Are You an Emotional Vampire?

Mark Manson
10 min readAug 30, 2021

H ere’s a quick quiz for you to take. Answer the following questions. Be as honest as possible:

  1. Do you feel that people often don’t (or can’t) understand you or your problems?
  2. Do you feel that there are many barriers in your life which you have no control over?
  3. Do you often ask for help from others and/or feel like few people are willing to help you?
  4. Do you feel like you often don’t receive the attention or appreciation that you deserve?
  5. Do people often complain that you don’t listen to them, when in fact, you feel like they don’t listen to you?
  6. Do you feel like most other people have lives that are much easier than yours?
  7. Do you fight with close friends and loved ones often?
  8. If so, is it usually their fault?
  9. Do people suddenly drop contact with you with no explanation and refuse to communicate with you again?
  10. Do you often feel helpless, like you have little opportunity to improve your life?
Are you an emotional vampire?

If you answered “yes” to more than half of the questions above, then please read…

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Mark Manson
Mark Manson

Written by Mark Manson

Author of #1 NYTimes Bestseller ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’. OG Blogger. Psychology Nerd. I enjoy cats and whiskey. But not at the same time.

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