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attention seeker?
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Without too much detail..the story goes like so...I have a few problems that am currently trying to work out, I keep talking to my tutor about them, and I don't know if I am an attention seeker, because I must admit I really enjoy the chats and kinda get a high from them. Or if I just get high (rushes or whatever) from having mood swings. They are quite intense mood swings, and I feel like I could really do somthing crazy soon.
what do you think?
what do you think?
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Otherwise, its always nice to have some attention but do you make things up to talk about or do you really have some issues? If you have issues to talk through then how is it attention seeking? I wouldn't stress over it too much, everyone has mood swings now and then.
thanks for your reply
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Stop asking for more attention
lol. yeah thanks.
excellent point. i feel better already! :thumb:
did you get a high from it also? :chin:
It's not so much that, it's like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders more than anything. I didn't realise just how bad things had been until I opened up to one of my tutors, which wasn't actually that hard to do. The hardest part was actually gathering myself enough to actually contact him. Ya see, I'm the kind of person who doesn't say anything, and then it builds up, until I reach breaking point.
It was fantastic to have someone who just sat and listened, gave excellent advice, and went to a lot of trouble to help me out. I was so embarrassed that I just basically cried the whole time, but it didn't phase him, and now I feel miles better. It's great to know that I have that kind of support at university.
But the people who go out of their way, often get a negative label. But then you have to consider the reasons why they're seeking attention. I think most reasons are perfectly justifiable. If someone has problems or issues and finds talking about them beneficial or just having someone there to listen and talk about nothing then great.
So maybe you are an attention seeker
I think you get people who crave attention because they get jealous of other people having attention which isn't the best thing as you should be happy without comparing yourself, but for everything else it's fine.