An energy vampire can literally be anyone around you, even if it’s a family member or a close friend and this might be a person that you feel overwhelmed and exhausted around. Constant energy drainage can lead to significant physical and emotional distress. That’s why it’s important to deal with them, and recognize who they are by finding out their energy-sucking strategy.

Because energy vampires are not very easy to recognize, we at Bright Side decided to share with you the most common but missed or ignored signs. Also, we have a few tips on how to deal with them.

1. They are in the middle of the drama.

Due to their wave of dramatic and emotional behavior, energy vampires tend to be the center of a catastrophe. However, when they get their hands on you they throw the drama on you hoping that you will absorb it and right their wrong.

What to do:

Tell them you are too tired. If they try to call you and bend your ear, don’t fall into their trap and get away by saying that you are tired or under the weather. They will most probably leave you alone and go to another source because they need someone who has energy to harvest from.
He wants to spend 4 hours talking to you about his awful life? Cut it off after 5 minutes. Attempt to redirect the conversation, if it doesn’t work, physically walk away. 

Do you have someone close who drains your energy? If so, have you tried to deal with them? How?

Please note: This article was updated in August 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.