Don’t be a leech.

Many people have the problem of being a leech. Most of the time they don’t even realize it. There are many ways you can be a social parasite:

1. The Intellectual Leech

High school is a difficult time and some classes are more difficult for one person than the next. There’s usually at least one person in the class, however, who just seems to ‘get’ the material. A lot of the time this person is also good-natured and would help someone if asked to. Now, it’s not a problem to approach them once or twice and ask for their assistance with a problem or concept you don’t understand. They’re usually more than willing to help with that. It becomes a problem when it happens habitually and no longer are they helping you learn, you’re helping yourself to being told the answers to a homework assignment. It’s even worse when you don’t otherwise talk to someone. No one likes to exist only when they’re needed.

2. The Emotional Leech

Commonly known as a ‘psychic vampire,’ this person is weak in spiritual, emotional energy and in order to thrive, will take this energy from others in one way or another. Some will directly bully others, some will befriend people with weak self esteem in order to make themselves feel better by exploiting it, and others will simply fish for compliments everywhere they go. None of these people do particularly well in social situations.

3. The Regular Leech

The regular leech. They scare the crap out of me. If you try to suck my blood, I’ll probably find it hard to be friends with you.