Wait, that’s the word? Tulpas? I…. sorta had those but sorta didn't in one grade?? Someone I knew probably called it pathetic and sad and that’s why I stopped. It WAS sad, because it wasn’t some “counterbalance” or “extra personality”, it was just…. an imaginary friend. Younger Me was super pathetic. I’ve got a feeling that nothing’s changed.
But yeah, in the similar (but not same) boat as your younger self — not many friends; just one, and it sometimes things feel hella one-sided with the dynamic but I don’t say much about that. Then there’s just the few acquaintance-ish “friends.” And then that’s it.
Never actually done Tulpas, just imaginary friends and stuff. I don’t like being in control of myself (that sounds weird, but IDK how to phrase it), but I don’t want something else to sorta “take over” me either. But man, that was interesting.
Gotcha, I figured you'd know the lonely kid struggle too :P. Kinda sucks that you got picked on for having an imaginary friend tho, I never told anyone about my tulpas except a few members of my family.
@The Yobanashi Girouette, my fam actually picked on it XD Then again I only told one person. Usually these days people come up with worse things for me tho, other than “lol u have an imaginary friend.” (Like someone “jokingly” saying I was gonna shoot them when they woke up…? No… Or other things I’d rather not delve into. But yeah those are defo worse than someone just making fun of an I/F.)
Anyway, what was I gonna say? Oh yeah, the lonely kid struggle. Eh, I just accept it.
I…. sorta had those but sorta didn't in one grade?? Someone I knew probably called it pathetic and sad and that’s why I stopped. It WAS sad, because it wasn’t some “counterbalance” or “extra personality”, it was just…. an imaginary friend. Younger Me was super pathetic. I’ve got a feeling that nothing’s changed.
But yeah, in the similar (but not same) boat as your younger self — not many friends; just one, and it sometimes things feel hella one-sided with the dynamic but I don’t say much about that. Then there’s just the few acquaintance-ish “friends.” And then that’s it.
Never actually done Tulpas, just imaginary friends and stuff. I don’t like being in control of myself (that sounds weird, but IDK how to phrase it), but I don’t want something else to sorta “take over” me either.
But man, that was interesting.
Usually these days people come up with worse things for me tho, other than “lol u have an imaginary friend.”
(Like someone “jokingly” saying I was gonna shoot them when they woke up…? No… Or other things I’d rather not delve into. But yeah those are defo worse than someone just making fun of an I/F.)
Anyway, what was I gonna say? Oh yeah, the lonely kid struggle. Eh, I just accept it.