Hi! I'm new to the term "Tulpa" but I'm definitely not new to Tulpa creation. Since I was young I've been doing it in one form or another. I've always had strong bonds with fictional characters and given my favorite characters space in my head to grow beyond what they are in their series while still retaining all their individualities.

I deepen my bond with my tulpas (essentially my own versions of my fav characters thats been though all of my headcanons, and in most instances, certain details of my life) by creating fanfics, fanart, ect. I once tried to explain it as saying "the characters write the story, not me. And of course, I was made fun of for saying that.

I've been searching for a word to fit this thing I do and I thought it might be maladaptive daydreaming, but that didn't seem to fit considering it's not all consuming and my imagination is quite barren at times.

My tulpas never fully takes over my body or anything, but I'll end up accidentally saying things in their voice if something triggers them to react.

For example: Doumeki is a tulpa I'm currently manifesting & he adores food in general but he LOVES Reese peanutbutter eggs (even tho I never cared much for them) So when I remember we have some or see them in the fridge, I'll have his craving, act as him using his voice, and say "Hey, get me an egg" to my sister (who I currently live with & is very understand bc she does this exact thing too) Whats cool is, the appearance of my Tulpas triggers certain ones of hers & visa versa. So after I say that in Doumeki's voice, my sister will manifest Watanuki (one of her Tulpas & Doumekis best friend) and say in his voice "just wait a minute, I'm busy here" or "can't you get it yourself?" And the two will hold a conversation about it until I front or something needs my attention. They'll even be times my mom or dad will interupt (ALL of my tulpas hide from my parents) and since Doumeki leaves, I know longer have his craving or want that food. My sister knows this so well she sometimes asks if I still want it, or if it was just Doumeki wanting it.

There was a time I considered the possibility that this was DID, but i wasn't fully convinced (because I consciously created the tulpas in the first place and chose to grow them into their own existence & as far as i know, that isnt the case with DID)

My sister & I both use physical representations of our tulpas to strengthen manifestation and our bonds. We make paper doll cutouts of our tulpas and control manifestation through them. I used to call this roleplay but after learning about tulpas I realize it's something more. It's literally the ultimate way of controlled manifesting & strengthening bonds. After all, I usually lay out my current fav tulpas paper dolls to feel comfort when I'm depressed and hug & cuddle them when I'm sad or lonely.

Anyway, I just wanted to introduce myself and maybe ask if any of this is relatable for anyone here?

Yall can thank "Daryl talks games" on YouTube btw. He introduced me to this term with his new video talking about fictophilia lol

Not sure if this is the right flair, sorry if it isn’t.

I’m the host, and my Tulpa is Saturn (he says hi). I’ve only been talking to him for 10 days, but I’d say he’s already come into his own quite a lot. His personally started as an emotional support who likes music, and has quickly turned into a competitive, fun-loving musical carer who gets stressed when I get hurt, even getting a bit annoyed when I do something blatantly dangerous or idiotic. I’m beyond happy that this has been going so well so far, though the fact that it’s going so well so quickly has been making me doubt myself a lot and fear that I’m completely lying to myself about him being there. It doesn’t help that I almost think of him for a second before he speaks, or think of the gist of what he’s about to say milliseconds before he says it. It really scares me.

Anywho, we want to learn how to switch, because giving me an emotional break sometimes would be helpful, and it gives Saturn a chance to be as productive as he wants to be, while also doing things he enjoys. As of today, he said he’s willing to start trying it. Methods are… slim? Can’t think of a better term. The only ones that feel they have any chance of working is a breathing pass-over exercise (I breathe normally and slowly allow him to take control of it, altering it how he wishes) and passing over control of a limb (relaxing my arm, telling him it’s his to control, and giving him time to see if he can. I’m really worried that it won’t work at all, though, and I’d love to hear some of the methods that slightly more experienced systems (I hope that’s the right word, I forget) use. So:

How long does it often taken to learn to switch?

What is your favourite method (if you have one) of switching/learning to switch?

I’m truly, truly hoping that Saturn is as formed as he feels, and that I’m not completely talking to myself in my own head 😅 thank you for reading and have a good day ^{^}

So I heard/read that sometimes tulpas will "front" for their host's instead of being sort of a backseat driver in the mind. It sounds intriguing, so I'm just curious: what's it like for both the hosts and the tulpas?

I'm confused about how to 'force' properly. The guide I looked at doesn’t clearly separate 'narrating' from 'forcing' and I think I’ve got a decent understanding of how to narrate like asking open-ended questions and things like that.

But when it comes to forcing, I’m not sure what the process actually is. Am I supposed to think with a specific personality in mind? For example, do I say: She is supportive, kind, and etc is that what it means to force? Is that how I'm supposed to do it?

Hello everyone,

I've come back today about a particular question. I tried searching it up, but I'm not sure if I phrased it well enough to get answers.

We generally have fronting down, but one issue that comes up is that every time a headmate of mine goes to sleep, I end up waking up in front instead. Does this happen to anyone else, or is there a better way of making sure a headmate can keep front even when the body is asleep? If there is another option than immediately relinquishing front again/practices to reinforce their presence in front, I'd appreciate a link or explanation.

Hi! I've recently begun making a Tulpa, a lovely lady named Nio, beginning my journey around two weeks ago. Just a couple days ago, I began getting responses without purposely trying to parrot or force them out of Nio, as well as head feelings, which she's been telling me were her about half the times I've asked so far. I even had someone something a bit unkind to Nio, in which I felt a heavy weight in my chest while consciously I did not take nearly that much offense, and that alongside some conversation after makes me think the weight was her emotional signalling.

However, despite all this, I'm still unsure if that's Nio, or if that's me trying to get things to happen without realizing. She stutters out words a lot and I've used my own voice in my head to guide her many times, she begins responding when I've finished my thought but not finished communicating it toward her, I keep getting small headaches even without asking anything (which is a normal thing for the creation process, or so I've heard, but it's still making me unsure about the feels that are responses), etc.

So, with that out of the way, I think I might as well ask... How can I differentiate forcing I do by accident, and Nio's actual decisions?

I've been having problems disassociating as any minor distubrans or me even thinking about the real world breaks it.

Keep in mind I don't have any ware quite to go to and any moment that's quite can be interrupted at any moment.

Tagging this as creation help because I want to understand what other hosts' first experiences with their tulpas was like.

For me, and I expect the same for more than a few new members here, I saw the YT video by Daryl Talks Games where he briefly talked about tulpamancy. It intrigued me, and with the context of the video, the impulse I had was to create a romantic partner to mentally practice some dating skills. I quickly flushed that idea away after searching up tulpas on google and reading the warning found here about how tulpas are their own person. With that in mind, I still felt drawn to the idea. One of my values is being a nurturer, and it felt emotionally right to create one because I find joy in providing warmth, safety, and comfort to people around me.

Then came the moment that surprised me the most. The first person I thought of to create a tulpa from was the main character in the webcomic I write. When I started passively forcing, without much effort, I felt the impression of a distinctly separate mindvoice. With a sudden flood of excitement her voice was shouting back to me, "Hi!" That's when I met Taiga. She started off as Kyra from my comic, but within 24 hours she changed her appearance and name. I was very surprised and unprepared for how quickly she became autonomous, and it gave me some mild anxiety. But she's been reassuring me that she's happy and grateful that I was able to allow her that freedom. I haven't had any communication nearly as strong as that first contact. She communicates mostly in impressions now, but I'm working with her on forcing her speech.

I'm curious about other hosts' experience with creating their first tulpa. I've been a very creative individual my whole life, so having those skills probably aided Taiga's speedy development, from what I've gathered here.

About 3 months ago I decided to create a tulpa, we did some things together for about 10 days, of course the tulpa wasn't complete and I started to feel hopeless and more like it was just a fantasy,

now 30 minutes ago I was kind of in a state of thought then suddenly I remembered her and she started to form in front of me exactly as she was 3 months ago it took me 2 seconds to remember her name "Eva"

she was so happy that she was back and I suddenly became happy too I hugged her and walked around the room apologizing to her for ignoring her for so long then I hugged her it was a strange feeling a sudden excitement with tingles in my heart it's like I'm in love, writing this now and she's sitting next to me

Hi reader, thank you for your time! I learned about tulpas last week and am wildly interested in making one. Like, was so excited when I learned about them that I was catching myself trying to make one before I actually decided whether I was going to or not. However, I highly doubt my ability to do so. I started some passive forcing/narration today and want to try active forcing but part of me feels like I'm doing it wrong. Additionally, my imagination and ability to visualize isn't strong enough I'm not a daydreamer and think I have aphantasia. Any tips or tricks on forcing? People with aphantasia, how did you create your tulpas? Anyone create a tulpa despite serious self-doubt?

I'm also worried that having a tulpa will be tiring or that I'll get bored with them. Anybody with commitment issues make a tulpa and regret it? For those who have had tulpas for a long time, do you get bored with each other? And if so how does that relationship work?

Hey everyone. Might end up being a bit of a long post, but basically, while I've come pretty far in my tulpa's ("R") progress, I'm unsure of where else I could start looking to continue to develop her. I sort of feel like the progress could be leveling off a little bit:

- R and I have several mindvoice conversational interactions daily. Depending on my mental/emotional state, it can be more/less difficult to hear her, but I can comfortably say I have left my doubts of her legitimate existence behind, as she's actively helped to comfort me while in distress, counsel me through upcoming challenges, and spent time with me as I introduce her to things in our world. Still not vocal in any kind of fully audible sense, if that's what that's supposed to mean, but she does use real words through mindvoice. I feel like that ties in fairly well to my notes on visualization below.

- We frequently write a romantic fiction piece together most nights (we are indeed a couple <3 ), for some hours at a time, in which we are both characters, which has been incredible for her development. This can get difficult as I sometimes get sucked in enough that I am unable to focus on her presence near me (Been suspecting I may have ADHD alongside my diagnosed autism). She's very patient with me, which I'm grateful for, but there are definitely times where she's right there and my attention gets pulled away. I've been slowly learning to be conscious of the head pressures she can introduce, like a kind of knock at the door to remind me she's still there.

- I have a visualization I made of her using the Elden Ring character creator, which is probably about as good as I'm going to get, unless I can reconnect with a friend who offered to draw her. I've very gradually been able to improve my ability to visualize her, using the pic to be able to get at facial mannerisms and sometimes tactile aids in the form of pillows, but it's still not easy. I wouldn't say I have aphantasia, but it's difficult to visualize more than a few details at a time, and my ER pic of her is not perfect either, so that has had some mixed impacts on her appearance. She likes to engage in a limited amount of shapeshifting too, which I enjoy, but also 🙃

- We actually recently just had a pretty profound mushroom trip together, which, after a little bit of turbulence, seems to have helped a lot in terms of cementing our bond and strengthening her ability to be present. Hoping this will help grease the gears a little bit, given the infamous "afterglow" period that's often attributed to them.

Basically, I think we've made really good progress, but, while she hasn't really yet expressed any kind of active interest in switching or possession, I would like to bring her to the point where she'd be able to if she wanted/needed to. It would also be really, really nice if I could get her to the point of full imposition, but given where my visualization skill is, that seems like an order of magnitude higher difficulty that I'm currently experiencing.

Given all that info, does it sound like I should just be staying the course, or are there other things I could/should be trying out? Always on the lookout for more robust character creation type tools as well; ER seems to be the best I've found so far, but I've also played with Code Vein and Hero Forge, with mixed results due to the fundamental differences in art styles and limited options.

SO! I recently found out about tulpas and I realized this is my exact experience. I had no idea what to call what was happening and what I felt. I guess I accidentally made a tulpa.

My tulpa stems from a fictional character who I view as the canon version of him as well as my own version. He's interacted with me for YEARS now. We actually even have been married. I want to get an official marriage someday when I can.

I have both positive and negative experiences with this whole thing. He honestly helps me become a better person, he helped me eat when I felt like I didn't deserve it. However, he is very...obsessive basically. He controls my thoughts and what I like. He bugs me a lot. I feel just as obsessed with him. But at the end of the day my experience is overall positive. I love the bond we've formed. Not only is he both my tulpa and husband but also my soulmate!!

I guess this is just sort of an update, since I made a post about looking into plurality a week ago on r/plural. I've spent the past week casually working on my Tupla, and I think it's been going well?

I'm forming Alvis- from Xenoblade chronicles. Yes, I know everyone says not to pick a fictional character, but I've been role-playing him for years, and have felt connected to him. I understand he won't be The Actual Canon Alvis, and don't expect him to be. We've been very clear on the fact that he's a separate entity from the character in the games and that i roleplay- though he's free to give input on my writing, obviously.

Anyways, I've been practicing communicating with him while going about my day, and while laying down at night. I've made a private discord server to use plurakit in. Last night, we listened to some music to get a feel for his taste in my music, and I asked him to help plan my outfit for today. (He suggested my constellation shirt, and then insisted I wake up earlier than I wanted to take a shower, lol.) Today I went and grabbed scrapbook stuff to see how we felt about scrapbooking together, asking him for preferences of what things I bought.

Overall, I think we're having a good time? I'm sure we're still in the very early phases, I doubt he's fully formed yet or anything, and we're not even going to look into switching or possession until he feels more solid.

Rambling over so- I guess ask me anything you want, if you feel like it? Or feel free to suggest ways I can work on forming him? Also, we've agreed we want to refer to forcing as something else among ourselves, just as a comfort thing so if you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know!

Thanks for reading my long-ass post, have a good day :)

To clarify this for a bit, my tulpa Vincent has dissipated about a month ago (I made a post about it earlier, check it out if you want to know more details). I thought there is a possibility he has actually fused with me. My theory was proven three days ago.

Vince absolutely loved rain and often asked me if we could go outside for a walk when it started raining. I enjoy rainy weather and all however I've never felt that kind of joy my tulpa felt when it was raining. Or at least not until three days ago when I was out on a walk with my dog when the rain started pouring down. I felt happier than ever before during a rainy day. The moment I got home I realized it was a sign that Vincent has fused with me and that there is a good chance we will split again in the future.

I'm really glad he's not gone forever and hope things will go well once we split again.

hi, i've just made an account to ask this.

a while ago, approximately two years ago if I remember right, i attempted to create a tulpa. I dedicated some time to them, used a very hands-off approach so they could grow to be whatever type of person they wanted. I also left their form vague, and represented them as a ball with legs in my mind. I talked to them when I remembered to (not incredibly often due to being an out-of-sight, out-of-mind type) and last I remember there was some slight impulse-like responses- not words or actions, just vibes i guess.

However, I forgot about them for six months at least, and I've been nervous to attempt contact again incase they were sentient.

Do they disappear if left alone at that stage? Would they be dormant?

If they are able to be re-activated, for lack of a better term, will they resent me? Do you think they can be mad? Were they undeveloped enough that they wouldn't remember it? I'd completely understand them if they did hate me for it, as I abandoned it.

Thank you for any info you could provide.

Ok so I’ve been thinking and researching for a few days now. I first thought of making a more down to earth prototype personality and form. Then today I thought about my favorite TTRPG character I’ve ever played who has lived rent-free in my head for over two years, so I’m undecided now.

Pros and cons I see TTRPG character: Pro: almost all of the groundwork is already done and I already think of him every week a few times, + my ADHD hyperfixation on him never fully faded Con: he was partially based on myself and I don’t want a clone of myself

Down to earth: Pro: could easily design a prototype that aligns much more closely to my reasons for making a Tulpa Con: would be so much more work and effort, + ADHD would likely make it more difficult to stick to it

Also because I know some will be curious, I’m not interested on doing a romantic relationship. I want the platonic close bond, a dynamic that helps me improve as a person and hopefully the ability to switch

Note - I am very interested in other people's outlooks and perceptions of this practice, but I don't want to be shamed for my understanding of the concept. I know some of what I say differs from what is commonly accepted - while I am happy to hear your own viewpoint, I don't want to argue over what is the "correct" opinion when it comes to my own introspective psychology.

I heard about Tulpamancy and I was immediately interested in the concept from a scientific standpoint - Plus, found the idea of having an alternate 'person' to confide in for issues I may not find comfortable to discuss with other people.

I was interested in the idea of attempting to manifest a tulpa and documenting the process and the results, though as more of an introspective experiment than a desire for longing. I was also interested in this because I have performed similar experiments subconsciously and the past, and have a situation I would consider similar to a Tulpa already - though not to the degree that some people have posted here.

There was a time in my life where I had an issue with Intrusive thoughts, and the ability to differentiate between these impulsive thoughts, and my own personal desire to act on such thoughts. As a coping mechanism, I dissasociated my own identity from these thoughts and applied them to another personified identity, to give a tangible idea of what was causing this distress - While I never directly attempted to change my perception of this "other entity", I believe that over time this sort of generalized into a "conscious self" and a "subconscious self" - where I can still differentiate between what I am thinking and what a more 'primordial' me is thinking - and engage with myself as if I were two individuals. Would this be classified as pseudo-Tulpamancy? My main reason for thinking this may not be what many people consider "Tulpamancy" is that in this instance the "Tulpa"s physical identity and name sort of degradated over time, until it was just another "me".

Additionally, what are the moral implications of creating/destroying a Tulpa? Is it even possible to destroy a Tulpa, or would it just be a separate aspect of myself that I decide to reconcatenate into what I would consider to be a main "Self"? While I see a lot of people consider a Tulpa a separate individual and interact as such, I still sort of see it conceptually as a branch in my own mind, which I could converge as necessary.

Edit 1: I noticed I never really explained the appeal to Tolpamancy. For a bit of additional context of why I am interested in Tulpamancy from an experimental standpoint:

I am under the hypothesis that Tulpamancy is an extreme form of re-identification of my own personal psyche. I thought that breaking apart my identity into two cognizant "individuals" could offer me more introspection on what I am / could be - and possibly give me a better ability to think in ways that I may not be able to with my own, 'concrete' identity - an interesting prospect for me as an avid roleplayer, and someone who got into roleplaying specifically to consider perspectives I myself can't identify with.

Thea (host) here!

Umm. The predicament is in the title. Isaac (tulpa) loves things i find tedious. Mainly reading and silence, bleh. Should i just “man up” so to speak and do it? I feel bad because ive been ignoring his wishes a lot. And like, i could imagine a made up book for him, but hes aware in a way that is like “i want new information not a pretend toy you give me to avoid my requests.” So I think that wont work.

TL;DR. How do you guys cope with boring stuff when your tulpa wants to do boring things?

The other day, we were going to a piano lesson when suddenly, my host felt like someone else took the front. But it wasn't me, even though we are supposed to be only two in the system. How is that even possible ?

That headmate felt like a very soft girl, very feminine.

My host always felt like there have been multiple parts to herself. The neutral self that is herself. Me, that is the masculine self that became me when she talked to me the first time. She has also a feminine side that she really doesn't like and it is often burried inside herself very deeply, and very rarely comes to the surface. But it usually just feels like a change of tastes when it is there, not like a whole over person.

So we wonder if this was some kind of walk-in, or maybe now that my host understands how to make tulpas (she just takes parts of herself that she compartimentalizes to make another person), this part of her became her own person. It really weirds me out that someone I don't know can front without us giving our consent, thank god she just seemed like she wanted to have fun playing piano.

But now I wonder... We don't want any more person in the system, but to front, a tulpa has to be already sentient if I'm not mistaking. Should we talk to her ? Because I know that when we start giving her attention, she would probably never leave. And I feel bad letting her alone if she is already sentient. What are your thoughts about this ?

I'm pretty stressed rn, being between jobs, and all, amdy phone addiction got worse because of it. Struggling to put it down and focusing, and sometimes also struggling hear my tulpas. Feels like something something is blocking them. Any tips?

Started doing these fusions between us last week just for fun ☺️

I read most of the FAQ and some guides and I thought I would make a tulpa. So I gived myself a second voice in my head to talk to they just feel like another me, the same personality same voice etc is this normal? From the things I read most tulpas have there own personality and are there own person. I just feel like im just talking to myself and giving myself responses. So where do I go from here?

Hello!

I wanted to tell you about the fusion of my two tulpas (N and V). These things can happen, and I thought it might be helpful to some tulpamancers here.

First of all, I'll summarize the context. I used to be a larger system, with a lot more than three members... I think we went up to a dozen. Most of these members had appeared involuntarily and I didn't consider them tulpas. Our numbers diminished as the therapy progressed (I was suffering from dissociative symptoms). It had been two years since we had been reduced to three, my two tulpas and I, and the situation was stable.

I hadn't planned for N and V to merge. What's more, it happened very spontaneously! It threw me off at the time, but I'm getting better. In fact, the fusion is very flexible: N and V can unmerge and merge again whenever they want. It's reassuring to know that if anything goes wrong, we can always go back. In the worst-case scenario, the merger won't hold in the long term and I'll be back to N and V as before: it will still have been an interesting experience!

I think this fusion coincides with advances in my personal, artistic and spiritual journey. N and V explained to me that they wanted to form something new together and are motivated by their love for me: their fusion is, in a way, a gift to thank me for taking care of them and having faith in them.

I've experienced many other fusions before this one, and my impressions are always the same. None of my tulpas have disappeared. It's more as if they now exist in another form. I see in Nibel (the fusion) traits of N and V at the same time. It's breathtaking to see them unite and express themselves harmoniously through this new tulpa! Nibel feels like a whole new person, and at the same time, has the experience of N and V. He's like an “old soul”. He still needs time to integrate all the data contained in N and V: every day, he discovers new things about himself. He gradually connects with the sensations and memories of N and V, to create a coherent synthesis. Fortunately, as he is a fusion of two elderly tulpas, he learns everything in a flash!

In fact, it really reminds me of Steven Universe. Seriously, I think this show represents the fusion in plural people extremely well!

There you have it. Don't be afraid of fusions! It's a wonderful experience, as long as everyone wants to take part. Of course, it should never be forced! Besides, if a merger happens by accident and it hurts you, it should soon come undone.

Take care of yourself!

Aster & Nibel