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Wow! I'm drained just thinking about this post! Emotional Vampires are what I call people who suck the life out of you when you have to deal with them and is a characteristic of a Takist that I did not cover in my post ( Serial Takists ) last week. After experiencing the burst of adrenaline while dealing with a Takist , you are left drained. Add to that a guilt trip and multiple dealings and it all leads to some serious fatigue. Over time, just anticipating having to deal with a Takist zaps your energy long before the actual, unavoidable confrontation occurs. But, while ALL Takists are Emotional Vampires because of this energy drain, not all Emotional Vampires are Takists . In fact, they are two totally separate things for a reason. Here are some quick similarities and differences. Unlike Takists , Emotional Vampires are not violent. However, like Takists , Emotional Vampires seek control. Their tactics are VERY passive as they utilize guilt playing on sympathy to get their way....

I learned at a very young age that there are takers in this world. I call them Serial Takists . I also learned that Takists are a lot like rapists in that their victims are always left feeling violated, taken advantage of and angry. The effects from a Takist attack stay with you and reverberate long after the attack is over. I survived a Takist attack and I want to share with you how to spot, deal with (or avoid all together) a Takist attack yourself. How They Operate Takists are not kleptomaniacs ; they do not take for the sake of taking. But like kleptomaniacs , their behaviors are compulsive. It is their compulsion to try and manipulate everyone and everything around them to gain something, anything. If a Takist is talking to you, they want something. Takists will always appear pleasant at first but will turn on you the moment they see that their manipulative tactics aren't working. Failure to bend to their will results in angry, dismissive behavior. I will touch on that a...