Book Tip No. 9 (2015): Psychovampires: Dealing Positively with Energy Thieves
Zurich 2009.
What are psychovampires? These are people in our environment who rob us of our energy. The authors have – consistently from a marketing strategy point of view – protected the word mark “Psychovampires” just in case.
Viewing social-psychological phenomena from the aspect of their energetic effects is certainly a highly interesting approach; questions of psychic energy are increasingly being brought to the fore in other areas of human behaviour as well. The authors develop a not entirely convincing typology of psychovampires, as it is not always clearly distinguishable. And they give concrete recommendations for dealing with them. Fully committed to positive psychotherapy, they urge us to start with ourselves and to consider our own share in the “vampire relationship”.