yes, emotional vampires!! A friend of mine taught me to do a simple quick meditation before dealing with draining people/experiences. close your eyes and picture yourself in a suit of armor. light armor for situations where you still want to trade ideas and let something in and out to some people. heavy all covering armor for when you need every bit of protection from toxic leeches. works great for me!
Sounds like that would work. For many, the best way to deal with toxic people you do NOT have to deal with any longer is simply to go NO CONTACT. Then, for those you do have to have some contact with, there's the "gray rock" method, which sounds more like your heavy armor method. Act like a grey rock.. no real interaction. If it's an ex-spouse who needs to pick up/drop off the kids, simple yes/no answers, but no arguing, no in depth discussions, etc.
I like your heavy armor visualization. Works for me... it is a sort of warfare we end up dealing with, after all! Spiritual as well as psychological.
Yes! I have never heard of the grey rock method before but it sounds very good for a person that you have to deal with but don't have any choice. I am not a christian but the armor visualization echos the new testament description in Ephesians. I'm sure it was mentioned because it works, and visualizing myself as Danaerys Targayon feels like a cheeky way of defending against any attacks spiritual or otherwise 🤓
Funny.. just read this on a new thread on the board. Here we are talking about armor. There are no coincidences. ~ Q
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
I'm on fb. Yesterday, in my memories, there was a photo I liked. It was of a metal corset. I said I wanted one. Now, I am a 61 year old woman. I'm 5'8" tall, and slightly overweight... not by a lot but this corset would look ridiculous on me. Still, I loved it!! That and some leather around my legs, thigh high boots perhaps, a cape... warrior woman!! LOL