There are people who feed on other people's emotions. Yes, yes, you heard right. Energy vampires live off of other people. When their interlocutor gets upset, angry, argues, empathizes, or reacts to them in any way, he thereby releases his energy, which is immediately absorbed by the vampire - this is energy vampirism.
The content of the article:
How to recognize an energy vampire?
Protection against them
Psychologist's comment
Sometimes it happens that after talking with someone you can suddenly feel emotional emptiness, fatigue, impotence. Often, after quarreling and clarifying the relationship, one person feels the desire to do something, and the other gives up. All this - the effects of energy exchange between people, which affects their emotional and sometimes - and physical condition.
Ways to Recognize the Energy Vampire
Consider several situations that can easily characterize the behavior of an energetic vampire:
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Disbalance. The person distracts you from work or other occupation, trying in every way to show that he needs your help. In doing so, he does not listen to your explanations, does not try to understand the algorithm of actions, but only complains that he is failing. Many people do not endure and do the work for him, if only he is behind, finally. - Annoying chatter. Basically, this behavior is typical of women. A person comes up to you and starts talking "about nothing", you naturally listen politely in the hope that this will not last. But the person does not leave and continues to talk about the injustices of life, oil prices, quarrels with utilities, not paying attention to your hints of a desire to end the conversation. You feel boredom, tiredness and irritation, although you had a great mood before his arrival.
- Painful expectation. If it depends on the energy vampire when you receive the long-awaited news or documents, he will definitely take advantage of the situation and keep you waiting until the last, tormented and worried. Especially if he can have the pleasure of seeing your condition.
- Tragic stories. Vampires like to discuss the details of personal tragedies or world catastrophes for a long time, trying to arouse sympathy in the interlocutor, empathy - any emotions with which he can feed off.
- Body contact. Such people, even if you are recently familiar, tend to hurt you, touch, get closer than you would like. They are very familiar.
Disbalance. The person distracts you from work or other occupation, trying in every way to show that he needs your help. In doing so, he does not listen to your explanations, does not try to understand the algorithm of actions, but only complains that he is failing. Many people do not endure and do the work for him, if only he is behind, finally.Energy Vampire Protection
Understanding that before you energy vampire - this is half the success. In order to prevent the loss of vitality and energy and get out of the "fight" winner, you can use one or more of the following methods of struggle.
Avoiding the conversation
If you do not feel the desire or strength, or you simply do not have time to put the annoying person into place, try to just get away from the conversation. For this, it is not necessary to politely listen to the interlocutor. Just find the reason why you will have to interrupt the conversation: an important call, an urgent matter, etc. If your opponent does not respond to your polite message, then just leave without fear of being a bruiser: your calm and nerve cells are more important than the vampire's insult. On the contrary - maybe only in this way he will understand that his vampire tricks do not affect you.
Irony
Try to turn the vampire’s attacks in his own direction: make fun of his weakness, if he complains about your life, laugh over his ignorance about the topic he has in front of you. Laughter is not the kind of emotion that an energetic vampire expects from you, so you will soon be able to get rid of his harassment.
Internal attitude
If you can’t get away from the conversation (you are in the subway or at work), then you need to remain calm so that the vampire leaves his attempts to make you emotionally. What to do? Use your imagination:
- Imagine that next to you is your loved one, mother or close friend, remember his voice, facial features, manner of speaking. Think of this person, and negative emotions will leave you.
- Imagine that you are inside a large glass ball, through which no one can break through the walls, which does not let even sounds through.
- Remember your favorite melody or sing a new hit to yourself, try to remember the correct words of the song.
Distraction
When talking to a vampire, try to translate the topic into something interesting for you, but boring for him. Talk about yourself. If this does not work, try to disperse his attention with the help of movement: start walking around the room and do something (water the flowers, sort the papers, whatever, just not waste your time)!
Purification of negative energy
If, after leaving the energetic vampire, you still feel tense or tired, use our recommendations for restoring calm: 
- Wash your hands and wash or take a shower if possible. It is advisable to change clothes.
- Turn on pleasant, relaxing music.
- Go outside, visit the nearest park: the energy of the trees will make up for your losses after an unpleasant conversation.
- Eat a spicy dish or drink an invigorating coffee.
- Take an interesting book from the shelf and immerse yourself in reading, it will help you to escape from unpleasant thoughts.
Larisa, Omsk
