Judith Orloff, MD, is a New York Times bestselling author. Her new book, Thriving as an Empath: 365 Days of Self-Care for Sensitive People, offers an invaluable resource to help empathic people survive in an often insensitive world. She is on the UCLA Psychiatric Clinical Faculty and has a Facebook Empath Support Community with more than 6,000 members. Learn more at drjudithorloff.com.
How to Ward Off Emotional Vampires
Emotional vampires are lurking everywhere and can wear many different disguises -- from to needy relatives to complaining co-workers to intimidating acquaintances. They can be of either gender and they invariably zap your energy and leave you feeling depressed and depleted. To keep them at bay, …
