Post number #820413, ID: 315be0
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My old friend from middle school texted me out of nowhere and eventually started rambling about making a "tulpa pony wife" in his head. Wtf?? I was laughing at first, but he just kept going with it. Dude was dead serious. I googled a bit of what he said and found some strange shit. Like, forever alone copium strange. Tulpa is like HDD partitioning except for your mind? Or like self-induced psychosis? I'm worried for my friend. I understand waifu culture but this is way beyond that.
Post number #820418, ID: 6f5f47
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Nah, it is not that bad. It should not damage his sanity if he is already sane enough.
Post number #820419, ID: 6f5f47
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The idea of tulpa is to help you in your daily routine, not to lose ties with reality.
Post number #820420, ID: 6f5f47
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So, in my opinion, your friend should be okay as long as he doesn't think that his tulpa is real or manifestation of God or some shit.
Post number #820426, ID: 048bf6
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It's weird because it's given legitimacy via buddhism and some meditation practioners.
It's like conspiracy theory for loners.
Post number #820427, ID: 315be0
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>>6f5f47 Damn. You think so? I hope you are right. It sounds scary tbh. Apparently you can sense this thing? Like touch/see/hear? Forcing longterm hallucinations doesn't sound good to me. But I guess it's like an imaginary friend for adults. Kind of reminds me of Lars and the Real Girl.
>>820426 Buddism? Interesting. I thought tulpa was a modern internet thing. Maybe there's a book I can find about it.
Post number #820449, ID: ceb362
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the way tulpas usually work is 1. read about it because you spend too much time on the internet 2. realize it takes actual practice to convince yourself your tulpa exists 3. write RPs on le reddit about taking to it very quickly (dunning kruger effect style) to convince yourself that you already convinced yourself
that being said it's not dangerous unless you have mental health problems that are fed by escapism or depersonalization.
Post number #820450, ID: ceb362
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as for hallucinations, who knows? within the tulpa posts I've read there's not any consensus on terminology regarding that subject, so if anybody has actually hallucinated, they've not left behind any evidence. I personally doubt it's achievable for a normal person.
as for me, I started having minor hallucinations when I tried tulpas long ago, mostly shadows in my peripheral vision. but they never stopped, even after I stopped trying tulpas, so it's probably just a brain tumor.
Post number #820468, ID: 3c0826
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As someone who's dealt with hallucinations, that tulpa shit is super sketch. Like, I don't have any psychosis or anything. I've been properly tested and stuff. But I still had hallucinations and stuff due to weird perception of reality/derealization and low mental health. I can imagine anyone who's in a good spot in life doing that, and hallucinations are partially influenced by whether or not you "believe" them so to speak. So, idk. I'm not a professional, but I don't like it.
Post number #820469, ID: 3c0826
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*can't imagine
Post number #820524, ID: 1fe71e
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Did your friend say it was a Pinkie Pie tulpa? Because that's a meme from 10 years ago. If he's serious, tell his family he needs a psych ward. Attempting to self-induce a psychotic break is an indication of a serious problem. Ancient irl tulpas were what arctic shamans claimed allowed them to assassinate people at a long distance.
Post number #820531, ID: fd26cb
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>>820450>shadow people in periphery Ohhhh fuck nooo. I was mildly interested in testing this bullshit out, but nah miss me with that.
>>820468 Yea, bad vibes. I want to talk to some active tulpa supporters to be sure. A lot of them seem to be trolling, but others... idk.
>>820524>long distance assassination Yo wtf?! Maybe my buddy was trying to tell me something lol jk. I'll keep in touch with him to see if he's okay. Used to be a real cynic, so idk whats up.
Post number #820535, ID: 3c0826
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>>820531 Used to be a real cynic? Now is tryna pull some tulpa shit? Hell nah. Get him help. That's the exact shit I was talking about. That homie is susceptible to that shit for sure.
Post number #820733, ID: 1a322e
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Wow,what a coincidence. I am actually in a tulpa MLP discord server with people spamming the N-word right now. That aside. He isn't nuts. Best explanation I have heard of tulpas is to imagine you have an imaginary friend. You can see them but,only really in one's mind's eye. They aren't real but,more so a manifestation that you have made all in your head. You can completely control them. Though cranking the whole imaginary friend to 11 and boom. A Tulpa is born.
Post number #820734, ID: 1a322e
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>>820450 Also my nigga,if you got shadows in the corner of your vision. First see an eye doctor and if they give you the all clear,that your not dealing with an eye issue. Then for sure see a neurospecialist or psychologist or something. Shadows in your vision especially when they develop out of nowhere is not good.
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| My old friend from middle school texted me out of nowhere and eventually started rambling about making a "tulpa pony wife" in his head. Wtf?? I was laughing at first, but he just kept going with it. Dude was dead serious. I googled a bit of what he said and found some strange shit. Like, forever alone copium strange. Tulpa is like HDD partitioning except for your mind? Or like self-induced psychosis? I'm worried for my friend. I understand waifu culture but this is way beyond that.