Beware the Emotional Vampire, who sneaks about sucking other peoples energy!
We all have them, people and things in our lives whom suck the energy right out of us.
Maybe you were feeling just fine but spend an hour or two with this person or have to do this thing and afterwards you need a nap!
Emotional Vampires of course don’t do this on purpose, they are probably having rough time in life and you make them feel better. However they are not taking responsibility for their own emotional issues and are slopping their “baggage all over you! You probably feel as though you are ‘helping them’ or that they ‘need you’ but perhaps it would help to ask yourself “am I really helping them or just enabling them to keep avoiding responsibility for their own feelings?” Perhaps they do ‘need someone’ but does it have to be you? Do you have the energy to spare or do you need it for yourself and your responsibilities?
The same with ‘Vampire Things’ they disguise themselves as things which you ‘need to do’ but it is okay to stop and ask yourself if you really need to do them or if it would be better for you if you didn’t. Perhaps it is a family dinner or a work do that you just don’t have the energy for. Perhaps you would feel better if you stayed home and had some ‘Me Time.’
As you are taking the time to assess your levels of emotional energy, how full or empty your cup is. Try and also take a bit of time to identify Emotional Vampires, be they people or things, that absolutely suck the life out of you! Are there any that you can let go? If you can then let them go! Be free and take care of you. If you can then be mindful of them so you can prepare before and rest after.
Once you have taken stock of your Emotional Energy levels and identified some of the key suckers in your life, the next thing to do is to discover ways of refilling that Cup of Energy. Figuring out which people and activities bring you joy and fill that Cup.
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