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<h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
<div class="thedate"><strong>Posted on May 1, 2012 by <a href="mailto:tulpa.faq@gmail.com">FAQ man (tulpa.faq@gmail.com)</a></strong></div>
<p>Well, here it is, the sixth incarnation of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding tulpae; most of the time all the other documents available will answer your questions, and if not them, than your own sense of inference will. This is getting to the point where it’s almost 5,000 words. I can’t shorten it anymore than it already is. Sorry. Also, yes, my email is still active. </p>
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#sec-0">General Information</a>
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<li><a href="#sec-0-0">What is a Tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-1">What does tulpaforcing mean?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-2">Why the fuck are you putting a Latin plural on a Tibetan word?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-3">Can you describe how this works?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-4">So this is magic, right?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-5">Prove Tulpae!</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-6">If I have a mental illness can I make a tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-7">Can I have more than one tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-8">Wow, this is so new and unheard of!</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-9">How do I make my Tulpa go away?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-10">How do I give my tulpa energy?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-11">Do I need to meditate?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-12">If I dissipate my tulpa, what will happen?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-0-13">I've missed X time of tulpaforcing, what do I do?</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1">On Tulpae</a>
<ul style="padding-left:2em">
<li><a href="#sec-1-0">What can my Tulpa do?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-1">Do tulpae mature over time?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-2">Will my Tulpa kill me/harm me?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-3">Will my Tulpa be a carbon copy of me in personality and opinions?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-4">Will my tulpa get jealous?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-5">Can I make items for my tulpa?  How long will these last?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-6">How much attention/energy/interaction does my tulpa need?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-7">After my tulpa is done, can I change it?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-8">Should I talk to my tulpa out loud or in my head?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-9">Can my tulpa serve as an alarm clock?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-10">So can my tulpa help me with X (memory recall, school)?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-11">What if my tulpa sees my messed up fantasies or images and doesn't like me?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-12">So is this a replacement for all my friends?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-13">What if my tulpa knows it's a tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-14">Can I force my tulpa to (be quiet, go away, X)?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-15">I speak two languages, which one should I talk to my tulpa in?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-16">Can I (grab, slap, hug, ect) my tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-17">Can I make items for my tulpa? How long will these last?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-18">What does the tulpa do while you're sleeping?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-1-19">How much energy should I give my tulpa?</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2">Creation Questions</a>
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<li><a href="#sec-2-0">How long will it take to make a Tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-1">How do I decide what my Tulpa will look like?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-2">Can I ensure X trait doesn't pop up?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-3">Should I create a Tulpa that looks like me?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-4">I'm not getting any "alien feeling", am I doing something wrong?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-5">This feels like I'm just talking to myself and making up answers. Why?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-6">If I have a mental illness can I make a tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-7">I'm getting headaches, pressure, sore eyes and stuff during creation, is that bad?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-8">It's hard bringing my tulpa's face into focus, why?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-9">Why is it bad to fall asleep while working on the tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-10">Can my tulpa be based off an animation style or does it have to be realism?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-11">How do I make the tulpa's voice?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-12">Do I name my tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-13">Is it okay to tulpaforce while (high, drunk)?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-14">Can I listen to music while I tulpaforce?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-15">Is it okay to give my tulpa negative traits?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-16">Can I make my tulpa sentient and vocal first and then start on form?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-17">Can I do X and Y at once, when I'm creating my tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-18">How does subconscious deviation feel?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-19">Does putting too much detail into my tulpa stifle deviation?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-20">I've missed X time of tulpaforcing, what do I do?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-21">Can I create a tulpa that's in charge of its own personality/ creation?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-22">When should I create a base form for my tulpa?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-23">So how exactly does deviation work?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-24">How can I learn to narrate?</a></li>
<li><a href="#sec-2-25">I'm having trouble visualizing, what do I do?</a></li>
</ul></li>
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<h2 id="sec-0">General Information</h2>
<ol>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-0">What is a Tulpa?</h3>
<p>A tulpa is believed to be an autonomous consciousness which also exists in a self imposed hallucinatory body, which is usually much of your choice. A tulpa is entirely sentient and in control of its opinions, feelings, movements. It is perceived as completely real, and you don't have to constantly focus on it to keep it around. (See "What is a tulpa" for more)</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-1">What does tulpaforcing mean?</h3>
<p>Tulpaforcing is the umbrella term used to describe working on your tulpa.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-2">Why the fuck are you putting a Latin plural on a Tibetan word?</h3>
<p>his question gets asked a lot and I think it needs to be officially cleared up. There are four main reasons for the Latin plural: One, because tulpas, tulpi and what not sound kind of awkward. Two, because Tibetan words don't really correct suffixes for plurals, they more or less change the word in some cases. You still want people to know what you're talking about, so they don't think the words are two different things. Three, because on the Wikipedia page about tulpae sort of implies that thought forms are tangible, and by adding the Latin plural suffix we're sort of separating ourselves from that belief. Four, because Irish and I decided a couple months ago it sounded coolest.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-3">Can you describe how this works?</h3>
<p>By talking and fleshing out something to your own subconscious for so long, you start to get answers from it. The answers align themselves with all these preconceived traits you've given them (for the most part). When you talk to your own mind for long enough, it will answer back: this is an accepted fact. The answers you get will show independent sentience. The rest of the time is just building a form in your mind, allowing for deviation of that form, and finally trying to visualize the form and experience it in sensory detail in your own environment until this becomes completely natural.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-4">So this is magic, right?</h3>
<p>Wrong. This is a Tibetan concentration technique that changes the subconscious.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-5">Prove Tulpae!</h3>
<p>How can you prove something only you see? You can't. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-6">If I have a mental illness can I make a tulpa?</h3>
<p>As long as said illness isn't messing with your ability to concentrate and not think of horrible mutilations and depression while you're making your tulpa, I think it should be fine. Of course, you know your mind better than me, so really up to you.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-7">Can I have more than one tulpa?</h3>
<p>Yes you can. But making two at the same time is taboo, especially for people just starting out with making tulpae. It's biting off more than you can chew, really. Creating one new consciousness wholly from your mind is hard enough, two is extremely hard. I wouldn't even try it at this point. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-8">Wow, this is so new and unheard of!</h3>
<p>Not really a question, but things like this go as far back as the deamonism of the time of Socrates. Religious sometimes make a sentient tulpa when they pray to god for an hour a day, until he talks back. Really that's just your subconscious sort of bubbling up to produce answers after a long time of narration. Having a tulpa is nothing new, although it has had many names in the past and even now. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-9">How do I make my Tulpa go away?</h3>
<p>If you're already thinking about ways out, then don't make one in the first place. That being said, ignoring them will kill them off, as they need your attention to survive. This can take a month or more.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-10">How do I give my tulpa energy?</h3>
<p>You can give it energy by interacting with it.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-11">Do I need to meditate?</h3>
<p>Not in the classical sense. I'm sure meditation would help with making your tulpa and perhaps concentration, but if it's not something you can handle because you have an uncontrollable train of thought, then that's fine too. It's really more of an option than anything, and I'm sure it helps people.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-12">If I dissipate my tulpa, what will happen?</h3>
<p>Well, if you dissipate the tulpa by force, typically you'll feel a void in your mind. This is not an actual void, but the feeling of something "missing" tends to linger. If you dissipate and the tulpa wants it, usually the only recourse is your own emotional feelings.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-0-13">I've missed X time of tulpaforcing, what do I do?</h3>
<p>If you're in the beginning (under 5 hours) and it's more than 5 days or so, start over. If it's over 5 hours, and has been more than 5 days but under a week, start doing double shifts of tulpaforcing. It's common sense that you're going to have to make the time up somehow, because of the fact that tulpae are made by concentrated thought on them, and if you're not thinking about them, all of what you've done is going to be hindered in some way. How much you need to spend regaining time and what not. But yes, as a whole, you will have to spend more time solidifying what you did, and adding on hours you missed.</p></li>
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<h2 id="sec-1">On Tulpae</h2>
<ol>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-0">What can my Tulpa do?</h3>
<p>Your Tulpa will be able to access memories you don't remember, things you've read to the T, it will work as a companion, it can help you solve problems by looking at them from another point of view, and things of the like. But you should not make a tulpa just to help you with school or something shallow like that. Make a tulpa because it is something you want to do. You can't expect to bring a sentient being into the world just to have it teach you math. (for more information on this see "<a href="http://www.tulpa.info/guides/faqman-reaches-of-tulpa.html">The reaches of the tulpa</a>")</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-1">Do tulpae mature over time?</h3>
<p>Yes they do. They are not static and do tend to change as time goes on. Usually when they are newly created they are rather immature, shy, not talkative, or something similar, but as time goes on their personality reaches more of a base line. Subsequent to this, they react to stimuli and what not just like a person would, gaining life experience from what they see and do, thus resulting in maturity. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-2">Will my Tulpa kill me/harm me?</h3>
<p>Tulpae cannot act in the physical world. They can't move things or touch you. They cannot control you without your knowledge. Therefore they cannot kill you. I don't think it is possible to make a tulpa that would hate you. They are interested in self preservation. Of course the possibility for mental scarring is there, but the odds of this are very low. Would your best friend give you bad acid because you ticked him off one day? A tulpa trying to fuck with your mind is the same principal. It doesn't happen. (See: <a href="http://www.tulpa.info/guides/faqman-perceived-dangers-of-making-a-tulpa.html">Mythbusters: Tulpa Edition</a> for more)</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-3">Will my Tulpa be a carbon copy of me in personality and opinions?</h3>
<p>Your Tulpa is like a person. They can have opinions that differ from yours. They are their own being. (See: The Reaches of the Tulpa for more on what a tulpa can and cannot do)</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-4">Will my tulpa get jealous?</h3>
<p>Your tulpa is just like a person. Of course they're not going to monopolize your time or say you can't talk to people, unless it's within their personality. They're not going to freak out if you masturbate.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-5">Can I make items for my tulpa?  How long will these last?</h3>
<p>You can "tulpaforce" items for your tulpa. This typically takes a couple hours after you already have a tulpa, and they don't seem completely real. You can't touch them, only really see them. They will only last for the duration of the time the tulpa and yourself are interacting or paying attention to the item. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-6">How much attention/energy/interaction does my tulpa need?</h3>
<p>During the creation phase you should aim to interact with your tulpa through tulpaforcing or narration for an hour a day. Afterwards, the minimum is basically acknowledging their existence. Of course people's individual tulpae may be clingier or have personalities that require more attention than others, but the minimum to keep your tulpa in existence is looking at it. Just do the opposite of completely ignoring it and you should be fine.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-7">After my tulpa is done, can I change it?</h3>
<p>After your tulpa is imposed you cannot change how it looks, feels, or anything like that. If you took the proper measures (outlined in my tulpa guide) you will be able to change its clothes, but nothing extreme. Their personality will grow and mature over time too, and you can't change this. So be sure the form and personality you're choosing is something you won't "get sick of". </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-8">Should I talk to my tulpa out loud or in my head?</h3>
<p>How will it respond? You can talk to your tulpa in your head. You can also talk to your tulpa out loud, obviously in more private quarters or wherever you deem comfortable (get yourself a blue tooth and you can talk to it anywhere). The latter tends to be more constructive in the creation process though. Your tulpa can either talk to you directly in your mind or aloud using the auditory hallucination you've enforced.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-9">Can my tulpa serve as an alarm clock?</h3>
<p>Yes and No. The tulpa would be operating on your own internal clock, which sometimes does not match up well with standard time. I've done this quite a few times and typically my tulpa has been no more than an hour or so off. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-10">So can my tulpa help me with X (memory recall, school)?</h3>
<p>If your tulpa is capable of helping you, that doesn't mean it will. You can't force it to do whatever you want. If they want to help you with your long division homework all night, then great, but if they don't, don't get pissed at them. You don't like working on math, so why should they?</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-11">What if my tulpa sees my messed up fantasies or images and doesn't like me?</h3>
<p>Your tulpa is going to accept you pretty much no matter what. Because they're a part of you and you effectively made them. They may disapprove of something you've done or thought of in the past, but they aren't going to hate you over it. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-12">So is this a replacement for all my friends?</h3>
<p>No, because you have a tulpa that doesn't mean you're going to not need any of your friends or family anymore. You still maintain your social life (if you had one) and sometimes it might be within the tulpa's personality to persuade you to become more social. They're not going to hog all your attention as a rule. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-13">What if my tulpa knows it's a tulpa?</h3>
<p>Your tulpa will know what it is because it has access to your memories. How it will feel about this is going to vary; most of the time they don't care, because they know they can't change the fact that they're a tulpa. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-14">Can I force my tulpa to (be quiet, go away, X)?</h3>
<p>No, you can't force your tulpa to do anything. If you really want them to do something (go away if you're angry, not bother you in school) you can depend on the fact that your tulpa probably isn't an asshole, and your tulpa knows exactly how you're feeling. Therefore the tulpa will abide by your wishes because it wants to, not because you can force it to. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-15">I speak two languages, which one should I talk to my tulpa in?</h3>
<p>Because your tulpa is part of your mind, it will know both languages. So in whichever one you want, basically.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-16">Can I (grab, slap, hug, ect) my tulpa?</h3>
<p>No, you cannot enact any kind of physical force like this on your tulpa. Remember that the tulpa's body is just a projection, and it's not really who the tulpa is, or what the tulpa is. It's just a hallucination, a hologram of sorts. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-17">Can I make items for my tulpa? How long will these last?</h3>
<p>You can "tulpaforce" items for your tulpa. This typically takes a couple hours after you already have a tulpa, and they don't seem completely real. You can't touch them, only really see them. They will only last for the duration of the time the tulpa and yourself are interacting or paying attention to the item. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-18">What does the tulpa do while you're sleeping?</h3>
<p>Because the mind never totally shuts down, the tulpa continues to exist and be there. What it does, however, is up to the personality of the tulpa. I've heard stuff about them entering dreams and what not, but I cannot personally say if there is any truth to this. Tulpae continue to exist in their changed world, made of memories and assumptions. Basically the effect of you sleeping is similar to the effect of the tulpa walking into a different room, for me anyways. They don't have to sleep at the same time as you, or anything. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-1-19">How much energy should I give my tulpa?</h3>
<p>After creation, you'll really only need to talk to them and acknowledge their existence. Just talk to them once a day and you'll be fine. Of course, you'll end up talking to them and hanging out more, ideally, and that's fine too.</p></li>
</ol>
<h2 id="sec-2">Creation Questions</h2>
<ol>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-0">How long will it take to make a Tulpa?</h3>
<p>It can take as much as typically more than 100 hours.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-1">How do I decide what my Tulpa will look like?</h3>
<p>You either have an alright idea of what you want the tulpa to look like right off the bat or you can give the tulpa sentience through narration and personality work.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-2">Can I ensure X trait doesn't pop up?</h3>
<p>You cannot micromanage your tulpa to the point where you are totally in love with all the traits. So no, you cannot make sure a trait doesn't pop up. The best you can do is make the tulpa the opposite of the trait. If you really and purely cannot exist with something that has this trait, the end result is your tulpa probably isn't going to have it. But there is no foolproof way to ensure your tulpa doesn't have any one trait, or does have any one trait for that matter.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-3">Should I create a Tulpa that looks like me?</h3>
<p>No, because this creates a sort of uncanny reaction. If you get one thing wrong, it's going to be rather off putting. When you fear the tulpa, you're just dumping fear into it and it will attempt to recreate this response. Plus, the tulpa should be identified by you as a different being, and if you keep seeing yourself the end result is going to be not creating a vide enough schism to justify a different stream of consciousness. The problem lies in the preconceived notion you have about who you are and what you are. Really, all around, it's just not a good idea. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-4">I'm not getting any "alien feeling", am I doing something wrong?</h3>
<p>No, you're not doing anything wrong. Some people don't get a feeling right off that what they're doing is paying off. I didn't get one, nor did I see any results until my first tulpa was showing signs of sentience. The feeling really doesn't mean much, I don't think it's a good indicator for anything because not everyone has it. In short, don't sweat it.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-5">This feels like I'm just talking to myself and making up answers. Why?</h3>
<p>You should just be engaging in open ended talk, like narrating what you're doing or telling a story when you're just starting on the creation of your tulpa. If you parrot replies, you are just talking to yourself and making up answers. You should be focusing on a part of your tulpa and talking to them. When you get a real reply, it will be extremely jarring and you will know it's the tulpa.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-6">If I have a mental illness can I make a tulpa?</h3>
<p>As long as said illness isn't messing with your ability to concentrate and not think of horrible mutilations and depression while you're making your tulpa, I think it should be fine. Of course, you know your mind better than me, so really up to you.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-7">I'm getting headaches, pressure, sore eyes and stuff during creation, is that bad?</h3>
<p>It's actually quite normal to get headaches and the like. Don't worry about it, it's a normal part of creation and will phase out by the time your tulpa is fully imposed on your environment. If you're not getting any of the aforementioned that's fine too. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-8">It's hard bringing my tulpa's face into focus, why?</h3>
<p>Faces are the part of the body which are most dynamic and which we identify with most. Of course it's going to be hard to visualize them; I don't think anyone has an easy time with tulpa faces. In time it will come together when you don't have to force the visualization.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-9">Why is it bad to fall asleep while working on the tulpa?</h3>
<p>Because your tulpa comes from your subconscious and so do your dreams, the dreams can negatively affect your tulpa. They can be very jarring to it and what not.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-10">Can my tulpa be based off an animation style or does it have to be realism?</h3>
<p>You can have a tulpa that is "animated" or whatever, that's fine. Of course it might be harder to imagine it imposed on your environment, but if you're up for putting in a little extra effort that's fine.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-11">How do I make the tulpa's voice?</h3>
<p>This is in the creation guide so I was slightly hesitant to add it here. But I am, because of the gross amount of people asking about it on the threads. The tulpa is going to talk, and their voice is either going to sound just like the voice in your head or otherwise generic, because you haven't really worked with it at all. As time goes on their voice is going to naturally get more definition, and how long this takes is going to vary. So long story short, you don't really work on voice at all.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-12">Do I name my tulpa?</h3>
<p>When thinking of a name for your tulpa, there are a couple things you can do. You can give them a name, but know that the possibility they change it is pretty high. Or, you can leave them nameless, and then when they are sentient have them name themselves. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-13">Is it okay to tulpaforce while (high, drunk)?</h3>
<p>I've done it, and have not noticed anything detrimental about it. It's not something you have to avoid, as long as you personally think you're being productive. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-14">Can I listen to music while I tulpaforce?</h3>
<p>When you tulpaforce you want to create an environment where you are the most relaxed. So pick a position, type of music, light level, and whatever. Just do what works best for you, although, I wouldn't recommend lying down in your bed, because you'll probably fall asleep. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-15">Is it okay to give my tulpa negative traits?</h3>
<p>You shouldn't be really thinking about traits as positive or negative. You should be thinking about them as what they are, not their social connotations. If you want a trait, and you feel like it would make your tulpa more realistic or whatever, than go for it! Traits are just traits, and whether they're good or bad really only depends on your mental stand point. Any trait could come back to bite you in the ass in the end, and that doesn't mean every one will. So if you want a tsundere tulpa, a sarcastic tulpa, or whatever, that's completely up to who you want your tulpa to be. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-16">Can I make my tulpa sentient and vocal first and then start on form?</h3>
<p>Of course! And no, this will not result in the tulpa not wanting a body later or anything like that. It's just easier for some people to work with their tulpa on the body, if they have no idea about it or are having trouble. One would do this by simply working longer on personality and narration. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-17">Can I do X and Y at once, when I'm creating my tulpa?</h3>
<p>You can, but I would not recommend it, especially if it's personality. You want each part to get its own time and definition, and try to keep them all as separate as possible. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-18">How does subconscious deviation feel?</h3>
<p>Deviation where the tulpa is changing itself but is not sentient is called subconscious deviation, SD for short, because I said so. When SD happens, sometimes you'll either not be able to get a trait out of your head, you'll go to visualize your tulpa and they'll have a trait, or something like that. It might just be a sort of pulling at you that something has to change, and then you change it and it feels right again. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-19">Does putting too much detail into my tulpa stifle deviation?</h3>
<p>No. Whether you're vague or not, deviation is going to happen. You can spend hours and hours on something, and it still might change. This doesn't mean your time is wasted, of course. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-20">I've missed X time of tulpaforcing, what do I do?</h3>
<p>If you're in the beginning (under 5 hours) and it's more than 5 days or so, start over. If it's over 5 hours, and has been more than 5 days but under a week, start doing double shifts of tulpaforcing. It's common sense that you're going to have to make the time up somehow, because of the fact that tulpae are made by concentrated thought on them, and if you're not thinking about them, all of what you've done is going to be hindered in some way. How much you need to spend regaining time and what not. But yes, as a whole, you will have to spend more time solidifying what you did, and adding on hours you missed. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-21">Can I create a tulpa that's in charge of its own personality/ creation?</h3>
<p>The closest you could get to this is just narrating until you get something that's completely out of your control. Maybe it would be affected by the kind of input you gave it- I don't know. But the tulpa can't create its own form, create its own touch or create much of anything, really. After you have this sentience (which is gonna take a while without personality work) you'd have to ask it "Well what form do you want?" and stuff. But the disembodied sentience can't work on its own shit. Sorry lazy people.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-22">When should I create a base form for my tulpa?</h3>
<p>(Note that base form is what you want your tulpa to be before any sort of deviation occurs) Most everyone has what they want in mind when they make a tulpa. I did, and so do most people. When it comes to what you want your tulpa to be, it's fine to have a form in mind. But I think designing a personality around the form is when it starts to go a little far. You should make a personality as its own end before you think about the form. Like, say you want a big fiery demon of death. When you're starting out on personality, don't immediately think "Well she's a big fiery demon of death, she has to be fierce and intimidating" because that's letting the form affect the personality. Just sort of make a personality you know you're gonna mesh with, and then work on the form afterwards, as sort of it's own separate thing.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-23">So how exactly does deviation work?</h3>
<p>What the tulpa is tends to be both up to the tulpa and the person, as well as the subconscious. When you make a tulpa in the most vanilla way, you pick X form. Your subconscious might decide to add something, so it becomes XY, and your tulpa might change something further once it is sentient, bringing it around to a Y. Of course, there are people who start with an X and end with an X. There are tulpae who are fine with the XY or the X and see no further changes that need to be made. And there are people who leave the process entirely up to the tulpa, forming the consciousness and then asking the tulpa what it wants, resulting in a direct Y.</p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-24">How can I learn to narrate?</h3>
<p>If you're having a hard time, try reading a comic to your tulpa. Yeah, a comic works best I've found. Describe what's in the panel as it would be described in regular prose, and add in the dialogue and actions. I say a comic because it is forcing you to relay things that are not outright written. Often ask your tulpa's opinion, make side comments, and make it interesting. This will really help with narration and sort of provide the grounds for it. Then move on to sitting and talking, and add more and more time. Once you can go for a while then start to do more and more complicated tasks while narrating, and eventually move up to talking with people and stuff. </p></li>
<li><h3 id="sec-2-25">I'm having trouble visualizing, what do I do?</h3>
<p>If you're having trouble visualizing there's a couple of things you can do. You can do the concentration exercise, and then move on to colors, shapes and then familiar things like simple faces and person shapes outlines. Like moving up like that. Or you can build your tulpa until it's sentient and then work on it, because some people have found working on visualizing something you already know is there is much simpler. Either way, you can find guides and what not online to help you out.</p></li>
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