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9 Examples Of Attention-Seeking Behavior In Adults
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Have you ever exaggerated a situation in order to gain someone’s sympathy, help, or even just their time?
That’s attention-seeking.
Have you ever said something that you don’t really mean just to provoke a reaction, even if that reaction is an angry one?
That’s attention-seeking.
If you’re prone to attention-seeking behavior, you probably know it deep down, but aren’t that keen to admit it.
After all, we view such behavior in others quite negatively.
Our loved ones will put up with this behavior for longer than most, but few people will tolerate it indefinitely.
If you’re not careful, this trait may push the ones you love away.
Sound familiar?
Before you beat yourself up about it, it’s important to remember that needing attention is only human.
Life is all about the connections that we forge with our fellow human beings, and we thrive off interaction with others.
We all want and need a certain degree of attention.
However, there is a line in the sand that separates a healthy desire for interaction from unhealthy attention-seeking.
There are all kinds of reasons why an adult might seek attention.
It might be rooted in something way back in their childhood, or it might be the result of a more recent event.
Some people go through short periods of craving attention when they’re experiencing a rough patch and are searching for validation.
Others of us will always tend toward attention-seeking behavior.
Developing a need for constant attention is something we ought to be wary of if we want to maintain healthy relationships with loved ones, friends, or work colleagues.
Luckily, once you’re aware of the types of behavior exhibited by someone who has a need for attention, you can start to identify when you’re behaving that way, and take steps to remedy it.
Here are some clear examples to watch out for…
1. Pretending You Can’t Do Something
- You pretend that you’re incapable of doing something that you are, in fact, fully capable of, so that someone will do it for you, and focus their attention on you whilst they’re doing so.
2. Fishing For Compliments
- You point out your achievements, however insignificant, in a way that means that those listening have to compliment you.
- You do this to reassure yourself and for validation.
- Whilst we all fish for compliments occasionally – if we’ve got a new haircut, outfit, or job, for example – doing it persistently is a warning sign.
3. Not Asking About Other People’s Lives And Problems
- You dominate the conversation and gain the sympathy or advice of the person you’re talking to, but rarely reciprocate.
- Your world revolves entirely around you.
- Conversations should be two-sided. When you catch up with someone, you should ask them about their life just as much as they ask about yours.
- You, on the other hand, can have a conversation that’s entirely centered on you, your problems, and your achievements, and not even realize it.
4. Being Controversial On Social Media
- You stir up trouble on social media and are as controversial as possible just to provoke a reaction.
- Maybe you share controversial articles on Facebook and wait for the reactions to roll in.
- Or perhaps you post cryptic messages suggesting that something’s wrong with you and then wait for the questioning comments and concerned messages to arrive.
5. Being Promiscuous
- You seek sexual attention from those that you’re attracted to and change partners as often as you change your socks.
- This is not to say that there’s anything wrong with partaking in and enjoying sex, with whoever you want, whenever you want.
- Sometimes, however, people engage in lots of sexual activity with different partners for reasons that aren’t so empowering.
- You might have low self-esteem or you might hope that someone close to you will notice your behavior and voice their concern about it.
- Or, you might enjoy being the focus of gossip, even if it’s negative or judgmental.
6. Constantly Exaggerating
- You embellish stories and like to make every bad situation sound far worse than it really is/was in order to gain sympathy.
7. …And Complaining
- Hand in hand with exaggeration goes complaining.
- You always find something to complain about, failing to look on the bright side or see the positive in any situation.
8. Causing Arguments
- When attention is the aim, it often doesn’t matter whether that attention is positive or negative, as long as it’s there.
- You consistently cause arguments for no good reason, often just for the sake of receiving attention from the person or people you’re arguing with, however negative that attention might be.
https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/8494/a...-behavior/
Have you ever exaggerated a situation in order to gain someone’s sympathy, help, or even just their time?
That’s attention-seeking.
Have you ever said something that you don’t really mean just to provoke a reaction, even if that reaction is an angry one?
That’s attention-seeking.
If you’re prone to attention-seeking behavior, you probably know it deep down, but aren’t that keen to admit it.
After all, we view such behavior in others quite negatively.
Our loved ones will put up with this behavior for longer than most, but few people will tolerate it indefinitely.
If you’re not careful, this trait may push the ones you love away.
Sound familiar?
Before you beat yourself up about it, it’s important to remember that needing attention is only human.
Life is all about the connections that we forge with our fellow human beings, and we thrive off interaction with others.
We all want and need a certain degree of attention.
However, there is a line in the sand that separates a healthy desire for interaction from unhealthy attention-seeking.
There are all kinds of reasons why an adult might seek attention.
It might be rooted in something way back in their childhood, or it might be the result of a more recent event.
Some people go through short periods of craving attention when they’re experiencing a rough patch and are searching for validation.
Others of us will always tend toward attention-seeking behavior.
Developing a need for constant attention is something we ought to be wary of if we want to maintain healthy relationships with loved ones, friends, or work colleagues.
Luckily, once you’re aware of the types of behavior exhibited by someone who has a need for attention, you can start to identify when you’re behaving that way, and take steps to remedy it.
Here are some clear examples to watch out for…
1. Pretending You Can’t Do Something
- You pretend that you’re incapable of doing something that you are, in fact, fully capable of, so that someone will do it for you, and focus their attention on you whilst they’re doing so.
2. Fishing For Compliments
- You point out your achievements, however insignificant, in a way that means that those listening have to compliment you.
- You do this to reassure yourself and for validation.
- Whilst we all fish for compliments occasionally – if we’ve got a new haircut, outfit, or job, for example – doing it persistently is a warning sign.
3. Not Asking About Other People’s Lives And Problems
- You dominate the conversation and gain the sympathy or advice of the person you’re talking to, but rarely reciprocate.
- Your world revolves entirely around you.
- Conversations should be two-sided. When you catch up with someone, you should ask them about their life just as much as they ask about yours.
- You, on the other hand, can have a conversation that’s entirely centered on you, your problems, and your achievements, and not even realize it.
4. Being Controversial On Social Media
- You stir up trouble on social media and are as controversial as possible just to provoke a reaction.
- Maybe you share controversial articles on Facebook and wait for the reactions to roll in.
- Or perhaps you post cryptic messages suggesting that something’s wrong with you and then wait for the questioning comments and concerned messages to arrive.
5. Being Promiscuous
- You seek sexual attention from those that you’re attracted to and change partners as often as you change your socks.
- This is not to say that there’s anything wrong with partaking in and enjoying sex, with whoever you want, whenever you want.
- Sometimes, however, people engage in lots of sexual activity with different partners for reasons that aren’t so empowering.
- You might have low self-esteem or you might hope that someone close to you will notice your behavior and voice their concern about it.
- Or, you might enjoy being the focus of gossip, even if it’s negative or judgmental.
6. Constantly Exaggerating
- You embellish stories and like to make every bad situation sound far worse than it really is/was in order to gain sympathy.
7. …And Complaining
- Hand in hand with exaggeration goes complaining.
- You always find something to complain about, failing to look on the bright side or see the positive in any situation.
8. Causing Arguments
- When attention is the aim, it often doesn’t matter whether that attention is positive or negative, as long as it’s there.
- You consistently cause arguments for no good reason, often just for the sake of receiving attention from the person or people you’re arguing with, however negative that attention might be.
https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/8494/a...-behavior/
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