I have had this friend since I was 15 years old. She is also a member of my husband's family. Over the course of 10 years, she has become the most manipulative, heartless, evil person. The final straw for our relationship in my opinion came when she decided to start a scene at a relatives wedding and accused me of having plastic surgery, but like usual, Im getting ahead of myself.

This girl,( I will call her Sonya) lived with my husband and I, mooching off of us when we were dirt poor when we first moved out on our own. She ate our food, secretly did drugs in my bathroom, and as crazy as this sounds, brought evil spirits into our appartment ( I will get into that in a later post). I noticed over the course of a few years whenever I would be around her I would get this overwhelming feeling of dread. I would also have physical symptoms that would take form in severe headaches, nausea, and even panic attacks. At first, i thought that it was just a coincidence, but when it became more of a pattern, I realized that there was a definite connection to the signals that my body was giving me when I was around Sonya. I read the book " Positive Energy" by Judith Orloff ( a must read for anyone into the metaphysical), and I was amazed. In the book, it explained that there are people, much like Sonya, who are " energy vampires". People who are "intuitive empaths", meaning you can feel the energy of other people at a higher level than most, often times feel sick and have very real physical symptoms when they are surounded by an energy vampire. If anyone is having this experience, please run, don't walk, to your bookstore and pick up this book. It has helped me tremendously, and I am happy to report that this " energy vampire" is no longer allowed in my life to feed off of me anymore.

Remember, Intuition is a God given gift. The more you pay attention and tune in, the stronger it will become.

Peace.