I understand where you are coming from and your point of view. What you are saying is that we need to go back to the basics. I agree because now-a-days everything gets overanalyzed etc.
Well maybe we have some other members to offer their opinion and get a discussion going.
Peace, Romana

Smart guy, our Octaveion.
You are completely right dear heart. All that bad needs to flourish is for good to do nothing. But then again a larger part of this is to realize what we can or can not change. We can tilt at windmills all day long, and still get nothing accomplished. So you have to learn when to let it go. I mean you can't make the world a happier place if you walk around miserable.

Don't worry about the vampiric stuff. It's not important for this thread. It's important to learn how to understand when an attack is external and when it is not. Then you need to know what to do when it is coming from an external source.

Know too that you are doing a good thing. trying to learn about things that you don't understand is the way to overcome fear. Overcoming fear is ALWAYS good.

Very well said, April.
For those who want some protection against the attacts, here are some ideas:

Psychic Protection

Everyone can benefit from using some level of psychic protection in their lives, but if you work a lot with people, then you should build psychic protection into your daily routine.

Many ‘New Agers’ believe that if they are working ‘in love and light’ nothing can harm them. Wrong! Most psychic attacks come from psychic vampires who try to suck your energy because they are not able to make enough energy for themselves. That’s why they try to get yours...

Fortunately there are a number of ways to prevent you being ‘easy prey’.

At its most basic ‘psychic protection’ is about keeping healthy. If the mind is kept strong and resilient anything will bounce off and it will be much harder to ‘get at you’. All the usual health advice will help to keep you well at every level.

Here are some protecting routines which will help to keep your energy field in good shape. You won’t want to use all of these- you’d never get out of the door in the morning! Experiment to find a combination that suits you and your lifestyle.

Visualize roots growing deep down into the Earth from the soles of your feet. Being ‘well grounded’ offers a great deal of protection. Practice your grounding visualization every morning and whenever you feel ‘spacey’. Carry hematite or another grounding stone with you if necessary.

Visualize a bubble around yourself, protecting the outer edge of your aura like a strong, flexible membrane. Your bubble can be filled with any color that takes your fancy when you visualize it- or even be rainbow hued. Experiment to see what you feel most comfortable with. Make sure that your bubble goes all around you- behind your back and under your feet too.. Put your bubble in place whenever you feel the need for protection.

Instead of the bubble exercise you may use a hooded, floor length cloak or a shield decorated with a protective design of your choice. The shield idea is versatile as you can use a ‘mini shield’ over any area you feel vulnerable.

Develop awareness of your own energy field. If you are in a crowd or on public transport pull your aura in close around you so that you aren’t wafting through other people’s energies and unwittingly offering someone the chance to hop on you!

If you shower in the morning Visualize the water flowing through your energy field carrying away any negativity down the plughole with it. If you prefer a bath you may add sea or rock salt to the water- about a cupful- dissolve it well. Salt has long been renowned for its cleansing properties.

Use crystals. Several of the crystals have strong protective qualities. Favorites are black tourmaline, but you may also like to try black obsidian or smoky quartz.
Use essential oils. Put a drop in the palm of your hand, then rub your hands together and pass them through your aura. Try Eucalyptus, Juniper or Frankincense.

Carry a symbol of protection that is meaningful for you, such as a cross, a pentacle or a Star of David. A paper representation will do, but you may prefer a piece of jewelry.

If You Suspect that somebody is stealing your energy here are some examples of signs and symptons:

-Feeling down or angry with no real cause- especially if this is out of character for you.
-Feeling really drained or tired for no reason
-Having odd thoughts that just don’t sound like you
-You have feelings of being out of control
-Bad dreams

Don’t panic! The vibration of fear is attractive to all sorts of nasties and won’t do you any good anyway. Keep calm and try one of the exercises below.

Hold your hands under cool running water, especially the wrists. This is especially helpful if the feeling of something ‘not being right’ comes on after being around others.

Take a cleansing shower or salt bath.

Check out who you’ve been talking to!

Use a cleansing spray or gem or flower essence through your energy field.

Carry some black tourmaline with you.

Hope that helped!

YES! "THANK YOU"!!! You know the other night I dreamt hordes of foul creatures were coming and I found a machine gun made of gold+silver but had limited ammo so I needed some help from others!!!>>>YOU HAVE JUST GIVEN ME THIS WEAPON<<<and i think i found some help also!!!>>>YOU HAVE MY GRATITUDE<<<

Who gave you what?
BTW, all bowl filled w/ water placed under the bed will keep nightmares away. Just in case you are tired of bad dreams....
Regards, Romana

Good post Rommie. ( for the new nickname)
I have been so scattered that would have taken me a couple of days.

I do want to reitterate the "DON'T BE AFRAID". Fear is like a lure for those who want nothing more than to pray on others and by allowing that fear to flourish you do nothing more than tie you own hands. This not only goes for the "psychic attacks" but for physical ones as well. No one can feed off you except that you, in some fashion, allow it.

A couple of other things to note... In the "tree" visualization, you can draw and shed limitless amounts of energy. This is a good exercise to just get really familiar with. You don't have to be standing still to do this either. I find it quite fun to "turn into a walking tree", it tends to throw some predators off. And leaves them open to becoming prey (so that they can see how it feels of course).

You can also use lavender or patchouli as a protective scent. And for stones and cyrstals anything black will help with warding and protection. Snowflake obsidian, apache tears, jet, black chalcedoney as well. If you are male I would stay away from onyx. It is not a friendly stone for men but it works great with women.

Be careful with "aromouring or shielding" as well. You need to be able to let some energies in while keeping others out. In this case it is probably better to rely on herbal and stone help untill you can find the appropriate type of shielding visualization.

I know we also talked about keeping it light but this just seems appropriate here... It never hurts, if you think you are being attacked, to attack back. This falls under self deffense anad no matter what "path" you follow it is acceptable. Take some time to develop that "bite" and it will give any that might think they can pray on you a second thought after the fact. Of course if you walk away with a bigger chunk....

Any time you find yourself attacked during "dream time", it is good to know that you can call on your guides and allies for help, as well as your totem. Don't think you have any of those? You do, all you have to do is look around. Sometimes those who are close to you in waking time can come to your aid in dream time as well. Just remember that you are never alone, and you will be able to handle anything in dream time. Also the same rules for harm apply here. No one and No thing has any power over unless you allow it. I keep saying this but it is true. I am speaking from experience not just from some book or philosophy.

Keep your guard up and your mind open, and most of all...
Be at peace.