How to Protect Yourself From a Psychic Vampire

A psychic vampire is someone whose life force is weak from stress or trauma so they unconsciously drain the energy of those around them in order to feel better.

Things You'll Need:

* A sense of humor
* Patience
* Love

..Step 1: Avoid any interaction with people who have been known to drain, depress or irritate you when you are feeling ill, weak, tired or stressed. Only surround yourself with positive people until your energy is strong again.

Step 2: Give yourself permission to say no. Energy vampires will often try to "get something" from you that serves them, whether it's advice, time, money or some kind of deal that makes them happy but doesn't work for you. It's important to stand your ground and say no or you will end up feeling drained and resentful.

Step 3: Set strong boundaries. When working with an energy vampire, you may find you have to cut them off when rambling on about their personal problems or life stories. Have compassion for their situation, but at the same time stop the drama from draining you dry. Saying something like, "thank you for sharing, but I really have to get back to this" will cut the stream of energy they've attached to you and give them no "hook" to keep going on.

Step 4: Wear crystals like hematite, snowflake obsidian and black tourmaline that protect your energy field from negativity and energy vampires.

Step 5: Protect your solar plexus chakra and your heart, where most energy vampires hook into. Wear a protective crystal over your heart and cross your arms over your solar plexus when talking to energy vampires. Charge these chakras with Reiki before and after your interactions.

Step 6: If you have an encounter with a psychic vampire that has left you feeling depressed, angry or irritable ask yourself, "what is in me that feels this is serving me somehow? What am I trying to learn from this?" Often, we will find that we need to strengthen our will and personal power, set stronger boundaries, balance our schedule, receive more self-care and even detox...

..Step 7: Take a salt bath or use a salt scrub in the shower. It is important to cleanse your body and energy field after exposure from an energy vampire so you cleanse yourself from any feelings that are not loving and positive (this includes towards them).

Step 8: Ask yourself how you can help them. Sometimes saying no helps them. Sometimes ending relationships is needed to preserve your health and well-being. Sometimes referring toxic clients elsewhere to someone who is less sensitive to energy vampires is necessary. You can also speak your truth and tell them you can feel their energy field is weak and refer them to an acupuncturist, Reiki therapist or other energy specialist who can help strengthen their life force.

Step 9: Call on the Archangel Michael to place your aura in a strong blue light that serves as a barrier that will transmute any energy that is not positive that comes in your field.

Step 10: You can use your visualization to create a psychic shield around you. It can look like an actual metal shield, or a shield of mirrors sending unwanted energy back to the sender. You can also ask a spirit animal guide to protect you.

Step 11: Strengthen your own light with aura and chakra healing. Become a Reiki healer and learn how to detect weaknesses in your field that make you more vulnerable to psychic vampires.

Step 12: Remember, what hooks psychic vampires to you is your willingness to allow them take your time and energy. As soon as you feel yourself becoming uncomfortable in any way remind yourself that you deserve to feel joyful and release the connection to the person immediately by literally losing eye contact and disengaging in conversation.

Step 13: Keep your sense of humor and remain in a state of gratitude and compassion. Often people who are psychic vampires have experienced major stress and trauma and they don't even realize they are draining you and would feel terrible knowing they have! Protect yourself, but also have compassion. Be grateful that you are aware and have the tools to strengthen your energy!