Day 7: Drama - Attack By An Energy Vampire

I am about an hour behind my work schedule now because I felt the need this morning to respond to a friend's email (possibly ex-friend).

I made the mistake of responding to some comments on Facebook that she had made on Friday about some things she has been doing over the last several months. I probably shouldn't have said or written anything, but it was one of those moments that you think you need to get in your car - drive across town - knock on the person's door and slap the h*ll out of them when they answer it.

As it was...instead I responded over the Internet and a FB Message appeared in my mailbox first thing Saturday morning. I let it go unread until this morning and am now wishing that I had just deleted it unopened instead.

The energy is literally drained from me right now. I realized as I logged on to Blogger to write today's post - that I am dealing with an energy vampire. An energy vampire is a person in your life who has high drama that you somehow get drug into --- and you feel the need to help them, but at some point - a little bell goes off and you realize that they are never going to change, never see your point, and the destructive pattern it causes in your own life will continue for as long as you are willing to be a part of it.

Unfortunately, I like this person - so there I was about an hour and a half ago - trying to word a response that didn't end a friendship and tried to repair the damage my words might have caused. I am now torn between hoping to hear from her and thinking it is probably best if she is so mad and hurt right now that I don't.

Only time will tell...although...I confess that my email box is open right now and I keep checking to see if a response has shown up yet....apparently I need to go find some garlic and holy water...

:-(