"Bernstein provides a field guide to the various types of Emotional Vampires and advises readers how to protect themselves from being victims of these predatory personalities."Andshy;Andshy;Boston Globe
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From bestselling author Albert J. Bernstein
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The author of Dinosaur Brains offers protection from people who seek to destroy the emotional and psychological well-being of others. Like the fabled demons, these vampires:
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Think their needs are more important than yours .
Believe "the rules" apply only to other people .
Use their tempers in the same way terrorists use bombs .
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Emotional Vampires tells readers how to spot a "vampire" in their lives, which defense strategies to employ to prevent one from striking, and what to do if and when they find themselves under attack.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Very helpful to me after a difficult time!
When I found myself needing to gently and tactfully extricate myself from the emotionally draining clutches of a close friend of a few years, I tried explaining to her that I no longer felt able to be ... Read More
Rating: - It explains a lot
Good read for the lay person in plain english. You need to read this so you can keep yourself from falling into the Vampire's trap.
Rating: - wouldn't it be better to do something productive
It seems that this book is simply negative. If you are so concerned about these "insane crazy people" then get away from them. Reading a book while imagining these people seems extremely obsessive and ... Read More
Rating: - Check immediately for missing pages!
This review is about an apparent manufacturing or publisher defect: pages 37 to 84 are missing! They are not ripped out of the book, they are simply not there. I did not start reading it and get to page ... Read More
Rating: - wish it wasn't focused on work environments
Overall, the information about these types of people is great. But the book focuses almost entirely on encountering these types in the work place, not in personal life. I deal with a histrionic cousin, who ... Read More
- Very helpful to me after a difficult time!
- wouldn't it be better to do something productive
- wish it wasn't focused on work environments