We have all come across a vampire sometime or another in our lives. Now I'm not talking about the long toothed, blood sucking monsters you see in movies. These only live in the realms of our imagination.
No the ones I mean are not undead, although they are the sort of monsters that suck the life out of you. They will use you and manipulate you and play on your guilt, leaving you feeling emotionally exhausted. They may come across as vulnerable, almost childlike and very, very needy. You almost feel obliged to help them. But they know full well that they are using and abusing people to get what they want.
Now, I wouldn't advocate going around chopping heads and stuffing them with garlic (although this can be a very tempting option when you are at the end of your tether with these people). But a simple and effective NO is the only answer. They may not want to listen to this, and will probably sulk and play on your emotions again. In this case, you may need to use stronger language. 'Fuck off' is perfectly acceptable in this case. Or any other profanity that you choose to make sure that the vampire gets the message. Then blank them out of your life completely.
Incidentally, I am not talking about children, even though they can sometimes be exasperating. These vampires are fully fledged adults, although their behaviour might indicate otherwise.The media portrays talentless celebrities as role models for the rest of us mere mortals and this leads to a society that promotes selfishness and a ME! ME! ME! attitude to life. This has increased vampirism to the extent that it has now become an epidemic. Don't get sucked in by the bullshit,
The best response for when they start laying on the guilt trip.
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