Emotional Vampires

by Bernstein, Albert J.

• ISBN13: 9780071352598
• ISBN10: 0071352597
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

"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."­­Boston Globe From bestselling author Albert J. Bernstein 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: 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 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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Children of the Night.

Maturity and Mental Health.

The Way of Vampires.

Dark Powers.

Part 1: Lovable Rogues: The Antisocial Type.

Vampire Daredevils.

Vampire Use Car Salesman.

Vampire Bullies.

Part 2: Show Business, Vampires Style: The Histrionic Types.

Vampires Who Ham It Up.

Passive-Aggressive Vampires.

Part 3: Big Egos, Small Everywhere Else: The Narcissistic Types.

Vampires Who are Legends in Their Own Minds.

Vampire Superstars.

Part 4: Too Much of a Good Thing: The Obsessive-Compulsive Types.

Vampire Perfectionists and Puritans.

Seeing Things That Others Can't: The Paranoid Types.

Vampire Visionaires and Green-Eyed Monsters.