Tulpa Thread v2 (OP is truth-retrofit for your pleasure)

[Alyx Vance]

I would but I don't want to drive myself back towards insanity.

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[Menen]

Reminds me of Hobbes or Winne the Pooh, kinda.

Either way this is crazy.

[_Rave_]

this is stupid

instead, make real friends

[Axolotl2]

this is stupid

instead, make real friends

I do make real friends. I just thought that this was an interesting concept, so I brought it up.

I would but I don't want to drive myself back towards insanity.

Same.

[shyGriff]

one time i wanted to try this but then i remember that i have such a short attention span i literally get distracted by squirrels mid-sentence

[Axolotl2]

Accidental tulpa creation (probably by the placebo effect) is not fun.

I think I accidentally made one in practically a few minutes...

[IkeTheGeneric]

this is stupid

instead, make real friends

lmao do you realize how extremely petty this sounds

[Axolotl2]

Accidental tulpa creation (probably by the placebo effect) is not fun.

I think I accidentally made one in practically a few minutes...

oh good, it's gone now

[Wynd_Fox]

I don't get it. Are you supposed to actually see it? Because I'm not great at visualization, even in just my mind, but this sounds interesting.

[shyGriff]

I don't get it. Are you supposed to actually see it?

at one point, yes
you don't actually get to see it in real life until you've finished everything else though

[Wynd_Fox]

The tutorial link in the OP is broken.

[shyGriff]

use this site:
http://tulpa.info/
there's a forum and multiple tutorials

[Wynd_Fox]

Wow, I'm slow. I just realized I've had one of these for a long time, but never really seen him in reality, per se.

EDIT: Never mind, I haven't! I think. I'm rather confused.

[Soukuw]

Accidental tulpa creation (probably by the !placebo! effect) is not fun.

I think I accidentally made one in practically a few minutes...

...What.

I don't think you know what that word means.

[.Atlas]

Yeah I just prefer inner monologues and knowing that thoughts are my own. I don't need to imaging someone to tell me what I already know and can figure out. It is a fascinating idea though.

What exactly is the point of them? Are they really just a graduated imaginary friend or is it more?