Tony Sayers - Energy Vampires: How To Protect Yourself From Toxic People With Narcissistic Tendencies

Energy Vampires

How to Protect Yourself from Toxic People with Narcissistic Tendencies

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Your energy is limited - thats a basic truth you need to accept. Just like a car running on gas, or a battery thats slowly drained of power with each use, you too can run out of energy. But what sets you apart from these inanimate power sources is that you have a choice. You can choose where to spend your energy resources, and you can choose to avoid the vampires that sap you of vigor.

Whats unfortunate is that many of us dont actually know where or who these energy vampires might be. So, we end up basking in their presence, spending all of our time with them, and losing our energy as a result of their toxic personalities.

Another issue is that many of us dont know why we need to avoid these types of people. Whats so bad about having them hanging around? The thing about your energy is that it gives you the will to go through your day to day life the less energy you have, the harder it becomes to cope with all the things you need to deal with.

Hanging around energy vampires can make you feel tired and unhappy and might make it difficult to find the willingness to go through everyday life. But theres more to them than just that.

When an energy vampire takes your positive energy, they replace it with negative energy. So aside from making you feel tired and unwilling, they can also plant seeds of anger, hate, sadness, bitterness, and other negative feelings that can have a strong impact on your outlook and the way you associate with other important people in your life.

Soon enough, you yourself might become an energy vampire bringing a cloud of sadness, anger, and destruction to the lives of others around you. And that isnt something any of us should ever want to be.

Energy vampires exist all around us, and some of them might be less apparent than others. Taking the form of family members, close friends, and trusted coworkers, these people can effectively hide their true form and fool you into maintaining them in your life just so they can continue to exercise their power over your emotions.

However, just like those ever-popular Hollywood vampires, real-life energy vampires can only enter if you invite them in . If you can figure out how to spot them in your life, you can cut them out, shut the door, and limit your interactions with them so that you wont have to suffer their toxicity.

Now, you might be wondering, how exactly can you tell where these energy vampires are? What do they look like and how do they act? If theyre close friends or family members, how do you cut them out without making them feel unwanted or disrespected? And finally, how can you protect yourself from letting new ones enter your life?

In this complete guide, were discussing anything and everything you need to know about narcissistic personalities and how these energy vampires can negatively affect all aspects of your life. Were also giving you all the tips and techniques you can use to help protect yourself from their harmful ways.

An important aspect of finding energy vampires in your life is your understanding of how they come to be. Contrary to the popularized cinematic method of vampire conception, these real-life energy drinkers dont come to life by being bitten. Psychology suggests that although it might be possible to inherently have the qualities of an energy vampire from birth, many of those who develop to become full-blown vampires become that way through close family relationships and faulty upbringing.

Firstly, you need to know what theyre clinically called. In the context of psychiatry, energy vampires are called narcissists. The term was taken from a character of ancient Greek mythology, Narcissus. The son of Cephissus and Liriope, Narcissus was a hunter who was best known for his good looks.

After rejecting Echo an Oread nymph for attempting to demonstrate her admiration for him, Narcissus was punished by Nemesis, the goddess of revenge. She led him to a pool where he would see his reflection for the first time. It was then that Narcissus fell in love with himself.

Unfortunately, he soon realized that what he was seeing was a mere reflection. Upon discovering this, he felt despair and fell into a depression which would later push him to commit suicide.

Much like the ancient character Narcissus, modern-day narcissists have an exaggerated esteem for themselves. Individuals who suffer from this mental condition manifest an inflated sense of self-worth, an excessive need for admiration, and a severe lack of the capacity to empathize with others.

They often feel more important, more capable and talented, more beautiful or attractive, and simply better than everyone else around them . This unrealistic concept of the self gives them the feeling that they have the right to dictate the lives of others around them.

There are some studies that suggest that the qualities of narcissism can be etched in our DNA as predetermined characteristics. However, family relationships and faulty childhoods are often considered the most prominent factors that push a person to become narcissistic.

Current psychology suggests that there can be several different kinds of family dynamics that could possibly result in the development of narcissistic individuals. For the most part, these parent-child relationships make it impossible for children to learn how to regulate their emotions. Later in life, this dysregulation of internal feelings can turn into very ugly manifestations.

The first and most common issue encountered by young narcissists-to-be is the concept of conditional love . Mom and Dad will only showcase affection, love, and acceptance if the child is able to fulfill their expectations. For the most part, these expectations revolve around academic accomplishments and athletic awards.