5-Minute Energy Vampire Recovery
Time needed: 5 minutes (90-90-120 seconds)
Setting: After draining interactions
Purpose: Restoring depleted energy and rebuilding protective boundaries
Energy Leak Assessment (90 seconds)
What: Find quiet space immediately after draining interaction. Place hands on belly, take five deep breaths. Ask yourself: "Where did my energy go?" Notice what feels depleted (mental, emotional, physical). Acknowledge: "That person/situation drained me, and that's real."
Notice: Specific ways energy was pulled from you, where you feel most empty, any residual tension from trying to manage their energy
Why: Validates your experience, identifies energy drain patterns, prevents minimizing impact
Energy Reclamation Ritual (90 seconds)
What: Imagine invisible energetic cords connecting you to that person. Visualize gently cutting those cords and calling your energy back to you. Shake out your hands, arms, whole body. Say: "My energy returns to me now." Drink water mindfully.
Notice: How visualization affects your sense of separation, what physical movement releases, energy returning to your body
Why: Creates psychological separation, releases absorbed negativity, restores energetic boundaries
Protection & Restoration (120 seconds)
What: Build energy protection for future:
- Visualize protective bubble around you
- Plan shorter interactions with energy drainers
- Identify one person who gives you energy to contact later
- Choose one genuinely nourishing activity for today
- Set intention: "I protect my energy as precious resource"
Notice: How protection planning affects confidence, what genuinely restores vs. depletes you, your right to energetic boundaries
Why: Prevents future depletion, builds sustainable interaction strategies, prioritizes your energetic wellbeing
Closing: Place hand on heart, say "My energy matters"
Notice: How much energy has returned already
Why: Reinforces your energetic sovereignty
Tips:
- Limit time with consistent energy drainers
- Notice early warning signs of depletion
- Have exit strategies ready
- Seek energy-giving people afterward
- Your energy protection is not selfish
This is essential self-care, not optional.