Aren't these pretty much the same concepts?
I have maladaptively daydreamed since I was 4 years old. I have what I can only describe as a family of tulpas. i have tried to quit maladaptively daydreaming but the concept of never interacting with these tulpas/figments again causes me actual emotional distress, as if i was losing real relationships.
Does maladaptive daydreaming have paranormal significance, or do tulpas have psychological significance?
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>>19559688
I'm in the same boat as you when it comes to maladaptive daydreaming, and as far as I know maladaptive daydreaming doesn't have any paranormal significance. With Tulpas, I'd wager they're just an evolution of the imaginary friend. What makes tulpas different is their influence they have over the people who created them.
I had an imaginary dragon friend as a kid that never left me growing up. He has grown as well and is more complex now. sometimes he visits me in my dreams, other times at the verge of sleep he will appear and lay next to me. He doesnt talk, but i can sorta understand him by gestures alone. I dont know why hes there but i care about him enough to see him as a friend i would feel bad to lose. He does not impair my life, rather makes it a little more enjoyable.
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t. infestations