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Energy leeches. I swear kids are energy leeches cos everytime I stay too long near them all my energy goes, and they are subconcious leeches cos they don't know they are doing it.

There are two types of concious energy leech, there are those that will drain you of all energy just for the sake of it. Basically destroy you without you noticing until you don't have enough energy to live on. The other type feeds on negative emotion, they take negative energy/emotion and turn it in to something positive in order to make themselves and anyone else around them happy. I happen to be a negative energy leech, but positive energy has been pretty low at present.

I have something to contribute to this conversation, since I have delt with it before. I am a channeler, and I do specialize in psychic shields.
I, in fact, have two friends with the psi-leech problem.
How it works:
They will not die. They will not become physically ill if they do not leech out energy. They do generate about the same amount that we do on their own. They have to in order to generate an aura. Everyone has an aura, and even some objects have auras if the energy is particularly strong within them. You might get a "bad vibe" in a house or around certain people.
Anyway, I don't want to go on and on about how energy and auras work.
Psychic vampires, or psychic leeches, whichever term you all prefer, can and usually do drain energy from outside sources consciously. One who is not practiced may not know how to "turn it off", and even practiced leeches may sometimes forget or lose concentration.
I don't know if they have holes in their auras, but I do know that energy does give them a natural buzz. Most channelers, in fact, are attracted to the flow of energy between each other. Some channelers happen to syphon from other people, some from the earth, and some can even "channel" spirit guides. They can all usually project energy about as easily as they consciously syphon it towards themselves. Once you become accustomed to it, it feels much like you are pushing through water, in the sense that the energy trails behind and follows your movements and motion of will.

Psi leeches can "turn it off" by putting up shields. I don't know how else they can do it besides syphoning it from the earth, shielding themselves, or by simple sheer force of will.
When you have been "drained" by a psychic vampire, it feels as if you have had a very busy and lengthy day, and you are just sitting down for the first time in front of your couch. Slowly, you get more and more sleepy until you either get away from the situation, find a way to counteract the draw, or simply just fall asleep. If you fall asleep, you are in no danger, either. When you sleep, it is typically not because your body needs it. Sleep is a chance for the mind to process information and also, for the channeler, a chance to turn the generators back on. It is very similar to what happens when you hyperventillate or stop breathing altogether-- your body simply passes out and your muscles relax, allowing you to breathe at a slow and relaxed pace.

There are creatures who can do this as well....

The Barghest, Black Dog, etc is capable of this form of psychic assault. Typically, it will do this until you reach a hypnagogic (pre-sleep) state. Once you are in this state, you may be very tired, but still aware of your surroundings, yet you find it very difficult to accumulate the willpower to move your limbs. Talking seems to be fine, but in some cases, not even this is a method of movement.
The hounds have been known to assault dreams after this point. It may also be that at the point where your mind is playing tricks on you, the barghest simply takes this and uses it to his advantage.

It's not your fault ^^;; We're just too lazy to post xd

same.

LilaMalvae you typed that all down O.O; i skiped it cuz i was long but read it after my last post and you got all the info pp needed bout them

I am a psy vamp or energy leech or w/e you wanna call it. Names don't really matter. I have suffered from physical illness from lack of energy (kinda like an immune deficiency), but I don't feed like the ones you talk about Lilamalvae... I feed off ambient energy. Like mood energy. People emit it just in general into the surrounding area and this is usually enough to keep me going, but every now and again I need a little extra energy boost. This is usually where I switch to feeding from a willing donor or from an element (Water is usually good).

I have only recently awakened so I am not quite sure of all the capabilities I have, but I am making progress in controlling it better.

Leaching is such a crude term. But leaching dosent have too be done in person you can 'drain' using electronics or the internet. But i have a thing for you to think on, maybe people who aer depressed are leaches or in my terms
'drains'

it's all very interesting but i have a question which might not have anything to do with this. is it?could it be - if you do the opposite and give or channel energy into machines to power them. i do that and i'm a bit lost eek . i hope you can understand my so called question lol