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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby crimsonandclover » Wed Aug 17, 2011 2:19 pm

Twistedmister wrote:That's a lot of it. Except, it's more like VALIDATION seekers. (this is me seeking it now) : )

Of course, i might a bit more concerned with attention than most as i'm HPD aswell.......but i find it hard to believe, we're much different in our approach. Of course, how the fkuc would i know?


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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby dejamelie » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:15 pm

Twistedmister wrote:]it's more like VALIDATION seekers.


Definitely. I can go to pretty extreme lengths to get validation, and it probably ends up looking like attention seeking sometimes.
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby kirayng » Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:49 pm

ya know, this is crap. Everyone wants attention, approval, validation..... it's just that "disorder" is extremes for these. I can't get enough validation, attention, approval, etc. because I haven't fully developed the ability to give it to myself. There. *teeth and claws* *hisses and spits* meh, took this so personally...... but I have to express it. :(
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby mystic dolphin » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:26 pm

THIS IS ALL TOO ######6 HARD I CANT DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!

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THIS IS ALL TOO ######6 HARD I CANT DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby katana » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:35 pm

more like standing in a crowded room screaming and no one can hear you. can't say anything cause if i do will come out like im blaming attacking others. want to blame/attack others, but don't want to push them away. hurting and want ....idk. dont want attention want help if validation will help then sure i want that. don't know how to get any of it. instead i'll just curl up here and be quiet.

sorry you are having a hard time too Jade.
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby katana » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:47 pm

sorry :oops:
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby Twistedmister » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:21 am

Whatever seems too hard, isn't. : ) Wanting things to be a certain way, is what is too hard.



CRIMSON...........i'm good. You?

Actually, i might not be good........there is a small possibility i'm really sick, but who knows.

Anyways.......other than that, i'm pretty good. Nothing much has changed......except i'm finally understanding how f(Cked up i am and that i'll never be like other people.
Not that any of you should lose hope..........cause i kind of think, atleast from what i've gathered....i'm a little more fragmented then a lot of you appear. Or maybe i'm just more jaded?

Anywho........i feel good. Great about it actually.........i'm not fooling myself anymore. (as much, of course i still am)

What i mean is........i know i'm always going to be fooling and not fooling myself. I'm never going to be one thing or another.......nothing will ever be stable as far as my identity goes. : )



ANyways..........yeah..........how are you? Still with that guy? I'm guessing not..........but i hope you're happier with whoever you are with now....or even better, happy alone.




But yeah........back to the validation..........it's cause we need it, to maintain our sense of identity. Whether personal, or momentary.........we need to "KNOW" what's going on..........are we ugly? pretty? average? funny? boring? happy? sad? We need something to tell us what we are.......can be people or events........but people works best. We can use their judgement (our judgement of what they must be thinking) to fill in the blanks.

And everything is always a blank.........a constant question of the universe and everything in it and how it relates to us.
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby crimsonandclover » Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:04 am

Twistedmister wrote:Whatever seems too hard, isn't. : ) Wanting things to be a certain way, is what is too hard.



CRIMSON...........i'm good. You?

Actually, i might not be good........there is a small possibility i'm really sick, but who knows.

Anyways.......other than that, i'm pretty good. Nothing much has changed......except i'm finally understanding how f(Cked up i am and that i'll never be like other people.
Not that any of you should lose hope..........cause i kind of think, atleast from what i've gathered....i'm a little more fragmented then a lot of you appear. Or maybe i'm just more jaded?

Anywho........i feel good. Great about it actually.........i'm not fooling myself anymore. (as much, of course i still am)

What i mean is........i know i'm always going to be fooling and not fooling myself. I'm never going to be one thing or another.......nothing will ever be stable as far as my identity goes. : )



ANyways..........yeah..........how are you? Still with that guy? I'm guessing not..........but i hope you're happier with whoever you are with now....or even better, happy alone.




But yeah........back to the validation..........it's cause we need it, to maintain our sense of identity. Whether personal, or momentary.........we need to "KNOW" what's going on..........are we ugly? pretty? average? funny? boring? happy? sad? We need something to tell us what we are.......can be people or events........but people works best. We can use their judgement (our judgement of what they must be thinking) to fill in the blanks.

And everything is always a blank.........a constant question of the universe and everything in it and how it relates to us.



Ah yes once again your mind gets it so right!

Nice post and totally true.

I'm glad your good! That is great to hear. Last time I heard from you, seemed bad.

I'm glad you regained balanced or whatever you want to call it.

HAHA I still am :? I know shoot me! But a lot has happened in between I can pm you about it if you want lol don't worry it'll happen someday. Really.


I hope your back to the boards now :) it's not the same with out your thoughts!
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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby MissAli » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:45 pm

Today I feel like the exact OPPOSITE of an attention-seeker. I feel like crawling under my desk and hiding from the world. I'm isolating. I don't feel depressed, just want some time to myself.

Why doesn't work understand that? Damn society and its pressures!

LOL. I'm sure my mind will change in 15 minutes.

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Re: Attention Seekers Thats It

Postby Twistedmister » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:02 pm

You can PM me. Especially if it involves any lesbian stuff!!! :wink:


No, it's good if you are still together. Good either way. I would love to hear your little saga. (if you're as self absorbed as me, you'd love to tell it to anyone who would listen~!)






@ rock person..........Crawling under a rock is good.......lately i've been trying to sleep on my back, because i heard it's better for your posture. And i can't do it......it's so hard.
I think i know why.......because i like to crawl under rocks. When i sleep on my stomach or my side, i have my head buried in pillow and nothing can "get me". But when i sleep on my back, i'm just feel way too exposed.

It's kinda a reverse validation thing.........i feel like the world is going to get me, so crawling under a rock validates that feeling. Since i feel like i am under attack, hiding seems like a good plan.......
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