Permission to be Powerful

Permission to be Powerful

Energy Vampires: The People Who Bleed You Dry

Not Every Friend Is Worth Keeping

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Tony V.
Apr 14, 2025
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Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader,

I’m one of those people I keep talking about.

Crazy…

Or at least… I used to be.

You had to be crazy to stay in toxic relationships for as long as me.

Let me clue you in on something:

Some people are emotionally dependent on others.

A hyper-realistic digital painting of a sinister vampire with piercing red eyes and sharp fangs, draining energy from an exhausted person. The vampire has an eerie, shadowy presence, with a menacing aura, dressed in a dark, gothic cloak. The victim appears physically and emotionally drained, with hollowed eyes and a slumped posture, sitting in a dimly lit room. Dramatic lighting highlights the vampire’s supernatural features, making the scene haunting and unsettling.

👉 They NEED to be rescued.

👉 They EXPECT it.

👉 DEMAND it.

And they’ve been this way for a

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