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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Best-selling author Albert J. Bernstein helped thousands of people deal with the dangerously stupid at work in Dinosaur Brains. In Emotional Vampires he goes even further to protect unsuspecting mortals from more devious and harmful creatures vampires ready to bite, suck, and kill the emotional and psychological wellbeing of their victims. Like the fabled demons, these vampires come in many shapes:
- The living dead who think their talents place them above the laws of nature
- Lords of darkness with huge egos and tiny consciences
- Scary monsters who use their tempers in the same way terrorists use bombs
- Blood-suckers who think others were created for their convenience
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. | | | |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 wish it wasn't focused on work environments Jul 19, 2008
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 maintains her blond hair and Jaguar, while crying to me that she doesn't have enough money for food or medicine. Her non-stop need for me to take care of her has drained me. While I was able to get a lot of understanding from the chapter on histrionic vampires, I had to take the workplace solutions offered and try to tailor them to personal life. I would have liked the book better if it dealt with both personal and professional types and offered solutions for both.
And I do agree with the others that he does take the vampire analogy too far. It seems to me he almost felt obligated to talk about vampires when it wasn't appropriate to do so.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great book Jun 11, 2008
I found this book to be very interesting and eye-opening. I was amazed to see some of the most difficult people in my life so perfectly described. I thought that the advice was helpful and the warnings about these folks well worth heeding.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Useful, Informative, Easy to Read May 14, 2008
I came across this book when a close friend of mine ran into issues with a difficult person in her life. Some one gave her the book, and (because I read everything in sight!) I subsequently read it. It was very beneficial in explaining my relationship with my youngest son and in helping him understand me as well. I have tendencies toward the obsessive-compulsive side, while he tends toward the hystrionic. I credit this book with helping both of us to come to terms with our very different views of the world, and I am happy to say that our relationship is stronger and much more positive because of this book. The book helps you pinpoint your own strengths and weaknesses, gives you strategies for self-improvement, and recommends specific steps for dealing with all types of difficult, puzzling people in your life. It does all this in and easy-to-read, informative, and entertaining format. If you have a person in your life whose personality you just can't seem to "get," or if you seem to rub others the wrong way and don't understand why, I highly recommend this book! I have given away copies and continue to loan my own out on a regular basis.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Short, sweet and to the point...identify those energy thieves and breathe easier. May 14, 2008
People are not simple and it's challenging to manuever through days of endless interactions in this every day world. This book defines behaviors and then offers checklists so that you can identify basic motivation in others. Whether others are acting unconsciously or with intention, you have the tools to identify energy-robbing behaviors so that you can react with awareness or avoid the stinkers altogether. The reading is easy, well organized and easy to understand. I love the checklists...they are not comprehensive, and we definitely need to avoid labeling others...but they allow a peek into the thought processes of others.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Emotional Vampires May 06, 2008
I found this book full of brilliant and profound insights all understated in a highly readable, metaphoric even poppy, humorous style. I suspect his insight is partly a gift, I doubt it can be entirely reduced to training or experience. The humor is one of the great pluses of the book, he makes people who are terrorising you seem ridiculous, a very good start toward being able to deal with them. The clarity and readability is a little deceptive, there is actually a huge amount of info crammed in that in my case took plenty of (facinated) rereadings to really begin to use.
My only complaint is that he does not point out to people who know little about psychology that the book is not comprehensive, he covers only 5 of the 10 personality disorders (he actually focuses on personalities with varying degrees of these disorders), perhaps because he doesn't consider the others "vampiric". there are other ways to drive someone mad, you may need to do other reading including the DSM before being sure of what youre dealing with.
For me it was also good for understanding and trying to outgrow my own vampiric tendancies (paranoid) but as the author predicted showing the book to narcissistic or anti-social vampires may as well have been serving them garlic.
One of my favorites.
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