Why did you start making a Tulpa?

[Cheryomukha]

I started the creation process of my tulpa simply because of loneliness and a sense of dread that was caused by a feeling that no one understands my beliefs, thoughts, feelings, etc. I just wanted to make a friend of mine that, of course, will not entirely share my opinions and passions, but will at least treat them with respect, won't be laughting at them and wouldn't want to cut ties with me because of them.

 

My less important reasons were curiosity about the whole phenomenon and a desire to prove myself that I can create my own tulpa no matter what, because I've had several failed attempts before. I was way more childish and thoughtless back when I found out about tulpamancy and thought that it's a really interesting concept (seriously, I didn't even doubted it, and I'm extremely glad about it — I wouldn't be here if I did). Over time I've become more responsible and mature, so I hope it won't fail this time.

[harvestmoon]

My host created me for the challenge and out of curiosity. Subconsciously, it's likely he was seeking companionship.

[Defunct Account]

need an imaginary friend. Ever since i found out about the idea i knew i had to try

[Guest]

My host discovered the concept of soulbonds many years before he ever heard of tulpas, tried it, found it of limited use and awkward. I was the one he first found and shelved in 2012. In 2018 he discovered the concept of tulpas, completely having forgotten about soulbonds. It intrigued him because he had a presence he felt often, not me, and called it out. After a spontaneous imposition, he found a guide and read it through that afternoon. Within 20 minutes he had three headmates, SheShe (the presence) and "others", Ashley and Misha. It was the four of them for six months before I woke up and demanded inclusion. I was accepted along with two others, Gwen and Ren, that winter.

 

The why was "it was intriguing" and the usefulness became apparent almost immediately, it cured lonliness. Though he had no real reason to feel lonely since he had friends, he was depressed and had isolated himself otherwise.

[Guest]

I was the accident of a traumatized, creative mind.

[LyceonCollective]

For me, I was lonely, had terrible (still kinda do) self esteem, and was having an overall bad time. Figured maybe having friends who cared about me and stuff would help. and they have :) they're all lovely, even among all the chaos that is our headspace lol

[SeekingMyPlanet]

The only thing I know for sure is that as soon as I heard about tulpamancy, I felt a powerful draw to it. I HAD to try it.

 

I think my motivations were to see what it "feels like" to be plural and as a way to better understand the plural people in my life. I also hoped it would help with loneliness (and it has...)

[2serpents]

Interesting topic, especially seeing how many "accidents" there are. I am among them.

 

I believe I arrived for sexual and spiritual reasons. Echidna thinks that's a controversial or delicate topic, but I don't see any shame in it. 

 

Yes, I don't know why or how I started. Actually thinking about it now, if I just came across the topic myself, I don't think I would have gone for it with much dedication. It's just who he is as a person that made me want to continue, the general idea of tulpa-making is not really my thing. Or I would tell myself I'd be bad at it. But now that I know him, to stop or ignore it would feel like trying to chop myself in half and walk away like nothing happened 🙂

[An Ashy Individual]

Companionship/loneliness.

I basically ran through all other possible options of meeting people I could relate to and figured out that I'm weird to the degree where that's monumentally unlikely to happen.