Psychic Vampires

The power of positive thinking is difficult when negativity drags you down, bursts your happy bubble, and leaves you physically drained.

We've all been exposed to malice at one time or another, and we're certainly no strangers to a bitchy person's constant whining about his life, yet doing nothing to change it. These people are often referred to as psychic vampires--or people who find pleasure in sucking the energy out of others. An encounter with a psychic vampire can leave you feeling exhausted, vulnerable, and even depressed.

Psychic vampires are leeches who slurp your life force with unparalleled relish. There is no such thing as non-intentional psychic vampires, as they are often too aware of their intentions. These people develop relationships that will give them something in return--it's often a give-and-take situation. To put it simply, their needs always come first.

An aura of negativity surrounds psychic vampires, and not even light escapes its relentless pull. Psychic vampires are more or less black holes who absorb anything and everything in their path. The old adage "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" warns us of those with ulterior motives. Well, I say to you, "Beware of psychic vampires bearing a smile." 

It is easy to mistake psychic vampires for friends, but never let your guard down, for their veil of friendship conceals the evil behind. Beware of the wolves in sheep's clothing, for they will pounce on you when you least expect it. I can't say it's hard to identify a psychic vampire; you need only to look for the "PS" stamped on their chest. 

I must come forward and confess that I've fallen prey to a psychic vampire in the past. A few minutes of interaction with this energy-sucking predator would debilitate me and eclipse the sun in my life. In turn, I found myself suspended over a cliff. Had I let go, I would've joined the pack of vampires draining the energy of living beings. As consumers of energy rather than blood, psychic vampires, like their folklore counterparts, can infect those around them. They almost infected me. 

But when darkness and light collide, light always comes out on top. In this case, kindness not garlic can ward off a psychic vampire attack. A sign that says "Begone fiend" works, too.