What defines Parroting?

[HackofAllTrades]

First post, long time lurker. I've had my tulpa for about a month, narrating as much as I can. I'm not afraid of parroting, because at this point I've gotten several distinct sentient responses. I'd just like some opinions on what constitutes parroting.

 

I have done strict parroting before, but that never feels right. It doesn't feel like its her talking. So something I've started doing was, since she isn't very vocal outright, I would take the vague emotional responses and general ideas and more or less help her vocalize them by putting them into sentences. I understand that sometimes things may be lost in translation, but I hope that she'll eventually be able to vocalize properly without my conscious deciphering.

 

Do you think this is considered parroting since the responses are actually hers to begin with?

[Guest Anonymous]

You say the responses are hers, so they arw. No tropical birds involved.

[fennecfoxx]

Parroting is intentionally forcing your tulpa to speak.

 

In your case, it sounds like she's communicating in thought and you're converting it to language. It's not parroting, just translating.

[Avalanche]

Parroting is when you talk for yourself and for your tulpa. This can be done either consciously as a way to help ease into having a conversation in your head, or unconsciously, which is the tulpaforcer's bane.

 

People only like to parrot when they want to.

[Charles]

I would take the vague emotional responses and general ideas and more or less help her vocalize them by putting them into sentences.

 

I think that's fine, considering you basically do the same thing for your own thoughts. You'll obviously be putting your own spin on what the tulpa wants to convey though, so make an effort to be as impartial as you can. And try to give them a chance to say it on their own before stepping in and translating.

[HackofAllTrades]

 

I think that's fine, considering you basically do the same thing for your own thoughts. You'll obviously be putting your own spin on what the tulpa wants to convey though, so make an effort to be as impartial as you can. And try to give them a chance to say it on their own before stepping in and translating.

 

That's just the thing. I need to make sure that I'm unintentionally changing things in the translation to fit some kind of mold I've unconsciously made for her. Most of the time the responses are pretty genuine, but sometimes they feel rather forced and conflicted, almost where it feels like I'm interpreting them wrong.

 

She's not vocal enough to call out on her own, only quick short responses, so it's not easy to ask and get a definitive answer without feeling like its a parroted response to fit my expectations so I don't feel disappointed with progress

 

I know that the old saying goes "Don't doubt", but its not easy when it feels like I'm misinterpreting the signals.

[Charles]

Just as important as not doubting is not worrying, and trusting in your tulpa. It's natural to have some degree of skeptitude at times, but what really matters is how you react to it. Believe in your tulpa's ability to convey their feelings and in your own ability to understand them. If you get it a bit wrong, know that they won't hold that against you and understand how finicky the process can be. Try to be as accurate as you can, but never to the point where it shakes your belief or confidence. You're in a period we've all gone through, and those that stuck with it all got past fine.

[HackofAllTrades]

I appreciate the input. Its only been since two days ago since I actually began having any real conversations with her, and its definitely strange. Right now the mind voice is almost exactly the same as mine, but I hope that changes pretty soon. Its funny, I mentioned something about how the mind voices were too similar, and she remarked "I know, I can't wait until mine doesn't sound so manly". Made me smile a little.

[Jun and Alexis]

I have a similar problem which I thought was kind of odd until I read Charles' first response. In terms of my mind putting my own spin on what they want to say, I have something similar to that I'd like input on:

 

Whenever she says something, there's a response, usually fast, and a single subsequent "echo" response which may or may not vary from the first by a few words but is basically the same meaning. For years I thought this was odd or invalid and I couldn't tell who was who, but recently I've began to think it's my mind processing it. Like a translation of speedy to derped down is what it feels like to me and is very discouraging. Ayako seems to agree that I'm correct in that assumption. She's getting annoyed at me not being able to distinguish her voice as hers or an intrusive thought, or what she calls "My mind running away."

 

I'm noticing that new things and sensations have been occurring in my head the past few months, like things are accelerating pretty quick all of a sudden and this is really the main thing I'm worried on. How I fix? This doesn't happen when other people talk at me. I'd rather just be able to listen and get it without my mind mimicking her. It's ridiculously distracting.

[Lacquer]

Whenever she says something, there's a response, usually fast, and a single subsequent "echo" response which may or may not vary from the first by a few words but is basically the same meaning.

 

From where is this "response" coming?