Venting Attention seeking

[MangoTea]

Maybe i am doing this all for attention, why would it matter. i dont get it. im extremely lonely and when i express that im unwell sometimes i get attention, i dont see whats wrong with it, im suffering and my suffering is still real even if i want attention for it.

 

[cantthinkofusername]

i think its human nature to want to be seen and to want to be known
attention seeking has a ver negative connotation i feel like, but i feel like theres nothing wrong with wanting people to care and wanting people to know and wanting to be seen and wanting to be known
being alone sucks

 

[unabletocope]

There's a difference between 'attention seeking' ie. trying to get attention for doing nothing and 'needing to be acknowledged and supported as a human being during a difficult time', ie. when someone is on the edge so hard that they are looking to take their own life

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Welcome to the forum! Loneliness is so awful. I hope you will feel at home here :-)

 

[9ESPAIR]

Even if you feel like you're doing it for attention, it still means there's something wrong. I also thought that at the beginning of all of my issues and in the end I did have a lot of issues that needed attention! Your suffering is very much real whether it brings attention or not and you don't see the wrong bc there's nothing wrong :)

 

[ccake]

hi, although what you posted was very short i entirely understand what you mean. i dont really understand whats wrong with attention seeking either, as ling as youre being serious about what you are seeking attention for, i have major issues with seeking attention and i love it so much, its the only thing that makes me feel worth something... sorry if this is very short i meant to reply earlier but my mum gave me some food lol, if youd like we could talk about this more

 

[Ash]

There's a difference between 'attention seeking' ie. trying to get attention for doing nothing and 'needing to be acknowledged and supported as a human being during a difficult time', ie. when someone is on the edge so hard that they are looking to take their own life

I want this tattooed on my forehead. Or rather, some people's foreheads.

(Or maybe just on a t-shirt?)