Anti-Social Vampires

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2" height="110" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16bf0f21egerdp.jpg"> <div> <b><img src="05b203c0.jpg" border="0" width="32" height="60" align="BOTTOM" hspace="0" vspace="0"></b><font size="5" color="#66334C" face="Arial"><b>   albernstein.com  PSYCHOLOGY THAT WORKS   </b></font><b>      |     </b><a href="index_htm.html" target="_top" title=" albernstein.com PSYCHOLOGY THAT WORK"><u><b>home</b></u></a></div> <div> <b>Anti-Social Vampires</b>   |   <a href="id58.html" target="_top" title="Histrionic Vampires"><u>Histrionic Vampires</u></a>   |   <a href="id59.html" target="_top" title="Narcissistic Vampires"><u>Narcissistic Vampires</u></a>   |   <a href="id60.html" target="_top" title="ObsessiveCompulsive Vampires"><u>Obsessive-Compulsive Vampires</u></a>   |   <a href="id61.html" target="_top" title="Paranoid Vampires"><u>Paranoid Vampires</u></a>   |   <a href="id62.html" target="_top" title="How to Protect Yourself"><u>How to Protect Yourself</u></a></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="210" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16af2f02egerdp.jpg"> <div> <img src="125b6f40.gif" border="0" width="182" height="244" align="BOTTOM" hspace="0" vspace="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height="370" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16df0f03.jpg"> <div> <i>Anti-Social Vampires</i></div> <div> are called that not because they don't like parties, but because they are heedless of normal social rules.  </div> <div> They<i> love</i> parties, and any other source of excitement and fun.  They hate boredom worse than a stake through the heart.  </div> <br> <br> <div> <b>DAREDEVILS</b> are attracted to thrills like lemmings to cliffs.</div> <div> LOOK FOR: Sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.</div> <div> DRAW YOU IN WITH: Fun, excitement, and adorable adolescent rebelliousness.</div> <div> DRAIN YOU BY: Overdoing everything exciting, and underdoing everything else.</div> <div> THE ONES YOU SEE EVERY DAY: Cowboys, cowgirls, day traders, party animals, rebels without a cause, and that one lover you just can't seem to forget.  </div> <div> DEFENSIVE STRATEGY: Keep your brain engaged even when theirs are turned off.  Especially then.</div> <br> <div> <b>USED-CAR SALESMEN</b> their drug of choice is putting one over on you.</div> <div> LOOK FOR: People who swear they're telling the truth.  Think about it, who but a liar would expect to be doubted?</div> <div> DRAW YOU IN WITH: Instant rapport, smiling sincerity, and the sweet prospect of something for nothing.</div> <div> DRAIN YOU BY: Lying, cheating, stealing, and perhaps getting you to engage in a bit of subterfuge yourself.</div> <div> THE ONES YOU SEE EVERY DAY: Anybody who asks you if you've thought about your financial future.</div> <div> DEFENSIVE STRATEGY: Always read the fine print, and remember, if a deal sounds too good to be true, it is.</div> <br> <div> <b>BULLIES</b> are addicted to the raw thrill of seeing you squirm.</div> <div> LOOK FOR: Anger, threats, and yelling.</div> <div> DRAW YOU IN WITH: The illusion that they are powerful.</div> <div> DRAIN YOU BY: Making you afraid.</div> <div> THE ONES YOU SEE EVERY DAY: The guy in the pickup who flips you off, and the petty tyrant who runs the finance department.</div> <div> DEFENSIVE STRATEGY: Remember that the real battle with bullies is not in the dust of the playground, but in your own mind.</div> <div> <b>                       LISTENING TO THE CALL OF THE WILD:</b></div> <div> <b>            THE</b> <i><b>ANTI-SOCIAL EMOTIONAL VAMPIRE</b></i><b> CHECKLIST</b></div> <div> <font size="4" color="#000000" face="Arial">                  <b>    </b></font><b>      True or false?</b> Score one point for each<i><b> true </b></i>answer.</div> <div> 1. THIS PERSON BELIEVES THAT RULES WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN.</div> <div> 2. THIS PERSON IS ADEPT AT USING EXCUSES TO AVOID DOING WHAT HE OR SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DO.</div> <div> 3. THIS PERSON HAS HAD LEGAL PROBLEMS.</div> <div> 4. THIS PERSON REGULARLY ENGAGES IN DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR THRILL VALUE.</div> <div> 5. THIS PERSON CAN TURN ON BRILLIANT BURSTS OF CHARM TO GET HIS OR HER WAY.</div> <div> 6. THIS PERSON IS NOT VERY GOOD AT MANAGING HIS OR HER FINANCES. </div> <div> 7. THIS PERSON SMOKES WITHOUT APOLOGY.</div> <div> 8. THIS PERSON HAS ONE OR MORE OTHER ADDICTIONS.</div> <div> 9. THIS PERSON HAS HAD MORE SEX PARTNERS THAN MOST PEOPLE.</div> <div> 10. THIS PERSON SELDOM WORRIES.</div> <div> 11. THIS PERSON ACTUALLY BELIEVES THAT SOME PROBLEMS CAN BE SETTLED WITH A FIST FIGHT.</div> <div> 12. THIS PERSON SEES NO PROBLEM WITH LYING TO ACHIEVE A GOAL.</div> <div> 13. THIS PERSON JUSTIFIES DOING BAD THINGS TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY WOULD DO IT TOO IF THEY HAD THE CHANCE.</div> <div> 14. THIS PERSON CAN CONSCIOUSLY THROW A TANTRUM TO GET HIS OR HER WAY.</div> <div> 15. THIS PERSON DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF LOOKING BEFORE YOU LEAP.</div> <div> 16. THIS PERSON BELIEVES IN HAVING FUN FIRST AND DOING THE WORK LATER.</div> <div> 17. THIS PERSON HAS BEEN FIRED FROM A JOB, OR HAS QUIT IMPULSIVELY.</div> <div> 18. THIS PERSON REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH ANY SORT OF DRESS CODE.</div> <div> 19. THIS PERSON REGULARLY MAKES PROMISES THAT HE OR SHE NEVER KEEPS.</div> <div> 20. DESPITE ALL THESE FAULTS, THIS PERSON IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET.</div> <div> <b>Scoring:</b><i><b> </b></i>Five or more true answers qualifies the person as an Anti-Social Emotional Vampire, though not necessarily for a diagnosis of Anti-Social Personality.  If the person scores higher than ten, hold onto your wallet, and your heart.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>