Beware Of Emotional Vampires

You know the type. Everything is horrible. It's all drama and it's all bad. You want to listen. You want to help. But your suggestions fall on deaf ears. They don't want help. They just want to complain. And drag you down with them. Don't let them do it. Be strong and say enough is enough. 

To clarify, this does not mean that you should ignore your friends when they need help. We all benefit from the assistance of others. But when you find yourself hearing the same complaint again and again ("he's so mean to me") but no response to your suggestions ("why don't you tell him that this bothers you?"), you can be sure the person is comfortable playing the victim. They don't want to change. They enjoy the drama. And they like the attention that it brings them. 

But you can't save someone who won't take action to save themselves. 

Not My Drama.

I've all but abandoned most of the mainstream media news channels and websites. I'm tired of the drama. I don't care if Demi Moore and Kim-Khloe-Kourtney-Kookoo Khardashian are fighting over the word "pimpin'." I don't care if Jesse James' mistress number elebenty bazillion has a tattoo or a website or the cure for cancer. I don't care if the Harcourts are divorcing and I don't care if Jennifer Aniston wears a short skirt or a snuggie. 

Enough with the scandals and the "shocking" revelations and the inside scoops. Enough with the gossip and the rumors and the inane prattle of "those close to the star." These people are not the least bit concerned with my life, and I think it only fair that I offer the same degree of concern for the trials and (faux) tribulations of theirs. 

Going forward, I will spend far more time focused on things that improve my life. Borrowed drama does not.