Its November 1, the day after Halloween.
As parents are recovering from ingesting too much left over Halloween candy, we’re keeping with the scary theme talking vampires – particularly Emotional Energy Vampires.
On the MIX Morning Show, Sean Kelly and Mariam Serkal sat down with Dr Julie Gowthorpe, RSW to talk about emotional energy vampires, and how to feel better when you have one in your midst!
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Remember that working or living with an energy vampire is bad for us. Emotional exhaustion, which is closely related to being around emotionally draining individuals, is known to lead to higher levels of work-life conflict and reduced patience with family and friends.
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Emotional exhaustion is a central quality of burnout, relating to feelings of being emotionally overextended and depleted of emotional resources.
If you are working with the endless victim, you may find yourself emotionally drained by shouldering another person’s problems and absorbing their stress.
