b"Chapter 10 So, faced with their voracity, you have to be able to adopt defense strategies. And since they can adopt very different appearances and personalities, which makes it difficult to identify them at first glance.So, it is suggested to try to understand them to protect yourself from them.However, upon informing yourself of this psychic situation, you realize that you may also sometimes be a psychic vampire yourself.Stphane ClergetThe psychic vampire deprives its victim of all energy.They drain our energy, ask for advice and services, but give nothing in return. In the family, at work or as a couple,psychic vampiresare psychologically and emotionally exhausting.How to live with them? They do not suck our blood but suck our vitality. In both professional and personal life, psychic vampirestake advantage of us, monopolize our ideas, exhaust us with all kinds of demands.Psychiatrist Stphane Clerget's comparison seems most relevant for several reasons. With a psychic vampire as with arealvampire, the victims feel exhausted, drained of their energy. The vampire is a universal myth. There are also, psychic vampires everywhere and at all times.One can also wonder if these personalities did not inspire the myths. Finally, psychic vampires can't stand being exposed. When they are discovered, they lose all power.1.What are the salient personality traits of the psychic vampire? We speak ofcasual vampirismwhen a person particularly likes to attract attention, by talking loudly in a restaurant or at work, for example. There is a deeper form of vampirism. Within the couple, in the family, the vampire uses our energy for his benefit. It perverts a central notion in human relations, that of exchange. She or he takes without ever giving back.2.What warning signs should be kept in mind? Bear in mind that psychic vampires do not want to harm us. They even have every interest in preserving us. They will therefore constantly seek to capture our attention, our listening. Theyask to be reassuredand things often have to be done for them. 316Germain Decelles"