About Barbie



Hello..

I am 24 years old living in the Southernmost tip of Texas, I am a sanguine vampire awakened since the age of 12, or 6th grade. I am the co-editor of the Vampire Church Newsletter, and have been actively involved with the Vampire Church since August of 2000. I was made council in October of 2001 and have been working with the Newsletter since then. I am the Managing Director of the Texas Vampire Association which is headed by Damien Daville. I began in that role a few months ago and have seen it grow. I do not spend much time in the offline community due to the relative remoteness of where I live however, I do try to keep contact with other vampires in my area.

Eternal
Barbie



Question: As council members of the Vampire Church, and having experience in teaching and helping other people with their vampirism, you must have noticed the prevalence of depression within the vampire community, is it your opinion that depression is part and parcel of vampirism, or do you believe its outside influences which make this such a common issue?

Hello all!

It's been my experience that it depends on the age of the person who is afflicted with said illness and vampirism, usually younger people going through their awakening, knowing they're different is difficult, plus there is the added pressures from home to be like the "perfect older sibling" or someone else whom they are made to feel they should emulate. In cases such as this, its more an external influence adding to the already chaotic energies of this part of their lives.

With older vampires, I believe that the energies which we are missing can lead to a feeling of depression because there is an inbalance, usually the most depressed section of the older vampire community are without donors, or without access to the energies which they need. In this case I feel that its due to vampirism rather than anything beyond their control.

Eternal,
Barbie

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