Believe in mysticism or not, but hardly anyone would argue that in our life there are a lot of people who literally drink strength and energy from us. Unfortunately, when we realize this, it is already too late. To defend against an energy vampire, first determine what type it is. You can calculate this by observing his behavior.
Vampire victim
He will certainly blame others for his troubles. Not necessarily you personally, but you will hear plenty of stories about how the government, bosses, colleagues, neighbors, former friends or lovers have annoyed him … This will become the main topic of your conversations. It is clear that, listening to such an interlocutor, you will gradually begin to fall into despondency.
Method of struggle: as soon as such a person sits on his favorite skate and begins to complain about others, urgently switch to another topic. Does he insist on continuing the complaints? Then come up with any reason why you can't listen to him right now. Tell them that you need to go to work, to the store, to visit your acquaintances - whatever … After several such breakups, the vampire will probably go to look for another source of nutrition.
Arrogant vampire
Such people consider themselves better than others and are very fond of flaunting it. They emphasize that they are smarter, dexterous, skillful than you, they have everything in order with their finances, career, personal life, etc.
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Their purpose is to make you feel inferior. In fact, they often tend to exaggerate their actual successes and achievements, and things may not be doing much better for them than for you, or even worse. Remember: those who are really happy and successful have no need to prove it to someone. If a person goes out of his way to show how everything is OK with him, then something is not right here …
Way of struggle: pretend that its "toughness" does not bother you. And even better - make a joke on him when he starts to "rub" glasses again. Feeling insecure and not receiving the expected recharge, the vampire will probably choose to stop communicating or change his behavior.
"Offended" vampire
Whatever you say or do, he is offended at everything … You expressed disagreement with something, refused to fulfill his request, do not want to go somewhere with him - and now your "friend" is already sulking … This is a typical vampiric manipulation. The vampire tries to make you feel guilty, and then he will be able to twist you as he wishes.
The way to fight: Start to ignore his grievances. Do not call him first with an apology, and if he begins to tell you how offended you are, declare that you do not consider yourself to be guilty of anything and that the offense is his problem … If after that the vampire simply disappears from your life - there he deserves …
Information vampire
He loves to "leak" negative information. He will retell you the details of the bloody massacre, the plot about which was shown in the criminal news, the details of the crime, the victims of which became one of his acquaintances or which was read about in the newspaper … details, but more than once. If not crimes, then accidents, injuries, illnesses … The main thing is that you are hooked, that you experience sympathy, disgust, horror, whatever …
The way to fight: just don't support these themes. Say that you are a very nervous person and that you feel bad about such information. You can even defiantly get up and leave. If this is not possible, then it is best to pretend that you do not care. Sit with an impassive look: realizing that the topic does not interest you, the interlocutor will soon become silent.
"Cash" vampire
He is constantly in debt and loans, ruins everyone's life, trying to save money - refuses even to hand over a hundred rubles for a colleague's birthday present or go to the nearest cafe so as not to stand outside in the rain, walk a couple of kilometers on foot so as not to spend money on subway or bus … But he likes to count other people's money and talk about how much money other people have. This is all very unnerving.
Way to fight: Boycott this person. Do not follow his lead if he wants to save. Do what is convenient for you. Will he start to envy other people's income aloud? Stop it. Tell them that you are not interested in who earns how much and what they live on. And if the object of envy is you, then it is better to break off relations with such a person altogether.
Fighter for Truth
Such people call themselves honest and fair, but in fact they are engaged in looking for weak points in others and starting to put pressure on them. "Chopping the truth-womb", but in fact saying nasty things to others, they feed on other people's negative emotions.
If you come across a person who constantly criticizes you, but at the same time does not provide you with any support, either physical or moral, then it may very well be that such a "lover of truth" is an energy vampire.
Way of struggle: either in a harsh form to prohibit criticism, or to part. There is no third.