Psychic Vampirism

[bryman]

I find this whole vampire thing quite fascinating, mainly because i feel as though one of my friends was a "vampire" now that i think of it.  We pretty much grew up together, and he would be cool sometimes, but then sometimes i would leave his presence with the feeling of being totally lethargic or lacking the will to really do anything.  He was truly the type of person where he always had to have his attention on himself, and couldn't stand it if someone was stealing the show.  Right now, he just got evicted from his apartment and has a huge pot addiction, so I'am not sure this whole "vampire" thing is working out for him, if he indeed is one?

My question is when being a "vampire", how does one draw energy from a victim.  Is it with the use of words, body movements ??  I'am not going to accept that all a vampire has to do is stare at somebody from across the room?

Another question is how does one shield oneself from energy suckers?
My guess would be that in shielding oneself from others, one would have to control his/her thinking so as to either create bad thoughts (bad energy) so the vampire becomes disinterested in the victim, or to visualize a protective shield around oneself or whatever.

So if you would be kind and respond.

bryan