggled with an eating disorder, delusions, panic attacks, and self harm for years, but what I'm asking here is about my tulpa.

Would switching (in the future, of course) be bad for my tulpa, Esther, because she would be in my body? Would she get the disordered thoughts and panic attacks when she would be in control of my body? Sorry, tmi, but I really want to know if it would be safe for her or not.

Does anyone else have experience with this?


Wait oh no, I'm sorry, I posted this in the wrong section.. How do I delete this? I'm sorry.

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Moved to Questions and Answers.

"If this can be avoided, it should. If it can't, then it would be better if it could be. If it happened and you're thinking back to it, try and think back further. Try not to avoid it with your mind. If any of this is possible, it may be helpful. If not, it won't be."

 

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This seems similar to a thread long ago where an individual switched with their tulpa, and they (tulpa) developed some kind of allergy towards a particular substance (mostly spicy food I believe). And when they switched back, the host could eat spicy foods just fine. Maybe it could be a psychosomatic experience where the tulpa has some kind of trait developed on their end, or it derived into some kind of "condition" that they have.

 

Pro-tip: It's probably based on whether or not they believe they have some kind of condition(s). And if it's something they didn't intend to believe in, but it still happens, guess it's something that increases their uniqueness, I guess. Maybe it's a situation where you could make some symbolic cure for the condition if you two wanted to, but this is all just speculation, so don't take my word for it. But for me personally, I never had any kind of problems with Eva and Ada with conditions that may be detrimental (yet).

 

Don't fixate on the potential negatives, since that may end up being something you contribute into fulfilling. Take the risks, and go forward with a positive mindset, but not the type of mindset where you're denying to anything negative that may come up of course.

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It's difficult to say. It's possible, but it's also possible that your tulpa might not.

 

Earlier I was studying something interesting in relation to belief. There have been studies showing a strange phenomenon relating to bodily conditions and dissociative disorders. Cases like one person in the system being allergic to peanuts, and when switched in, the body responds by having an allergic reaction. When others are switched in, that reaction does not happen. This even seemed to happen when the allergic person in question did not know they had ingested peanuts. Phyciatrists have even noted differences in how medication worked depending on "who" took the pill. Sort of makes their job harder, funnily enough.

 

The alters may even present physical differences, such as allergies, right-or-left handedness or the need for eyeglass prescriptions. These differences between alters are often quite striking.

http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Mental_Illness/By_Illness/Dissociative_Identity_Disorder.htm

 

There are lots of books out about these findings, which is pretty neat, but there are also some pretty outdated bits of info in even some of the newer books.

 

Anyway, point being, the mind is a funny thing and things don't always respond the way we expect. it's possible your tulpa might experience some of the disorders. It's possible they may only show themselves when you are out. It's also possible the disorders might be present but will manifest differently, perhaps less severe.

 

In any case, if things ever got to be too much for her, you could work out ways to keep her and you safe.

 

No matter what, keep your health in mind, for both of you.

 

 

In my personal experiences, Jaden has been able to calm down the body from panic attacks, while Giselle suffers from them as badly as I do. Because of her difficulty responding to stress, she avoids coming out when there is a stressful situation/Jaden tends to take the lead when he can.

 

 

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