image credit Ok, so he's not an emotional vampire but he is my fave True Blood vamp. ;-) |
Each
of us is a work in progress. There are small parts of us that are broken and in
need of repair. These parts need mending so they can work better than new. Why?
Because if you have, say, a broken heart, you work though this brokenness and
mend your heart. Your heart isn’t as good as new, it’s better than new. The
stitches and scars make you a better person. While these parts are still in
need of repair, you attract like. What we haven’t resolved with ourselves is
what we tend to attract. This is where the vampires stroll along. Why? Like
attracts like. Here is where a change of perspective comes into play. The
emotional vampires annoy you enough that you begin to work on those hurt areas,
you begin to heal, and you take care of you. Guess what? The emotional vamps
usually disappear at this point because of your self-care. You’ve desensitized yourself
to them. They no longer have a need for you. What made them gravitate towards
you has been demagnetized. The question here is, would you have had the
confidence and clarity to work on these pieces had the drainer not come along?
Perhaps eventually, but their presence brought these vulnerable, hurt places to
your attention.
That’s
not to say that emotional vampires can’t hurt you with their dark cloud of
doom. If these sore spots are left untreated, the vamps can enlarge that wound.
A little salt for your open wound?
When
an emotional vampire moves in for the kill –
-look
within and explore what may have attracted them your way.
-Ask
yourself, “What can this emotional vampire teach me?”
-Kill
them with kindness. Nothing stops a difficult person like a loving dose of
empathy. Confusion, my dear, confusion.
1 comment:
I have realized that I need to step away from these vampires - I used too much energy caring when they obviously did not - I have made decisions that I intend to keep and move forward "lighter" - Good Post!
~Kristine
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