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Ummmmm....any way, I'm going to focus on the first thing. Well, I know people who just automatically cheer up when their around-it's just that your a nice person, in my opinion. And no, I'm not like that. People just like to confide in me-people who I barely know.0.o it's weird.

These two types of vampirism are much more common than most people believe. The first is psychic vampirism and the more common of the two.

Psychic vampires can work in both a positive or negative manner. You seem to help the people you come in contact with rather than harm then, and that is a good thing, however, if you believe in free will, I still say you should attempt to gain control over the ability. Even if you help someone, (whether you do it intentionally or not,) they might not want you to, for some reason.

I've actually fallen under the influence of negative pstchic vampires two or three times in my life. You can tell if you're within the grasp of a negative psychic vampire because you'll feel incredibly drained each time you are with a certain person.

As for physical vampirism, yes some people do drink each other's blood. No, they don't bite with their fangs and no, they don't kidnap random people on the street corner. Usually a small incision is made with a pin or a knife, and people drinking from each other are almost always very close. They never drain each other of blood... possibly a small wine-glass amount at most... and always drink according to free will.

In several major cities there are entire sub-subcultures of people who drink from each other, often forming very tight "circles" where they can drink from three or four different people and remain safe from the public's eye. But even in large cities, people like this are rare and hard to find. People who drink blood on occasion are much more common than people who live as a vampire as part of their subculture. And even for people who drink on occasion, I've only ever known one, personally. Though there may be many more out there; blood drinkers usually hide their habits to avoid people's ridicule and disgust.

I am (as much as I hate using the term) a psi vampire. I have learned to control my ability, so that I don't drag anybody down. That's the last thing I want.

Personally, I find that I get a "boost" by drinking ANY blood, I.E: Beef or pork. Now, don't take me the wrong way, I don't go into the country-side and attack pigs and cows Alucard-style. I'm talking rare steak. When there is blood still in the meat, I get a much larger boost from the meal than usual. Although, I am NOT dependant on blood. Simple grazing is enough for me, although I do it nigh-constantly to keep a nice energy level.

I believe a lot of people balk at the idea of psychic vampirism simply because it's come to be called vampirism. Thus, automatically, it cannot exist.

Of course, that's a load of bull.

I personally know a psychic vampire, who doesn't know she's a vampire, and she works negatively. She's never put it all together, but whenever she's with happy people, they get tired and depressed, and her mood and engergy boosts; it happens relatively often, especially when she's been tired and/or depressed. Luckily, I've figured out how to block myself from it to an extent, as I'm already depressed enough as it is...

I like blood. So does my girlfriend. I think if she were here or I were there, we'd do a little bit of exchange in that department (after, of course, complete blood tests etc. to make sure we wouldn't contract any diseases from each other...). Wouldn't surprise me at all.

I'm beginning to suspect I have either vampiric or empathetic qualities; I have an innate ability to understand and put myself in someone elses shoes (and I've paid for it a hundred times over...), but at the same time, I get very depressed when I'm with depressed people; and they usually pick up.

I find I often mirror the emotions of the people around me - if I'm with a group of depressed people, I'll become depressed, then their moods pick up. As a result, so does mine. If I'm with a group of happy people, my mood is almost immediately lifted. If I'm with a group of high people... well, I think you can figure it out. Which is why I generally avoid high people.

Hey Verim - you think YOU ramble?

I don't think I'm a psychic vampire. But whenever I'm around anyone, their moods normally change to mine, and normally, I'm happy. So most people are generally happy around me, which is prolly why I get away with so much. xp I get really energized when I'm around people, but most times I just credit that to adrenaline since I'm generally excited to be around people I like. xd

However, I've never felt drained from being around someone, just irritated, though that might be drained.

I hate the taste of blood. It just tastes like pennies to me, though, I've only tasted my own. Mabey I just have lotsa iron in my blood? *shrug* I have no problem with people that drink blood, but personally, I can't stand it, and it makes my stomach slightly queezy when I see a lot of it in real life. Pictures don't affect me any, even though pictures normally have more blood than what I've seen in real life.

Dear gods..I'm rambling too... stressed sweatdrop

hehe, pennies don't have iron in them, they are made of copper and nickel or zinc or something, but not iron.

more likely its zinc, I have lead in mine though, HA. I think it was due to the paintchips I ate as a child though.