How do you make yourself sit down and force?

[OpticThrill]

If it helps, you could just put an emphasis on passive forcing instead of active forcing. (Active forcing being the "sit down and force" type of thing, while passive forcing is just striking up a conversation with your tulpa while doing other things.) I know that passive forcing is a bit difficult when your tulpa is less sentient, but, my tulpas were created almost entirely through passive forcing (some of them were even created before I came to this site and really learned about tulpas), so it's not impossible. As someone who has trouble concentrating for long periods of time on forcing, passive forcing is definitely easier, for me at least. It's worth trying out for yourself.

 

Hm. I thought active forcing was generally accepted to be required.

[sushi]

Depends on your goals. For imposition I believe it is required (though I don't know for certain), but some people aren't aiming for imposition. It's definitely not a requirement for sentience.

[OpticThrill]

Depends on your goals. For imposition I believe it is required (though I don't know for certain), but some people aren't aiming for imposition. It's definitely not a requirement for sentience.

 

That's good news. If I could help her reach sentience without active forcing, I could definitely work on imposition at that point with a sentient being.

[Luminesce]

I never active forced, pretty much ever. Sometimes I practiced visualizing them in the wonderland but never flat out forced.

Up until recently I'd have said it wasn't required, but I just realized the lack of forcing has actually dulled the more outstanding traits of my tulpas. They still exist as themselves just fine, but their special features are less noticeable than a year or two ago. So I've taken to spending a bit of time reinforcing their strongest points to make them stand out again.

 

But I only didn't do it because I thought I was above needing to - my tulpas are fully developed, and have been for a while. It felt really strange to force Reisen's traits again, like I was implying things about her without her permission. But then she gave me permission, so... But yeah, I think active forcing is somewhat imperative for beginners to see quicker results. Doing it my way takes a while and gives less.. gonna say "vibrant" results. But then, I fully believed in them the whole time, and I made a lot of effort to monitor and edit how my mind works constantly.

 

 

Oh, you said you didn't understand. Mind being specific? Basically what I said was: tulpas coincide with science just fine, because they're a phenomenon taking place in and being created by, your mind. Whether you believe they're supernatural or not isn't important, because they're there. I just personally believe understanding why and what they are leads to a more fulfilling relationship without doubts.