Give me the strength!
, tells SELF. If you feel tired, frustrated, or emotionally exhausted, your suspicion is probably right.
Awareness—of the other person’s behavior and your own—is the first step in setting boundaries and protecting your energy. Here are a few ways to do that:We live in a culture in which protecting your energy has reached, and while it can certainly be beneficial to avoid people and situations that make you feel like crap, “the other side of that is we are now shutting down anyone and anything we don’t like without exploring it,” Dr. Appleton says.
If your coworker is complaining about a particular work struggle, for example, Dr. Appleton suggests saying something like, “That sounds really difficult.
Instead, you can try consciously choosing to not react. That might look like remaining calm and telling them you empathize with their problem but have to get back the project you’re working on. Or turning your body away from them if they pop by your desk to complain. Or keeping your responses short and sweet if you feel cornered in the office kitchen. Essentially, you’re “teaching the energy vampire that you are not going to be a reliable source of energy,” Dr. Samuels says.
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