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Loading... Emotional Vampires: Dealing With People Who Drain You Dryby Albert Bernstein
None. 2   nickdreamsong | Apr 7, 2008 |  Spot on. Useful tips for recognizing and dealing with a variety of obnoxious personality traits. The book distinguishes 11 types of "vampires", in five main categories: antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive, and paranoid. It doesn't pretend to deal with clinical disorders, just with your average defective people. It describes how to recognize, how to avoid, and how to get along if you have to. Also, some tips in case you recognize yourself in some of the descriptions. (  )1 Amtep | Dec 31, 1969 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0071381678, Paperback)"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 bombsEmotional 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. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:06 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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The vampire hook is funny, but it doesn't go too far and it's a helpful, accurate metaphor for the personalities addressed in the book.
Good stuff. (