
Damien is the founder and elder
of the Vampire Church
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Question: "Do you ever feel that your vampirism has drawn too much attention
away from you, yourself?"
Greetings,
This is a good question. Now that I am older and have worked in the
community for many years with vampire organizations, I am now finding
that people associate my vampirism to my name and me moreso than
knowing who I am as a person. People contact me with questions about
vampirism which is expected, and the conversation ususally is about
my experiences with vampirism. But that is in large part my own doing
since I have worked around the subject for most of my life. In
interviews, I get asked questions about my vampirism and the subject
in general, little is asked of me as a person and my likes and
dislikes. Then again, that is what I expect due to my work with the
subject of vampirism. My closest friends however, do want to know more
than about my vampirism, and herein is the exception, but the general
public's focus is on my vampirism and what I know about it. I know it
is the life I have chosen. But it is enough for me to have the few
close friends that I have that take an interest in me as a person
with characteristics and personality. Friendships are important to
us, for it is really through them that the interest I experience from
others is in me as a person. As I get older, vampirism to me is
getting more difficult, you add that to the other issues of your age
when you get past 50, and it becomes more on your plate. I have
devoted my life to helping people better understand the subject of
vampires and vampirism, I believe it has paid off for me and others.
Dark regards,
Damien Daville
Elder and Founder
The Vampire Church
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