I don't think it's working

[CannibalisticBunny]

Okay. Let me set this straight.

I visualize, I imagine her voice, and I think about her personality.

One problem, though.

I have no sign of her, and I when I visualize her, she's practically invisible and I control her movements and I feel like I'm not making a tulpa, but an imaginary friend.

She doesn't seem "real" at all.

She's invisible, and I have to imagine her doing stuff. I have absolutely NO proof she's actually "there" and I need help.

All I ever wanted was my own Pinkie Pie...I always imagined my favorite characters coming to life and when I found this tulpa thing, I felt my wishes came true! XD how cheesy...

But seriously. I need help.

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How do I narrate

[Redline]

Canni, there's a problem with doubt that runs rampant through your mind like a wildfire at these times.

It will suck, and you will worry that 'all you're doing is just pushing around this doll in my head'.

At this point, what you need to do is believe. Don't justify how it would work, but calm down and believe. Know it is real.

You want more advice, PM me. I'm not going to blow up this box with text.

[Bacn]

I get the feeling you don't have the best understanding up tulpa creation, so I'll go through it real quick for you.

 

 

Step 1: Design tulpa

You just need to know who you're talking to, so put in as much effort as you want. But you seem to have this down already.

 

Step 2: Talk to your tulpa

Do this all day, every day. Just blabber on about anything that comes to mind. This is what 'narration' is. Most people tend to 'think towards' their tulpa, if you catch my drift, but talking out loud is just as useful.

 

Step 3: Wait for your tulpa to talk back

At some point, when you've been talking to your tulpa for a good deal of time she'll start to talk back. When she does she'll do it on her own, without you controlling her and probably unexpectedly. You'll understand when it happens, but it's a rather abstract concept to explain.

 

 

Visualization is something that many hosts do during creation, but it isn't 100% needed. The main benefit to visualization is that once you tulpa is vocal, moving towards imposition is much easier once you can visualize her very well already. It also helps to 'solidify' her body in your mind and gives you the ability to interact inside a wonderland once she's sentient. But again, you can skip visualization and worry about it after you two can talk with each other if making contact is you biggest priority.

[Cacao]

Something that helped me in my early days of tulpaforcing was a slow paradigm change, taking several months for me in total. Right now, it seems to me you see your tulpa as a sort of daydream, or just some flight of fancy. What you need to do is, any time you think about tulpaforcing don't think about you tulpa. Instead, think of your tulpa.

 

Another way to say this is: Think of your tulpa not as an idea, but as a person who already exists. Think of them like you think of an old friend. Most likely, you don't just think of what this person looks like, but also what his soul/personality/character looks like. It is more difficult to see your tulpa this way at first, as you don't have any strong memories with which to build a "character map" for them, but trust me when I say it gets easier quickly.

 

Anyway, hopes this helps and good luck with your future tulpa related endeavors. As always, if you have any further questions/ need clarification, I'm more than happy to field some PMs. :)

[Abvieon]

May I ask, have you yet felt any head pressure? It is difficult to describe, but it does feel different from an ordinary headache. People creating a new tulpa often experience this head pressure, which sort of feels like your brain is being pushed on, but is usually not painful. I myself am a new tulpamancer, with a tulpa who is about six days old. He has not yet said anything, and I am unsure if he has yet moved on his own. I have regularly been experiencing this head pressure, which is nearly consistent. In a way, it motivates me, and lets me somehow know that my tulpa is there.

 

It is okay if you haven't felt head pressure yet, not everyone does.

 

You and I are of a similar age, so I feel that we can learn from each other as time goes on. Message me if you want to talk about anything or need help.

[CannibalisticBunny]

Thank you~

Yes, I have been feeling a bit of pressure.

[Kaga and Company]

I think you should start with just forcing them as a voice in your head, rather than impositioning them onto the world around you.

 

I've had tulpas for years before I found this forum, and I never tried projecting them onto my reality until recently when this forum taught me about such a technique. Yes, it feels a little "imaginary friend"-ish, but I could easily get over that because my tulpas have existed as voices in my head for years and therefore I don't have any doubt that they're real. So when I imagine them around me, I really don't have to do the imagining myself - they control themselves.

 

So yeah, just start with a voice in your head. It feels far less like making an imaginary friend.

 

Also pardon me if this sounds condescending, but I think your motives for making one might also be a bit off, perhaps adding to the problem. Creating a tulpa is more than just having one of your favorite characters with you at all times - they're essentially their own people that think on their own and have their own emotions. They're living things. You have to remember that the companion you're creating is a real person, will act like one, and should be treated like one.

[Dog]

Just as a simple question, how long have you been working on your tulpa?

[Guest Anonymous]

Just as a simple question, how long have you been working on your tulpa?

 

I was about to ask this. I'd like to know this as well. Still, if she doesn't seem real yet, the answer is "Not long enough."