They drain your energy and completely exhaust you: how to recognize energy vampires and avoid becoming their victim. Expert advice

You know what happens when a meeting with a friend or colleague brings only pleasant emotions, but sometimes after the conversation you feel tired, exhausted, and sometimes even have a headache. It's as if all the energy has been sucked out of you, leaving only an empty shell.

Rest assured, this feeling is not a coincidence. You could be dealing with an energy vampire. He doesn't drink blood like in the movies and isn't afraid of garlic, but he does feed on other people's energy, taking it away unnoticed by himself and those around him. How can you protect yourself from such an influence? Let's figure it out.

Who are energy vampires?

This is the name given to a person who consciously or unconsciously takes energy from other people. Usually, after communicating with them, you feel tired, irritable or apathetic. There are two types of such people: “aggressors”, who provoke scandals, criticize, and throw you off balance because they need your emotions, and “victims”, who constantly complain, seek sympathy, and make you feel guilty and responsible for their problems. Both cannot live without “feeding” on other people’s energy.

How to recognize an energy vampire

There are several characteristic signs that will help you understand that this is the type of person you are dealing with. Namely: after communicating, you feel exhausted as if you ran a marathon, even though you only talked. They constantly demand attention and make you waste your time on them, even over trifles they can inflate a huge scandal, they manipulate and cause feelings of guilt. And they also like to control others and keep everything under their control.

How to protect yourself

If you notice that you have such a person in your life, don't panic. Here are some effective ways to help you avoid becoming their victim:

• Minimize communication
• Learn to say "no"
• Don't give in to provocations. Your indifference will nullify his game.
• Don't let yourself be used as a "vest" for constant complaints and negativity.
• Imagine a strong transparent shield around you, through which no other person's negative energy passes.
• Surround yourself with positive people