Surrounded by Energy Vampires by Thomas Erikson - Paperback is a smart, practical, and highly relatable self-help guide for anyone who feels drained by difficult people, stressful situations, or unhelpful habits. From the bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots, this engaging book helps readers identify the time, energy, joy, and soul suckers that can quietly affect everyday life, relationships, and work.

With his clear behavioural approach, Thomas Erikson explores how energy vampires can appear in many forms, from demanding colleagues and negative friends to perfectionists, drama makers, bullies, narcissists, and even personal habits such as procrastination, overthinking, or constant social media distraction. Instead of simply telling readers to avoid these challenges, Erikson gives practical tools, self-awareness strategies, and easy-to-understand examples to help readers protect their focus, confidence, emotional energy, and peace of mind.

Readable, humorous, and full of real-life situations, Surrounded by Energy Vampires by Thomas Erikson - Paperback is ideal for fans of personal development, communication skills, workplace psychology, and modern self-help. It is a great choice for readers who want to understand difficult interactions, set better boundaries, improve communication, and reclaim their energy from the people and patterns that leave them exhausted.

Author Profile

Thomas Erikson is a Swedish behaviourist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and mentor known for his accessible books on human behaviour and communication. He is the author of the internationally successful Surrounded By series, including Surrounded by Idiots, which became one of Sweden’s most successful non-fiction books. Erikson has spent many years delivering lectures, seminars, and mentoring sessions for executives and managers, with his work reaching readers around the world through millions of copies sold and many translated editions.

Critic Reviews

Praise for Surrounded by Energy Vampires highlights Thomas Erikson’s mix of humour, practical insight, and accessible behavioural guidance. Gay Hendricks, bestselling author of The Big Leap, praised Erikson’s ability to help readers recognise energy vampires while using self-awareness to protect their time, energy, and sanity.

Jim McPartlin, author of The Enneagram at Work, described the book as logical, emotionally aware, and very funny, noting that it gives readers tools to protect themselves from people who drain their joy.

Publishers Weekly described the book as a down-to-earth approach to dealing with energy vampires, noting that while the behavioural model can sometimes be very specific, readers will still find plenty of useful strategies and an encouraging message about changing oneself rather than trying to change everyone else.

Dimensions (CM) Approx: standard size, 15 cm x 21 cm,

Weight (KG) Approx: 0.24