I’ve heard people say that depression is attention seeking. Acting as if you hear voices is attention seeking. Taking outrageous points of view is attention seeking. Acting out in unusual ways is attention seeking. Throwing tantrums. Creating a scene. They say, “oh, that’s just attention seeking,” as if that makes it something we should ignore.

Well, should it be ignored? Why do people seek attention? Why is this a bad thing to give into? Is there good attention seeking and bad attention seeking? What’s the difference?

Topics: relationships, psychology, human behavior, mental illness, attention seeking, outgoing