How to block the effects of Psych Vampires?
By megsshere
@megsshere (85)
United States
July 10, 2010 3:24pm CST
Psych Vampires are people who knowingly or unknowingly suck away the happiness around you. When you talk to such a person or think about them, you feel restless and unhappy with your life. They might be any one. After talking to them you don't feel good at all.
I know one such person. I decide to no be affected by conversation with this person, but I never seem to feel all right after any talk with this person. Even if I think about this person, I get all the joy sucked out of me. I lose my confidence about things. So I try not to have the person in my life at all. However, eliminating them from my life altogether is not an option for various reasons.
Does anyone have any idea how to block the psych effects of this person from my thinking. I would sooo love it if this person was to go away from my life for ever. But that's not possible...
PS: This person is not and ex or something like that. Just someone in my life, getting rid of whom is not an option for me 'coz I've known them since I was a child.
5 responses
@ScrambledBrains (143)
•
10 Jul 10
There are common tricks for vampires that can be adapted for the Psych variety.
Arrange a cluster of garlic in the shape of a smiley face.
Expose them to daylight (but make sure It's not raining, as they will love that).
Prepare a stake to be driven through the heart, but first paint it a suitably lurid shade that they cannot get depressed about (e.g. lime green).
@chiyosan (30183)
• Philippines
6 Aug 10
I have known such a person too... i have known this guy from college and we have been friends since we were introduced and well he just kinda like to talk about himself, and his adventures with different people, etc etc... but everytime i talk to him its just tha ti always feel bad, i feel too tired to listen, and i feel so bored! oh well since then i just realize he was sort of draining the life out of me everytime we chat even over the phone.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
11 Jul 10
Have you determined if this person knows or doesn't know? If they know what they're doing I'd say avoid them just as you have been and if you can't counteract their negative attitude with a positive one like if they complain about the rainy weather you say "At least the flowers and trees have water to grow"...something to that effect. Put your foot down and maybe they will give up trying to get to you. A "psych" who is unaware may not have as good control as one who does. Some people are like "they're being negative all the time" but thats not actually also the case. Some times these are people who try and cover their real problem by putting on a fun little mask of happiness that they don't really feel and that can cause a lot of harm to themselves and others. I don't know that I believe the whole "vampire" concept on this because everyone has their days where they repel others with some kind of sucky attitude due to not feeling well or things didn't go right.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
21 Jul 10
It's a battle of energy. We all have energy or aura that shines out from us, around us. We are like bulbs beaming with with light-like energy, either positive or negative energy. It seems you are always overpowered by the vampire's negative energy. What you need to do is to strengthen yourself. There are many self-help materials available online and offline, that can help you build your positive energy. Try work more on yourself, building yourself, building positive mental attitude, and confidence. Read good books like "The Winning Attitude" by John Maxwell, "Becoming a Person of Influence" by John Maxwell and Jim Dornan, "Unlimited Power" by Tonny Robbins, and videos like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phL0RLKL8bc. Then as your energy and power strengthens, this vampire will soon be over-powered by you!
@dkh803 (66)
• United States
11 Jul 10
I know exactly what you mean. It seems it would be nice to change them but that is almost impossible. I would say make a list of positive things that you have done or positive people you know. Think about the good qualities that you possess and review them after you leave this person. I'm sure you can think of many instances in your life that have been positive. You have to shake these negative thoughts away as quick as possible. Actually yesterday I was around a person like (similar situation since I have no choice in the matter) this in the evening and I found it impossible to go to sleep and ended up in the yard at 4 AM doing some work.
