Day 16 of Yinyang challenge was great!
Started the day by going for hiking.
Just sitting after washing off my shoes before going back home.
If you feel drained after every encounter with a particular person, you may be dealing with an energy vampire. While there are several types of energy vampires, the one thing they have in common is the exhausting and disheartening effect they have on others. If you feel a relationship is continually siphoning off your emotional reserves and leaving you empty, there are ways to break this cycle.
If you feel drained after every encounter with a particular person, you may be dealing with an energy vampire. While there are several types of energy vampires, the one thing they have in common is the exhausting and disheartening effect they have on others. If you feel a relationship is continually siphoning off your emotional reserves and leaving you empty, there are ways to break this cycle.
What Is an Energy Vampire?
Energy vampires are people who prey on the good will of others and suck out all of the positive energy in a relationship. While healthy relationships involve a give-and-take of both tangible and intangible resources, energy vampires mostly take. Although some energy vampires are unaware of the effects their behavior has on others, they can be just as draining.
Examples of Energy Vampires
There are a variety of ways that energy vampires show up in life to drain your emotional energy. Not only do they take different forms, but they can be anyone–from family members to coworkers, even your own friends. Energy vampires are always seeking their next victim. If they drain one person dry, they simply lay in wait for their next target.
Common examples of energy vampires include:
The Minimizer: This is a person who always has to put others down to build themselves up. No matter what positive things might happen in your life, the minimizing energy vampire will find a reason to make you feel bad about your accomplishments. This energy vampire not only makes you feel bad about yourself, but they also drain you by puncturing your self-esteem.
The Victim: Victims will always play up any slight, real or imagined, that would encourage others to feel sympathy towards them. Victims are exhausting to be around, not only because they demand your attention, but their perpetual focus on the negative side of life brings everyone down.
The Dependent: This is a person who is always asking others for reassurance and support. They are helpless in making decisions for themselves and can drain others by their constant need for guidance and direction.
The Narcissist: This vampire always needs to be the most important person in the room. They will be tenacious in their efforts to get the attention of others and are always seeking the admiration of others. They wear you out through the consistent praise they expect you to deliver.
The Manipulator: This person will artfully convince you to do what they want you to do, while also convincing you this is what you wanted to do all along. Manipulating vampires are able to use persuasion and gaslighting to get their own way, leaving their victims confused and exhausted.
The Controller: This vampire is a polar opposite to the Dependent type. The controlling vampire has all of the answers and wants to tell everyone else what to do. They try to take charge of every situation and will exhaust you with their forceful, controlling manner.
The Hot-or-Cold Vampire: This person runs either all hot or all cold, depending on the day. You’re never sure how this person will present. Not only do they keep you guessing from meet-up to meet-up, their “all or nothing” attitude leaves you on an emotional rollercoaster that they operate.
These are the ways to handle energy vampires.
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