Typing is easier than speaking?

[Ranger]

We will use a text document when we're having trouble hearing each other or communicating, usually if we're hazy in the mind or we're in a bad frame of mind. I think it's helpful for new hosts for similar reasons.

 

Writing our thoughts out helps us focus, especially if a headmate's presence is weak. I have had headmates write something, redraft it, and change what they see to make it sound more personal to them. It also gives them something to focus on and not worry about how they feel.

 

It can also help us when we're in a poor frame of mind. If we're upset, it's difficult to process our thoughts. Having the option to spew it on paper can help us process what we were saying after rereading it. It can also help motivate us to communicate too.

 

For a new host and tulpa, I suspect typing out your thoughts makes it both easier to focus and gives the tulpa another way to express their separation. Early on, a host may not have a sense of their tulpa's presence yet and speaking in mindvoice can be frustrating. While it's not a guarantee, a new host can look at written text and have an easier time not immediately labeling it as themself. Sometimes seeing the tulpa's thoughts written out can also help a new host focus on how their tulpa's thought process differs from their own. I agree with Gloomynoon that writing your thoughts out also encourages you to put more purpose and thought into your conversation, and that makes it easier for the host to learn who their tulpa is.

[Etna]

Totally agree with you, Ranger. You put it very eloquently. :)