Attention Whores?

[Yan]

Hey everyone,

 

I am an attention whore. I find myself just craving attention and I'll do stupid/weird things to get it. Like when I'm with my friends I won't eat anything so they get all worried. I'll make up dumb plans and joke around about them... My most recent one is Plan Tee which involves silly-stringing my friends truck {his truck is his baby}). I'll threaten to do things that might cause myself harm with no intention of actually doing them (like climbing up on widow ledges and stuff). I have no idea why I'm such a terrible bitch to my friends. One of then is actually very interested in me and even though I'm not romantically interested in him I gfeel like it's not enough. I don't feel like I can stop this behaviour. I was just wondering if there were any other attention whores out there and if you are, what are you doing to stop your behaviour?

 

Thanks, L

[HokeyReligions]

You might consider counseling.

[Miss_Prolixity]

Hi Yan,

 

There's actually a name for your disorder. It's called, Histrionic Personality Disorder. There are counselors who can help treat this with psycho-therapy and medication.

 

 

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Symptoms

 

A pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

 

is uncomfortable in situations in which he or she is not the center of attention

interaction with others is often characterized by inappropriate sexually seductive or provocative behavior

displays rapidly shifting and shallow expression of emotions

consistently uses physical appearance to draw attention to self

has a style of speech that is excessively impressionistic and lacking in detail

shows self-dramatization, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion

is suggestible, i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances

considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are

[Thinkalot]

Why do you crave attention so much? What are you seeking? What is missing in your life that leaves you needing to do this?

 

Just some questions to think about.

[CurlyIam]

First, tell me your age!

 

Second, I'll give some you a piece of advice that won't necessarily be appropriate, but at least will make you smile!

 

Well, darling yan, why don't you get a boyfriend? Seems like you have lots of energy and are quite inventive. So concentrate all that on one person. Eventuallt you'll have lots and lot of sex and will get that out of your system . Honestely, whenever I started acting weird with my friends etc, my ex would joke on it and ... I'd get my little problem solved !

 

 

If you're a teen, than it's definately not the best advice, sorry. If not... think about it! You'll be amazed at how all your stress, doubts and uncertainties are off the window if you're with the right guy, haha! It's aaalllll about energy, honey!

[Pyrannaste]

I think quite a lot of people acted 'attention-whores' at least once in their life.

But usually it's not to that extent.

 

Unfortunately, that kind of behaviour will eventually drive people away from you.

Trust me, you don't want to go out with someone who will always end up ruining your evenings because she'll do something stupid and make you worry about her.

 

I second the advice of considering counseling.

Meanwhile, please try to choose that kind of attention-drawing things that are less dangerous.

 

The day your friends will take you to an emergency room because you fell off something you were climbing, trust me, no one of them will be impressed. They will be more likely pissed off. Worried, scared, but yet pissed off.

 

(I know you have *just threatened* to do it so far, but one day someone will dare you to do it and if you are a true attention-whore as you call yourself - you will.)

 

If you need to be at the center of everybody's attention (and believe me, even if you are successful it will least only a few days, then you'll become the annoying boring attention seeker no one wants in their group), at least try to say or do things that are *smart*. That will not make you look like a psycho. And that will not draw attention making people *worried*.

[Yan]

Hey all,

Don't know if anyone is interested but you all are right... I was just freaking out or having a bad couple of days but I have decided that it's stupid to do all of that stuff and be an attention whore... I need to do a lot of soul searching and figure out what exactly the root of my problem is but thak you all... You've helped so much. : )