Personality Characteristics of Tulpamancers and Their Tulpas
May 11, 2020 Anna Martín, Bailey Thompson, Steven L. Lancaster preprint
People who create imagined sentient companions called tulpas report positive experiences with them. Contrary to the prediction that host and tulpa personalities would complement each other, they were more similar. Certain personality traits of both host and tulpa were linked to how satisfied the host felt in the relationship. The tulpa-host relationship may serve as a beneficial mechanism in the host's life.