{"product_id":"emotional-vampires-dealing-with-people-who-drain-you-dry-revised-and-expanded-2nd-edition-9780071790956","title":"Emotional Vampires Dealing with People Who Drain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProtect yourself from people who take undue advantage and suck the energy out of your life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmotional Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e will help you cope effectively with the people in your life that confound you, confuse you, and seem to sap every ounce of your energy. Bestselling author Dr. Al Bernstein shows you how to recognize each vampire type--antisocial, histrionic, narcissists, obsessive-compulsives, paranoids--and deal with them effectively. He uses many examples from the latest news headlines, which will help you distinguish between the types and deepen your understanding of each one.\u003cbr\u003eIn response to the daily calls and emails he got about the previous edition of this book, Dr. Al Bernstein has added his advice for dealing with those emotional vampires who come in the shape of spouses and lovers, relatives, and children. Dr. Bernstein shows you how to deal with each vampire type and what you need to do to keep from getting drained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Children of the Night\u003cbr\u003eAre They Really Vampires?\u003cbr\u003eAntisocial Vampires\u003cbr\u003eHistrionic Vampires\u003cbr\u003eNarcissistic Vampires\u003cbr\u003eObsessive-Compulsive Vampires\u003cbr\u003eParanoid Vampires\u003cbr\u003e2. Maturity and Mental Health\u003cbr\u003eWhat Causes People to Become Emotional Vampires?\u003cbr\u003eImmaturity Versus Evil\u003cbr\u003eThe Everybody and Nobody Rule\u003cbr\u003eWhat If You See Yourself?\u003cbr\u003e3. The Way of Vampires\u003cbr\u003eVampires Are Different\u003cbr\u003eVampires Prey on Humans\u003cbr\u003eVampires Can’t See Themselves in a Mirror\u003cbr\u003eVampires Are More Powerful in the Dark\u003cbr\u003eProtecting Yourself from Vampires\u003cbr\u003e4. Lovable Rogues\u003cbr\u003eThe Ferrari-Toyota Dilemma\u003cbr\u003eHow to Recognize an Antisocial Vampire\u003cbr\u003eThe Antisocial Emotional Vampire Checklist: Listening to the Call of the Wild\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Questions Measure\u003cbr\u003e5. Vampire Daredevils\u003cbr\u003eThe Physiology of Excitement\u003cbr\u003eDaredevil Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eFemale Daredevils\u003cbr\u003eHow Vampires Keep You Coming Back for More\u003cbr\u003e10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Daredevils\u003cbr\u003e6. Daredevils in Your Life\u003cbr\u003eThe Action Hero\u003cbr\u003eThe Liar\u003cbr\u003eThe Unfaithful Lover\u003cbr\u003eDaredevil Ex-Husband\u003cbr\u003eDaredevil Dads\u003cbr\u003eDaredevil Adult Children\u003cbr\u003e7. Antisocial Used Car Salesmen\u003cbr\u003eUsed Car Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eIs Honesty Really the Best Policy?\u003cbr\u003e8. Vampire Bullies\u003cbr\u003eThe Instinct for Aggression\u003cbr\u003eVampire Bully Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eWhat to Do About Bullies\u003cbr\u003eHow to Do the Unexpected\u003cbr\u003e9. Antisocial Used Car Salesmen and Bullies in Your Life\u003cbr\u003eLiving with a Liar\u003cbr\u003eBullies in Your Life\u003cbr\u003eLiving in a Minefield\u003cbr\u003e10. Therapy for Antisocial Vampires\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal\u003cbr\u003eAnger Control Treatment\u003cbr\u003eTreatment for Addiction\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Help\u003cbr\u003eWhat Will Hurt\u003cbr\u003e11. Show Business, Vampire Style\u003cbr\u003eWhat It’s Like to Be Histrionic\u003cbr\u003eThe Histrionic Dilemma\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Questions Measure\u003cbr\u003eThe Histrionic Vampire Checklist: Living a Soap Opera\u003cbr\u003eHow to Protect Yourself from Histrionic Vampires\u003cbr\u003e12. Vampires Who Ham It Up\u003cbr\u003eHam-It-Up Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eWriting a Safe Role for Yourself\u003cbr\u003eIllness as Theater\u003cbr\u003eCelebrities, Fans, and Wannabes\u003cbr\u003eNine Ways to Protect Yourself from Histrionic Hams\u003cbr\u003e13. Passive-Aggressive Vampires\u003cbr\u003eGiving Until It Hurts\u003cbr\u003eIllness as Communication\u003cbr\u003ePassive-Aggressive Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eThe High-Self-Esteem Syndrome\u003cbr\u003eNine Ways to Protect Yourself from Passive-Aggressive Histrionics\u003cbr\u003e14. Histrionics in Your Life\u003cbr\u003eHistrionic Martial Arts\u003cbr\u003eMy Mother, the Drama Queen\u003cbr\u003eThe Queen of Gossip\u003cbr\u003eYour Depressed Sister\u003cbr\u003eMale Histrionics\u003cbr\u003e15. Therapy for Histrionic Vampires\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Help\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Help\u003cbr\u003eWhat Will Hurt\u003cbr\u003e16. Big Egos, Small Everywhere Else\u003cbr\u003eWhat It’s Like to Be Narcissistic\u003cbr\u003eThe Narcissistic Dilemma\u003cbr\u003eNarcissism and Self-Esteem\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Questions Measure\u003cbr\u003eThe Narcissistic Vampire Checklist: Identifying the Self-Styled Smartest, Most Talented, All-Around Best People in the World\u003cbr\u003e17. Vampires Who Are Legends in Their Own Minds\u003cbr\u003eHow Narcissistic Legends Prevent Themselves from Succeeding\u003cbr\u003eNarcissistic Legend Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eHow to Socialize Narcissistic Legends\u003cbr\u003eNine Ways to Protect Yourself from Narcissistic Legends in Their Own Minds\u003cbr\u003e18. Vampire Superstars\u003cbr\u003eDealing with Superstars’ Insatiable Needs\u003cbr\u003eSuperstar Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eSex and the Superstar\u003cbr\u003eSuperstar Depression and Anger\u003cbr\u003eNine Ways to Protect Yourself from Narcissistic Superstars\u003cbr\u003e19. Narcissists in Your Life\u003cbr\u003ePundits from Hell\u003cbr\u003eTiger Mom\u003cbr\u003eSeason’s Greetings from the Narcissist in Your Life\u003cbr\u003e20. Therapy for Narcissistic Vampires\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Help\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Help\u003cbr\u003eWhat Will Hurt\u003cbr\u003e21. Too Much of a Good Thing\u003cbr\u003eWhat It’s Like to Be Obsessive-Compulsive\u003cbr\u003eHow Much Is Too Much?\u003cbr\u003ePunishment, Where Good and Evil Meet\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Questions Measure\u003cbr\u003eThe Obsessive-Compulsive Vampire Checklist: Vice Masquerading as Virtue\u003cbr\u003eThe Obsessive-Compulsive Dilemma\u003cbr\u003e22. Vampire Perfectionists and Puritans\u003cbr\u003eWhy Do They Always Seem Angry?\u003cbr\u003eObsessive-Compulsive Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eProduct Versus Process\u003cbr\u003eDemanding Priorities\u003cbr\u003ePerfectionists\u003cbr\u003eHow the Imperfect Can Deal with Perfectionists\u003cbr\u003ePuritans\u003cbr\u003eMeet Your Inner Teenager\u003cbr\u003eNine Ways to Protect Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsives: What to Do When the Good Guys Are After You\u003cbr\u003e23. Obsessive-Compulsives in Your Life\u003cbr\u003eControl Freak\u003cbr\u003eControl Freak Parents\u003cbr\u003eMarried to a Control Freak\u003cbr\u003e24. Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Vampires\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Help\u003cbr\u003eWhat Will Hurt\u003cbr\u003e25. Seeing Things That Others Can’t\u003cbr\u003eParanoid Purity\u003cbr\u003eWhat It’s Like to Be Paranoid\u003cbr\u003eThe Paranoid Emotional Vampire Checklist: Next Stop, the Twilight Zone\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Questions Measure\u003cbr\u003e26. Vampire Visionaries and Green-Eyed Monsters\u003cbr\u003eThe Paranoid Quest\u003cbr\u003eParanoid Hypnosis\u003cbr\u003eVisionaries\u003cbr\u003eHow to Recognize Crazy Ideas\u003cbr\u003eParanoids and Religion\u003cbr\u003eGreen-Eyed Monsters\u003cbr\u003eThe Nine Elements of Vampire-Fighting Strategy: How to Give Paranoids a Glimpse of Reality\u003cbr\u003e27. Therapy for Paranoid Vampires\u003cbr\u003eThe Goal\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Help\u003cbr\u003eSelf-Help\u003cbr\u003eWhat Will Hurt\u003cbr\u003e28. Sunrise at Dracula’s Castle\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eFootNote\u003cbr\u003eCh01_Fn\u003cbr\u003eCh07_Fn1\u003cbr\u003eCh07_Fn2\u003cbr\u003eCh18_Fn1","brand":"McGraw-Hill Education - Europe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732178284887,"sku":"9780071790956","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780071790956.jpg?v=1719995852","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/emotional-vampires-dealing-with-people-who-drain-you-dry-revised-and-expanded-2nd-edition-9780071790956","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}