"I'll Drink You to the Bottom": The Energy Vampire - Revealing and Protecting
Probably, each of us at least once in our life came across people who seem to enjoy scandals. Grandmothers at the post office, a boorish cashier at the grocery store, an angry conductor. Or are they just energy vampires? This article will tell you what kind of people they are and how to protect yourself from them.
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How to recognize an energy vampire 
An energy vampire is a person who takes energy from another. There are many ways to do this in their arsenal. Vampires scandal yourself, provoke on the quarrel of others, they complain and bore. In general, they do everything to take a person out of mental balance. People don't become that way on purpose. This is a consequence of a serious illness, loneliness or a serious mental shock, which they could not cope with on their own.
Vampires do not always do this consciously. But in any case, you need to know the signs of vampirism and be able to resist them. An overabundance of negative emotions is a direct path to illness.
So, you can recognize a vampire by the following characteristics:
- will never miss an opportunity to provoke a scandal;
- after a surge of negativity, their mood rises sharply;
- all the time they demand excuses, inspire a sense of guilt;
- brazenly impose their opinion, put stamps, labels;
- they don't need your excuses, you are to blame, period;
- there is a theory that such individuals do not like hot, spicy and sweet;
- after "communicating" with such people, a head hurts, mood spoils;
- cats often dislike them.
Energy vampire - signs 
What kind of people are they in life? Yes, the most common. They go to work, have a family, social circle. No one is in a hurry to call himself a friend of such a person.
Characteristics of the energy "bloodsucker":
- Suspicious human, selfish, jealous.
- They adore crowded places. Moreover, they often do not hesitate to touch the unfamiliar.
- Likes to dump his problems on any interlocutor. Immediately.
- It is impossible to convey that they are wrong to such people.
- Completely dissatisfied yourself.
- They are especially great lovers of the truth, and in its most unattractive version for the interlocutor.
- If you make a mistake - be sure that you will be "eaten" for it. Even if the vampire himself had already done exactly the same. And it is impossible to explain that a mistake equal to his "jamb" is impossible.
Anyone can be an energy consumer. A boss, a loved one, a parent, a neighbor, just a passer-by. They are everywhere. And learn defend from them you need as soon as possible.
How to protect yourself from an energy vampire 
The most effective and simple way to protect yourself from the consumer of your energy is to completely stop any contact with such a person. Absolutely neutralize such people can only be resorted to complete isolation. But, if for some reason it is impossible to do this, then it is worth knowing how to minimize their activity as much as possible.
Ways to protect yourself from an energy vampire:
- Don't take part in long conversations with them. Limit yourself to talking strictly "to the point."
- Do not fall for provocations, do not quarrel with them, do not get angry - keep complete pacification.
- Take a closed pose: cross your arms, cross your legs. As a last resort- cross your fingers.
- Avoid direct eye contact.
- Get an amulet. For example, cross, precious stone, optimal for you according to the symbol of the zodiac, etc.
- Learn to shoot down a vampire: laugh loudly, swiftly change the question of the conversation, stand and fish away. React in unpredictable ways.
- When communicating with such a person, imagine a wall. A solid, powerful brick or concrete wall, through which he cannot penetrate.
- At the end of unpleasant communication, be sure to wash your hands or simply wipe with a damp cloth.
- Don't focus on what the bloodsucker is talking about. Especially if it is unpleasant for you. Think good things better.
- After unpleasant communication, sweets will help restore the energy reserve. Eat chocolate bar or marmalade.
Mother energy vampire what to do 
Do not panic or try to turn your back on your loved one. Despite the personal "nuances" of character, this is still your mother. The closest and dearest person. She didn't just take this path, something forced her to do so. And first of all, you need to understand what factor became the catalyst for mother's vampirism. This could be:
- Lack of male attention, loneliness.
- Cooling down between spouses, the mother does not feel loved.
- Lack of friends, hobbies.
- Too much free time that she will not find what to spend.
- Death a loved one.
- A serious illness, for example, terrible migraines are tormented every day.
Find the cause and try to eliminate it. Help mom, she can't do it alone. When the mother attacks with her nagging don't be nervous... Better calmly say "ok mom, I will do everything." Correct rebuff discourages the desire to feed on you further. This will make your mother look for a new victim. True, she will not stop being a vampire until the reason that awakened the thirst for someone else's energy is removed.
Strong-minded people are difficult to get out of moral balance. Therefore, a weak, non-conflict person is always chosen for the role of a victim. Learn to keep your emotions under control and you will simply become uninteresting to vampire. The role of the victim does not suit anyone.