Is this normal? Is it a sign of sentience?

[Zandros]

I started creating a tulpa (david, although I'm totally fine with deviation in any aspect. For example, I gave two base traits and let him make his own, and am using a very basic figure for visualization to give freedom.) yesterday and I'm getting really quite massive pressure on my head, like I'm at the bottom of a 15 foot swimming pool with an exposed brain, but I know it's normal and we're using it as spotty communication. Today is what confuses me: I've started getting hints of emotions that aren't normal. A feeling sits in the bottom of my chest and develops into an emotion that I don't have a reason for. This emotion doesn't feel mine - it is as giddy as me when Spider-Man came on screen in captain America 3, or as angry as when - well you don't need know.

 

It's strangely disconnected, like I'm sucking emotion out of those around me. I know I'm not, but it's the easiest way for me to explain.

 

If it's a sign of sentience, should I be concerned at only 2 days :O ? I've always been a great writer, and I really excel at character development and progression. I'm thinking that might be why it's happening so early? Is it possible? :huh:

 

I'd also be open to answers from tulpae(Is that the plural??) because I feel like an inside perspective might be helpful.

 

EDIT: Literally under a minute after posting I got another random alien burst of happiness, but it had intent to it, like it was finally being understood... but I don't know if I'm grasping at straws.

[Vos]

It's not unheard of for people to get emotional responses early on, so yes, it's possible that you're seeing signs of sentience. No, you shouldn't be concerned about fast progress - everyone progress at their own rate, and this is a very personal experience. Being good at character development does help with fleshing out a personality, but I don't know if it'd speed things up. Also, tulpas is the preferred plural.

[Zandros]

Alright, thanks, but recently one of those bursts got so ridiculous I started giggling in a conversation.

[Temar]

I can say from experience that being a writer who's good at creating characters definitely makes things go a lot easier and faster. Building a character is a lot like building a tulpa. (Heck, in my soulbond system, they're literally the same process,) So yeah. Writers tend to pretty easily pull headpeople out of thin air, so I wouldn't be surprised,

 

That said, for the sake of being realistic: there is a chance that this isn't a tulpa, but is instead mostly wishful thinking. In either case, just follow it down the rabbit hole and see where it goes. Either way, having a bubbly, happy presence in your headspace is great, yeah? So focus on developing it. You'll probably end up with a great tulpa in the end anyway. :)