Do you have a tulpa?

a tulpa, like an imaginary friend, lives in the mind, only it has a lot more control. It thinks, feels for itself, has its own opinions, etc. They also take a lot more effort to create. Tulpas originate in buddhism, where a monk would meditate and create a tulpa.

yes i do 25
no, but i have an imaginary friend 6
not at all 42
i have something else (comment please) 5
the voices told me not to answer this 11
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  • robbieforgotpw

    I like chalupas

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    • Is it possible to take a ferret out on a fart walk?

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    • RoseIsabella

      I love burritos!

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  • Ibelievethis

    I did do as a kid. She was called Elizabeth. I swear I could see her. She had long wavy fair hair and blue eyes. xxx

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  • they know me but i dont know them, thats the trouble with my touplas , ;( sad really , i miss them all . oh well shit happens (but so does magic) :D

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  • squirrelgirl

    As someone who has had imaginary friends for most of their life, the idea of a tulpa sounds very alluring to me. However, I really don't have the patience for the time and effort it would take to create one.

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  • PureLikeSnow

    No. Did you get this term from Creepy Pasta?

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    • whats that?

      i stumbled on it in an article related to tibetian monks. some of the most disiplined monks would create and reguarly talk to one as a spiritual excersise.

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      • PureLikeSnow

        http://www.creepypasta.com/tulpa/

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    • Couman

      Wasn't the CC&R enforcing monster from X-Files a tulpa also?

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    • Anime7

      I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought this initially. Good story though, makes me glad that I don't have some tangible imaginary friend.

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  • Shrunk

    I don't understand from the way you've described it, how this is different from people who make up characters, like for stories, in their head. If that is the case, then yes I have about 5, that i sort of "play with", well only 2 or 3 that're fully developed the rest are more like foils to my mains at this point (i don't write the story, it is just in my head, to my self... I'm kind of afraid to let it out, because it is a bit what other people would call "offensive/disturbing" or even just plain stupid, although i enjoy it. i have attempted to make some of them visible, in drawings or 3d models such as avatars). From the wikipedia page it seems like some kind of self-induced hallucination..? or an imaginary friend as you've said, is that just another word for it..? o_O

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    • I like turbo sluts.

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      • Shrunk

        go on..?

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        • A turbo slut is like a butt slut. A butt slut is the sub type of a normal slut or a dumpster slut. A turbo slut is pretty much the alpha slut of all the categories of sluts. A super slut is the beta slut and both butt sluts and dumpster sluts are pretty much just gamma sluts.

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          • Shrunk

            I see.. and I suppose it was the turbo variety, which caused your eponymous excessive ejaculation..?!

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            • My hand is the biggest turbo slut of them all.

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    • a tulpa is more like having another fully living human being in your head, whereas an imaginary friend is like a puppet.

      they are supposed to be a fully sentient being, with their own ideas, opinions, feelings, etc, created with a portion of your subconcious feelings with a personality built around that, and then "separated" from the rest of your mind.

      you could say its like partitioning a hard drive on a computer for another user.

      a character, whether you made them up or not, can work as a template for your tulpa. if you think about them enough and really concentrate, eventually they will take on a life of their own. just don't freak out when you hear their voice out of nowhere.

      question: do the fully developed characters talk to you? have you suddenly hear them call your name or try to get your attention?

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      • Shrunk

        Oh, no, nothing like that. I think that would be kind of cool though. I have had something similar to what you describe, but I didn't like it, because it felt evil and mean (the seperated part of my subconscious) and i didn't create it on purpose.

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  • handsignals

    I have an imaginary GF who sucks my dick 3 times a day, does that count?

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    • she could be

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  • Watching too many creepy pastas I see.

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  • I have an imaginary 'pet'. I kinda think of my 'pet' as my guardian angel kinda thing. He stays around me and can change into any animal... is that weird?

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  • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy

    thousands.

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  • robbieforgotpw

    I sharted

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  • Spirit guides, guardian angels, tulpas...I believe we all do, whether we acknowledge them or not.

    ...like anything spiritual, it's subjective though.

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  • i just wanted to add that if you do have a tulpa, and if you want to, you can share a little about them.

    i have a tulpa, she goes by twila or twilight, and she is 22.

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    • bumblecreek

      I have a tulpa, his name is Mr. Thumbtacks.
      Thing is, him and I are the same person, and sometimes I assume his physical form. Look at my profile picture for details.

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    • jeebley

      I you have a tulpa, can you eat double desserts?

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    • April=)

      i think i do have one. Nut im not sure.

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  • anti-hero

    No, I have a job.

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    • What does that have to do with having a tulpa? I have a job too.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals

    No, I have a rational brain.

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