You know them, and they know you. That’s right. Psychic vampires. They know where you live. They know you live by the rules of being nice, offering a helping hand, having compassion and they take full advantage of it. They sneak in quietly and SUCK THE ENERGY RIGHT OUT OF YOU. Because they know they can. They know that your boundaries are weak and they can cross the line. And even if you get mad, they know that they can come back, do it again and you will let them back in.
They take all your “energy juice” leaving you dehydrated, disoriented and even sick. Exhausted.
Do you know one? If you do, ask yourself this. Why do you spend any time at all with this person? Because it’s a friend, relative, or partner? Not a good answer.
For your information, no is a complete sentence. Here’s a spine-tingling thought. Say no to someone you always say yes to. See how it feels. How do you feel now? Afraid? Ask yourself why. Confront the fear if that’s what it is. No reason for guilt. It’s a useless emotion unless you have done something that you know is dead wrong.
Staying away from people who rob you of your energy is not wrong. In fact, it’s humanitarian. Why pretend that the behavior is OK? Who are you serving? Ask yourself this; does it serve you to let others take your energy when you could be doing something fabulous with it? Removing yourself from the vampire tells the him/her that the behavior is not acceptable and is giving the person a chance to step up to the line.
Inspired? Good. Now fasten your seatbelt and get going. E-mail me because I want to know what you are doing with all that energy now that the psychic vampire has been given walking papers.
