Need Help Creating Tulpa

[Seras]

So after some thought and research, I have ultimately decided to make myself a Tulpa, and while I initially wanted to leave most of my Tulpa's features and personality to chance, I have a good idea of what I at least want to base my Tulpa around.

 

I was going to begin my first Tulpaforcing session after having read three or four guides on Tulpa creation when I realized I had no idea where to begin or what I was really doing. So I signed up for the Tulpa.info forum, but confirmation takes three days and so I decide to try what I was informed was a 'Greeting Stage' by one of the guides, however I fell asleep many times through the session, found I was repeating myself way too many times, and I often worried that I'd screw something up.

 

I have absolutely no idea where to begin, what I'm doing, or even how to tulpaforce and it's starting to chip away at my enthusiasm to create a Tulpa. Where exactly do I begin? And how do I tulpaforce properly? Is there a specific or useful combination of the steps to go through or should it just simply be random?

 

 

Another question, slightly unrelated, but I hope it's okay for me to ask, why is it that so many people hate and are repelled by the concept of a Tulpa? They treat it as some kind of dark magic or something and it seem to me like Tulpas are a purely psychological feat by the subconscious. They seem like a benefit to someone more than anything.

[waffles]

Do you have an overview of the process? It's typically divided into a few steps: personality, visualisation, narration, imposition. I don't need to tell you what they are.

 

In terms of wanting to impose later, you have to do visualisation at some point, but personality is wholly optional. In your case, you might want to spend just a few sessions going over the basics.

 

The answer to "Where to start" is wherever you want, really. Pick one of these stages (not imposition, typically) and do them. Personality first, then narrate while doing visualisation is what I'd recommend. There are guides for all of these.

 

If you're falling asleep forcing and repeating yourself, then the solution is probably not to force in the evening. Do it when you're fully awake. If you can't because of time pressures, then try to do short, concentrated sessions before you lose focus.

 

 

Reactions to tulpas vary enormously. If they call it 'black magic' then they're probably not worth your time anyway, but it shouldn't be that hard to see why adverse reactions are common. There are parallels to imaginary friends, schizophrenia, psychosis, some sort of demon summoning, among others.

[Plus One User]

Hey there.

 

First, though it's not directly related to your questions, I've gotta say that you need to stop worrying so much. You haven't done anything wrong, and accidentally falling asleep while forcing isn't going to cause problems. Yes, it's typically not a good idea to fall asleep while forcing, but that's largely because you aren't going to be doing anything productive while sleeping.

 

Okay, so, where to start? There's two generally accepted starting points for tulpa creation: the form and the personality. Which you start with and how much detail and effort you put into either is ultimately up to you. Going by your post, you want to go light on details so that your tulpa has plenty of blanks to fill in. That's a perfectly fine approach, though I would warn you that too little detail can make it potentially difficult to relate to your tulpa as a person. If you think you may need to add more detail, but don't want to compromise your tulpa's potential individuality, I would suggest adding more detail to your tulpa's form or giving them a temporary name, as both can be changed easily later on.

 

How to force? Well, forcing is essentially just focused thinking about your tulpa. So you think about what they look like, how they behave, or you just talk to them, preferably without distraction. The glossary claims tulpaforcing should last between 30 minutes and two hours, but it's a bit dated. Maintaining focus for any length of time longer than a couple minutes should be fine.

 

Are there any specific or recommended steps to follow? Not really. Making a tulpa is a highly personal endeavor, so pretty much everyone's approach is going to be different. Just do what you're comfortable with and whatever you think is right. If you feel something isn't working, it's probably a good idea to try something else.

 

Where does tulpa prejudice come from? Most people think that having voices or people in your head is a sure sign of insanity, and that being insane makes you dangerous. Neither idea is necessarily true, but it's an old meme* that isn't going anywhere any time soon.

 

(*A proper meme, not an internet meme.)

[Seras]

Thanks to both of you for the help, it means a lot after having struggled with where to begin after so much time. I know I shouldn't worry too much about messing something up since the outcome will vary from person to person anyways, but my thinking is that I only plan to have one Tulpa and I have no intention of having to forget that Tulpa or create another one, so I'd like the first one to be done right.

 

When it comes to the beginning and personal preference, would it be acceptable to start with narration until a Tulpa achieves basic sentience or should personality be done first? And is it normal not to feel any different after tulpaforcing for the first time? Web I attempted the greeting stage, I had felt really disheartened afterwards, perhaps because I was expecting to feel different afterward and I didn't.

 

Also, has anyone noticed any sort of thinking changes with their Tulpas? I had heard they can help with things like problem solving and math and such, but that it would vary from Tulpa to Tulpa.

[tyzone]

Hey there. I didn't go extremely far in the Tulpa process for now (started less than two months ago), but I'm going to try and help anyway.

 

When it comes to the beginning and personal preference, would it be acceptable to start with narration until a Tulpa achieves basic sentience or should personality be done first?

I heard several times that describing the personality traits was useful, but not necessary. Even though your parents probably didn't tell you "You're [trait] because [reason] and if this happened you would probably do that" when you were young, people would talk to you (and after a while, you would talk to them), and that's pretty much how you became who you are now. What I mean is, I think narration is enough for the personality of your Tulpa, as they will grow to become more detailed in personality whenever they'll experience new things, just like you.

 

And is it normal not to feel any different after tulpaforcing for the first time?

I would say yes. Most of the things you will do here will prove to be useful after time, and not immediately. Don't let that distract you.

 

Also, has anyone noticed any sort of thinking changes with their Tulpas? I had heard they can help with things like problem solving and math and such, but that it would vary from Tulpa to Tulpa.

I couldn't really tell from experience, but I wouldn't be too surprised about it. They're not always going to accept to help you do your math homework, though.

[GuessWho]

I'm also not very far along, but two opinions ar better than one, right?

When it comes to the beginning and personal preference, would it be acceptable to start with narration until a Tulpa achieves basic sentience or should personality be done first?

I'm going for the narration only approach. I did one personality session with just the very basics, but I decided to let her adopt her personality through my subconscious ideals and her life experiences - The same way I had to.

 

And is it normal not to feel any different after tulpaforcing for the first time?

I still don't feel any different from before after 2 months. Aside from having a tulpa, nothing has changed. I'm still the same person that I was before.

 

Also, has anyone noticed any sort of thinking changes with their Tulpas? I had heard they can help with things like problem solving and math and such, but that it would vary from Tulpa to Tulpa.

It's still a bit too early for me to tell.

I suspect it is possible that she can send me thoughts and some of my ideas actually come from her and I just haven't noticed - How would I know? She's using my brain in the first place.

She's not at the point where she can help me with things yet.

Considering that tulpas use your brain, your memories, your knowledge, I would suspect that their ability will be at the same level as your own.

[waffles]

When it comes to the beginning and personal preference, would it be acceptable to start with narration until a Tulpa achieves basic sentience or should personality be done first?

It doesn't matter. Best not to do personality after sentience, but you don't -have- to do it at all.

 

And is it normal not to feel any different after tulpaforcing for the first time? Web I attempted the greeting stage, I had felt really disheartened afterwards, perhaps because I was expecting to feel different afterward and I didn't.

Yes, that's completely fine. Just continue as you would.

[Seras]

So if I did indeed want to have her have a set personality, or at least a basis, at what point would I know that her personality is set and I should begin to narrate?

 

Glad to know that not feeling anything after a tulpaforcing session isn't a bad sign, though.

 

Also thank you for answering the many questions I have, this is more than helpful for me.

[waffles]

When you think you are 'well enough in', really, is a good time to start narration. You don't need to finish personality first; if you really wanted, you could start both at the same time. If you work quickly on personality or don't have much to cover, then that would be advisable, since it's the most time-efficient.

[Seras]

And narration doesn't require any real Tulpaforcing, right? It's like simply saying what you're doing at any given time? I've got her personality finished as far as I want her to be, I think, so forcing her personality shouldn't take too long.