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| Psychic vampire | |
| Aliases: | Energy vampire |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe What We Do in the Shadows |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| Body type: | Humanoid |
| Lifespan: | Various; some are immortal |
| Average height: | Various |
| Avereage weight: | Various |
| Limbs: | 4 |
| Eyes: | 2 |
| Fingers: | 10 |
| Toes: | 10 |
| Special adaptations: | Humanoid in appearance, but may also possess pointed ears and/or fangs. |
A psychic vampire (or energy vampire) is a creature in folklore said to feed off the "life force" of other living creatures. The term can also be used to describe a person who gets increased energy around other people, but leaves those other people exhausted or "drained" of energy. [1] Psychic vampires are represented in the occult beliefs of various cultures and in fiction. [2]
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Terms used to describe the substance or essence that psychic vampires take or receive from others include: energy, qi (or ch'i), life force, prana, and vitality. There is no scientific or medical evidence supporting the existence of the bodily or psychic energy they allegedly drain.
American author Albert Bernstein uses the phrase "emotional vampire" for people with various personality disorders who are often considered to drain emotional energy from others.
The term "energy vampire" is also used metaphorically to refer to people whose influence leaves a person feeling exhausted, unfocused, and depressed, without ascribing the phenomenon to psychic interference.
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- Energy vampire and Energy vampires both redirect to this page.
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- ↑ A Vampire's Life? It's Really Draining: Forget 'Twilight.' These Folks Pale in Comparison to the Stereotype. By Monica Hesse, Staff Writer, Washington Post, November 24, 2008, Page C01
- ↑ Frost, Brian J. (1989). The monster with a thousand faces: guises of the vampire in myth and literature. Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-459-7.