Dodging Energy Vampires: An Emotional and Physical Healing Manual for Empaths and Other Highly Sensitive People
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- Author：Christiane Northrup
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Summary
This book is about owning and celebrating your highly sensitive， empathic nature for the gift it truly is to society and to the planet。 Highly sensitive empathic people carry huge amounts of inner light because they see life through the eyes of compassion and caring。 Always。 They were born that way。 But it’s also a manual for how to repair your wounded self-esteem and self-worth and step out of the victim role that you may have been assigned in your family of origin。 Or by society。
And most importantly， this book will assist you in identifying and warding off the most common types of energy vampires who feed on your energy and make you susceptible to health， emotional， and financial problems。 Here you will find explicit instructions for how to identify and separate from energy vampires so that they are no longer using your energy to fuel their dysfunctional lives。 The end result is this。 You will find yourself healthier， happier， wealthier， and more vibrant than you ever believed possible。
And most importantly， this book will assist you in identifying and warding off the most common types of energy vampires who feed on your energy and make you susceptible to health， emotional， and financial problems。 Here you will find explicit instructions for how to identify and separate from energy vampires so that they are no longer using your energy to fuel their dysfunctional lives。 The end result is this。 You will find yourself healthier， happier， wealthier， and more vibrant than you ever believed possible。
Reviews
Shae
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I learned a lot about myself reading this book！ I would definitely recommend checking this one。
Meg Brown
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I was quite impressed with this book！ Dr。 Northrup shares healing science that pertains to all - not just empaths - as well as techniques。I appreciated the research cited in this book， along with concepts written in other books。 I’ve added many to my reading list！
Lola
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Brilliant book and very relevant to me。 Love the idea of cutting off vampires as it has changed my life for the better。 Not for everyone， but if you ever found yourself in the situations described， it is very helpful。
Paige
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I enjoyed this read and found several of her points helpful。 As a clinical mental health therapist， I do not agree with her view that there are just tons of narcissists out there preying on empaths。 There are definitely a lot of people with narcissistic tendencies， but really there are very few true narcissists in the world。 I also do not believe narcissists are evil， most were neglected in childhood。 As empaths， it is our responsibility to learn to hold strong boundaries。 We cannot save these p I enjoyed this read and found several of her points helpful。 As a clinical mental health therapist， I do not agree with her view that there are just tons of narcissists out there preying on empaths。 There are definitely a lot of people with narcissistic tendencies， but really there are very few true narcissists in the world。 I also do not believe narcissists are evil， most were neglected in childhood。 As empaths， it is our responsibility to learn to hold strong boundaries。 We cannot save these people from their pain， AND we can’t blame others and label them as narcissists because of our own lack of boundaries。 I do believe empaths are a light in the world， but that does not mean we are perfect ourselves。As a therapist trained in somatic and attachment focused EMDR， I particularly enjoyed the last few chapters that gave excellent tips on how to care for the body emotionally。 Allopathic care still separates the body-mind。 I saw some reviews that were not fans of her points on this。 Please look up some peer reviewed articles on adverse childhood experiences or read the book by trauma researcher Bessel van der Kolk， The Body Keeps the Score。 The body absolutely holds onto trauma and will make you sick if you do not find a way to get it out。 My last point is that if you are set in religious beliefs you will not enjoy this book。 She does believe in past lives and other things that may be labeled as “new age”。 （Even though a lot of “new age” beliefs have been around longer than formed religions。） 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Jeanine
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It's useful for someone who is actively being attacked by energy vampires， but it's a little wordy and repetitive。 And at this point in my life not as useful。 It's useful for someone who is actively being attacked by energy vampires， but it's a little wordy and repetitive。 And at this point in my life not as useful。 。。。more
Rebekah Mallory
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The first half of this book and the way she described a highly sensitive person feeling so much around them felt very “me”， very familiar。 There were some good tidbits on recognizing energy vampires by their behaviors， yet something was missing from the book and I can’t quite place it。 Finished it in 2 days， mainly because the first half was good but then I pretty much skimmed the rest。
Amy Christensen
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Finished 6/5/2022。 The title was in my opinion， misleading as it did not really provide any tactics to evade these energy vampires。 It focused more on the problems of being empathic and/or a highly sensitive person。 I disagreed with many statements， for example the author claimed empaths are not good fighters。 I disagree， I would say I am an empath and I’ve been a police officer in patrol for the last 20 years， highly decorated too。 I will say it was challenging， but it definitely can be done。 A Finished 6/5/2022。 The title was in my opinion， misleading as it did not really provide any tactics to evade these energy vampires。 It focused more on the problems of being empathic and/or a highly sensitive person。 I disagreed with many statements， for example the author claimed empaths are not good fighters。 I disagree， I would say I am an empath and I’ve been a police officer in patrol for the last 20 years， highly decorated too。 I will say it was challenging， but it definitely can be done。 Another disagreement I had was that the broad claim that empaths are here to heal the world， and that we were put here for some great purpose。 I disagree。 I think the world is all about chaos and that there is no great purpose。 An empath can offer healing， it can serve a purpose， but I don’t believe in divine direction。 。。。more
Erica Jane
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There's gotta be books out there that cover the topic of empaths and managing your personality/trait， similiar to this one。。。but good books。 As other reviewers have mentioned， this title is too New Age for my liking。 This book could be the makings of a cult with its specific terminology and juju。 Too much woo-woo。 I'm pretty sure I may have tried this one before。 DNF， will not finish。 There's gotta be books out there that cover the topic of empaths and managing your personality/trait， similiar to this one。。。but good books。 As other reviewers have mentioned， this title is too New Age for my liking。 This book could be the makings of a cult with its specific terminology and juju。 Too much woo-woo。 I'm pretty sure I may have tried this one before。 DNF， will not finish。 。。。more
Sophia
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It was good but it was kinda receptive and repeated the same stuff in different words。 Otherwise I would of gave it a 5 star。
Marie Duplechien
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Needed to hear everything Dr。 Northrup had to say in this book。 Almost the entire book is highlighted and bookmarked for reference。
Jennifer Henry
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Are energy sucking vampires real？ Absolutely。 I have no problem believing in that。 But this book？ Total rubbish。 Ugh。
Sian
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At first I was somewhat sceptical of the term "empath" as I do not like using language to strictly categorize people。 However， I now think the terminology is incredibly useful for those of us who knowingly or unknowingly allow others to take too much from us。 This book enabled me to identify issues with personal boundaries in my life。 At first I was somewhat sceptical of the term "empath" as I do not like using language to strictly categorize people。 However， I now think the terminology is incredibly useful for those of us who knowingly or unknowingly allow others to take too much from us。 This book enabled me to identify issues with personal boundaries in my life。 。。。more
Leah
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I like this more than I thought I would :）It's much more spiritual than I thought， which I enjoyed。 It's all about avoiding people who drain you of your positive energy and use it against you。 It's about how to overcome being an energy vampire and to grow。 It's about improving your awareness。 It's having proper values in place to not get taken advantage of。 It's about how to take care of your spirituality。 There's high and low frequency traits that if people have low frequency traits like envy， I like this more than I thought I would :）It's much more spiritual than I thought， which I enjoyed。 It's all about avoiding people who drain you of your positive energy and use it against you。 It's about how to overcome being an energy vampire and to grow。 It's about improving your awareness。 It's having proper values in place to not get taken advantage of。 It's about how to take care of your spirituality。 There's high and low frequency traits that if people have low frequency traits like envy， guilt， fear then we should not associate ourselves with them because it's like a poison and can affect us too。As an empath we feel the joys， sorrows and fear etc that others are feeling， this is why it's so important for us to not hang around low frequency people。 It can actually affect your health， you can take on their illness yourself just because your so empathic。 。。。more
Gabriela Vizuet
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Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro。 No estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que escribe o al menos no me siento identificada en todos los aspectos que describe el libro。 Sin embargo creo que es la primera vez que escucho el término de vampiros energéticos y personas altamente sensibles y quizás por eso me resisto un poco a la idea de cómo lo maneja la autora。 Quiero mantener mi mente abierta y buscaré más información sobre este tema para tener más herramientas y debatir。 Por lo pronto este li Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro。 No estoy de acuerdo con todo lo que escribe o al menos no me siento identificada en todos los aspectos que describe el libro。 Sin embargo creo que es la primera vez que escucho el término de vampiros energéticos y personas altamente sensibles y quizás por eso me resisto un poco a la idea de cómo lo maneja la autora。 Quiero mantener mi mente abierta y buscaré más información sobre este tema para tener más herramientas y debatir。 Por lo pronto este libro es muy buen comienzo y fácil de leer。 。。。more
SArthak DWivedi
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Some wonderful insights
Jess
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More than anything， this book contains validations that you’re not alone in feeling the way you do。 I agree that it is too new-agey and fluffy， and none of the info was really revolutionary。 Loved the garlic designs on the inside cover。
Cosmic Arcata
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This book was like 100+。 Not only does it tell you how to get rid of emotional vampires but also energy drains such as getting iodine， and cutting out sugar。 This week I plan to look over my notes and work with some of the affirmations and techniques。
Liss Morales
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Makes so much sense and full of examples directly relatable to my life。 Read it all in one day！
Karin
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I guess one can learn that they can remove themselves from toxic interactions but the retaliation emphasized by having to say something to clear yourself of a relationship seemed like picking a fight。 Why behave poorly because someone else has？ 🤔
and_she_reads
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Don't waste your time。 This book S U C K E D ！ ！ ！ Don't waste your time。 This book S U C K E D ！ ！ ！ 。。。more
Cintia
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Forget garlic and crosses inn your fight against vampires This is the book you need to recognise and neutralise the life blood sucking creatures in your life and get back to be a full healthy red blooded human。 It’s a holistic perspective， it shows why some of us can be vampire magnets and how to stop， it gives the tough love lessons to empathy to stop feeding those who choose to just rob others of their energy to feel good， and become Super Empaths with a vampire proof immune system。
Sandy
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I gave it 3 stars but took away 1 because the author is an anti-vaxxer。 I can not see how not getting routine and life saving shots is a bad thing。 When you are talking about things like Polio and COVID-19 just to name two。 I understand that this book came out before COVID19。 And I also gave a low rating because the author is a bit woo woo and out there。 Now I do believe in the out there stuff but the way this author talked about it was a bit weird。 Talking about using Archangel Michael's Sword I gave it 3 stars but took away 1 because the author is an anti-vaxxer。 I can not see how not getting routine and life saving shots is a bad thing。 When you are talking about things like Polio and COVID-19 just to name two。 I understand that this book came out before COVID19。 And I also gave a low rating because the author is a bit woo woo and out there。 Now I do believe in the out there stuff but the way this author talked about it was a bit weird。 Talking about using Archangel Michael's Sword of Blue Cobalt and using the violet flame。 Oh， and blessing your food if you can't get organic or the best foods for your body。 It's a bit like Marie Condo telling us to take everything out of our purses and thanking it for its service， or whatever。 But there are a lot of good ideas and reasoning in this book that I did like。 So maybe not so bad of a book as some of the reviewers thought。I wrote down a few notes while reading this book。page 8 - The author talks about how empaths can't watch scary or violent movies or tv shows。 Sorry but those are some of my favorites。 I know they are pretend and are using fake everything to get the right visuals。 Now tv news and real events are what I can't handle。 page 19 - Words do indeed hurt。 I was told when I was young that I was fat。 Hardly。 I am now because those words and others put me in such a bad way that that is what ended up happening。 page 91 - Yes， I am definitely at the stage of indifference。page 98 - Great part in the book。 Be "empowered in the negative"。 Say no。 If someone asks you to do something for them and you get that sinking feeling or your gut wants to scream no - say no。 It's not the end of the world if you don't help someone。 In fact， you may be saving yourself。page 100 - Continuing with that theme - say "I simply can't"。 No explanation needed。 page 101 - "Love is toxic to a toxic person"。 Wow， a great statement。page 108 - Ok here is an example of the woo-woo-ness of the book。 I understand the pat on the back thing， to help you but one example is "I chewed my food beautifully today and just loved the taste。 I'm an amazing self-nurturer"。 Yes， those are actual words in the book。page 114 - "*Person* you f**cking bastard。 I forgive you Fuck you for all the pain and suffering you have caused me。 And I send you on you path of healing away。" There I fixed it。 page 114 - Here is where you use the Archangel Michael's Sword。 And on the same page - I like the idea the author has of using strong swear words because they are indeed powerful。page 117 - the author wants the readers to google violet flame。 I haven't done it yet but I think it is about how to use the flame。page 173 - Sugar is 8x more addictive than heroin or other opiates。 I don't know about all that but I do know that I am addicted to sugar and for the past year I have been eating a low carb diet and I keep my sugar intake to 10-15 grams a day。 It's been hard， especially grocery shopping and you see all those Little Debbie cakes。 Those were my weakness。page 183 - The biggie。 The author says to carefully consider whether or not to get "routine" vaccines like flu， pneumonia， and shingles。 She says all vaccines are filled with toxic substances especially if you are an empath。 She says you know how to heal yourself so you don't need vaccines。 So I suggest you take her words with a grain of salt。 。。。more
Alison Whiteman
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I forced myself to read this book despite how shallow it is until I came to page 134。 This is when I decided Dr。 Northrup is dangerous。 If you believe Northrup， and you are a survivor of rape， you have to heal not only yourself， but your entire family line including deceased family members。 Fail in this task， your children will be raped。 The victim named in Northrup's book is "Samantha" and she is guilty of being "not conscious of the power of inherited trauma。" Shame on her， then， not the rapis I forced myself to read this book despite how shallow it is until I came to page 134。 This is when I decided Dr。 Northrup is dangerous。 If you believe Northrup， and you are a survivor of rape， you have to heal not only yourself， but your entire family line including deceased family members。 Fail in this task， your children will be raped。 The victim named in Northrup's book is "Samantha" and she is guilty of being "not conscious of the power of inherited trauma。" Shame on her， then， not the rapist！ This is insane thinking。 Honestly， this book should be on some kind of banned book list for antiquated victim-blaming and shaming ideas。 This book is going into the trash can。 It will not be donated or resold or circulated in any form due to the insanity of the ideas。 I would be shocked if Dr。 Northrup still has a license to practice any kind of medicine or counseling。 She needs to just stop writing and speaking and leave the world alone。 --AW 。。。more
Sarah Anne Peterson
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“Chew the meat and spit out the bone。”As a fairly open-minded reader with a philosophy minor under her belt， there aren’t too many books or viewpoints I won’t explore （mainly in the context of culture， politics， religion， etc。）。 I approach everything with the above mentality， as it helps me glean bits of truth and beneficial points from almost anything， even if I might disagree with the majority of it。 And it’s because of this principle that I gave this book the rating I did。 Disclaimer: My appr “Chew the meat and spit out the bone。”As a fairly open-minded reader with a philosophy minor under her belt， there aren’t too many books or viewpoints I won’t explore （mainly in the context of culture， politics， religion， etc。）。 I approach everything with the above mentality， as it helps me glean bits of truth and beneficial points from almost anything， even if I might disagree with the majority of it。 And it’s because of this principle that I gave this book the rating I did。 Disclaimer: My appreciation for this book is not necessarily an endorsement of Christiane Northrup herself。 I previously hadn’t even heard of the “celebrity doctor，” not to mention her controversial viewpoints that have earned her quite the infamous reputation。 A quick Google search indicates that her effort to promote disinformation regarding COVID-19 conspiracy theories banned her from Instagram。 Additionally， a variety of New Age beliefs and practices often accompany her scientifically-backed medical advice。 Although I myself don’t identify the world of “woo-woo” spirituality， I am not disturbed when exposed to it。 While some may allow their disagreement with such things to prevent them from hearing what she has to say， I chose to give her a chance and probably became a bit healthier for it。This book offers an excellent overview of how “empaths，” or highly-sensitive people， often lack boundaries and the inability to see through others’ manipulative tactics （primarily those of the “energy vampire，” who prey on empaths’ good intentions and vulnerabilities）。 So let’s break it down to the meat and the bone…The meat:1。 Regardless of whether or not you choose to embrace the terms of “empath” or “energy vampire，” Northrup thoroughly explores characteristics of each。 She offers concrete descriptions and examples of both types of people so that highly-sensitive individuals can pinpoint the “whys” that fuel how they navigate daily life， as well as to identify those who take advantage of them and drain their energy。 2。 Northrup clearly states that both categories of people stand on a spectrum of characteristics。 I benefited from this reminder greatly。 While I fit the empath description in some respects， I realized I’m not nearly as sensitive as other empaths and therefore don’t check all the boxes。 However， learning about the characteristics I do possess better equips me to interact with various personalities while practicing healthy boundaries。 Likewise， we may know of several people who don’t check all of the energy vampire description boxes， but a few of the characteristics they do possess should warrant maintaining our distance from them。 I found this particularly helpful in that it validated some major red flags about a particular individual’s manipulative tactics， someone around whose presence I increasingly felt like walking death。3。 Northrup presents ample evidence why we should maintain a holistic approach to health and wellness， and I couldn’t agree more。 She successfully argues how beliefs， culture， relationships and unhealed past traumas can contribute to serious physical illness and disorders。 She cautions us not to neglect the connection between the body and mind， as weighing both aspects of our being produces a greater opportunity for lasting healing。 Examples include how past individual abuse and generational traumas rewire our brain， how some religious conditioning may prevent us from processing emotions in a healthy way （such as Buddhist monks’ refusal to acknowledge righteous anger）， and how unhealed childhood woulds can contribute to a present shame and low self esteem that manifests in poor boundaries。The bone: 1。 As I mentioned， I’m not at all distracted or offended by Northrup’s spiritual beliefs; however， I find the extent she did include them in this book pretty excessive。 For example， some readers who might need the book’s core message the most could instead be so turned off by her frequent references to past lives or mystical， unconventional healing techniques that they don’t value the other information， or they may walk away entirely。 In this sense， if Northrup truly believes in the universality of her message and desires to help as many as possible， she should’ve catered her writing to a broader audience。 2。 The person who recommended this book warned me about the disturbing amount of victim mentality that saturates the writing。 Please don’t misunderstand， I absolutely do acknowledge the validity of past traumas， and I do agree with the likelihood that the majority of empaths are good people with genuine intentions。 However， the consistent portrayal of empaths as only advanced， otherworldly， starseed-type light workers on some divine mission to heal the world rubs me the wrong way。 I just think that we all have flaws we must acknowledge and work through at some point， and we all should feel called to goodness， using our interests and talents to make the world a better place。 Empaths are real， yes， but so is an immaturity that prevents us from navigating relationships with discernment。 We must learn how to distinguish one from the other。 Identifying as an empath does not excuse someone from self-examination and a healthy dose of humility。 。。。more
Helene M
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It really helped me understand more who are the Energy Vampires in my life — past and present— and how to effectively deal /or not deal with them BOUNDARIES A close friend of mine “Helene you have changed！”Me: “Damn right I have “！
Julia Bucci
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“Your daily life will offer you an endless stream of information about what needs to be healed。”
Valeria
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En un libro lleno de datos alarmantes， muy recomendando para personas que son altamente empáticas o que están en relaciones con vampiros energéticos， o simplemente para personas que se sientes rodeadas de este tipo de energías y que saben que tienen que hacer algo al respecto。 MUUY RECOMENDADO。
Linden
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Northrup has some very insightful observations about people （particularly sensitive people and empaths） who are either in relationships with or working with those she calls energy vampires。 These individuals， some of whom may even be considered sociopaths， are narcissistic， and continually take， giving nothing when there is no benefit to them。 This combination of someone who wants to please and someone who is very critical can wreak havoc on self-esteem。 Some of what she says， about avoiding vac Northrup has some very insightful observations about people （particularly sensitive people and empaths） who are either in relationships with or working with those she calls energy vampires。 These individuals， some of whom may even be considered sociopaths， are narcissistic， and continually take， giving nothing when there is no benefit to them。 This combination of someone who wants to please and someone who is very critical can wreak havoc on self-esteem。 Some of what she says， about avoiding vaccines and letting Mother Nature heal， seemed kind of irrelevant， and when I looked her up online， I learned that she offers really ludicrous and unscientific misinformation about COVID and masking， despite her training at an Ivy League medical school。 So while I found learning about energy vampires interesting， I’m taking her other “advice” with a grain of salt。 。。。more
Melly Beans
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