Energy Vampires

According to the Law of Attraction we are to feel good in order to attract good things. I have found a few challenges with this. Especially when Energy Vampires are involved. Who is an Energy Vampire? Those people that make you feel drained every time you are with them or even spend just a few minutes talking to them. They are full of gossip, negativity, criticism, blame, judgement, drama, etc.

We all have problems, but these people don't care about your problems. They just want to tell you about theirs. Not only that, but they do not care about finding a solution either. They use your time and energy to share their woes, but nothing is ever done to improve the situation.

It is usually recommended to stay away from that person. What if that is not always possible? Worse that person is sucking away good energy so that you can't use the Law of Attraction in your favor. Then you feel that you have to start from square one to get yourself in a good mood again.

So what do you do if you can't remove these Energy Vampires from your life?

• First, after making sure there is just no way you can avoid this person, start setting your limits. Decide what you will no longer tolerate from this person. You can tell this person, "I will listen to you for 3 minutes only if you will take my advice on a solution or you yourself come up with a solution after your 3 minutes are up". If they get angry and decide not to talk to you any longer or spend time with you because you do no let them suck you dry, then better for you.
• Set boundaries. For example, you let the person know they are no longer able to pop in whenever they please. They can call first and if you are up to it then fine. Or if you need to go to a different room do so. Also, if the other person is over stepping her boundaries by getting into your business or being insulting, you let the person know that you are not tolerating it.
• Use "I" statements. " I get angry when you show up without calling first to check if I am busy or not."
• If you are tired, hungry, ill, stressed, or under pressure do your best to avoid Energy Vampires at all cost because they will deplete you further.

Eventually the Energy Vampires will stop calling because you no longer humor them. So this gives you the time & energy to meet more positive, loving, healthier, like minded people. Which makes you more positive so you will start to see better results in attracting your desires. Don't worry the Energy Vampires will find others to humor them, they will not be alone. Remember misery loves company. You do not have time for that. You have goals, desires and needs and can't afford it.

Please note that there might come a time when negative people do not affect you anymore. In fact, you make them more positive just by your presence. The above techniques have helped me in those situations where my positive energy is not making things better.