8 Biggest Signs You Are An Attention Whore

There’s an attention whore in all of us. But in almost all of us, it’s just a small part of who we are. Most of us can live without extensive attention from the world, and we can get along just fine as long as we have a few friends we can rely on. However, some people thrive on attention and always want to get the spotlight in every situation.

Attention whoring is a way of life. Even if you are one, you may never realize it and you may assume everyone else is jealous of you because you’re getting the attention of the world and you’re so popular.

But if you find yourself losing a lot of old friends fast, and if you feel hurt when someone you meet for the first time doesn’t like you, ask yourself if you’re relying too much on the image you’re portraying to the world and less on who you really are, to define yourself. The ego of an attention whore is huge, and also extremely fragile.

# Cryptic status updates

You frequently post obscure posts, stories, or updates on social media, knowing fully well that most of your followers won’t know what you mean or what you’re trying to say. And yet you pretend like it wasn’t meant for everyone, or worse, you wait until loads of people start asking you what you meant before you explain yourself.

What do we mean by this? Think of status updates and posts like “Can’t wait for tomorrow…” or “That was so much fun *wink*”. That makes no sense to anyone, and that’s exactly what you want. You want people to ask you more, so you can stay on their minds!

# Problem solving

You intentionally flaunt your problems and issues to everyone, be it scars or love triangles. You share your issues with online friends you barely know even though you can’t get any real help there.

Self-pity? Playing the victim? These are your favorite tactics to use to get people to notice you. You love playing the victim, and you shamelessly crave sympathy.

# Your new look

You upload new photos and stories 24/7, letting people know every single thing you’re doing, including hanging out in the toilet! Facebook, Instagram, and maybe even Twitter are all your favorite platforms, and you can’t imagine life without them. The adrenalin rush of posting a new picture and waiting for the likes and comments to flow in – to you – it’s a high nothing can match!

# The wannabe braggart

You brag about things constantly when it’s not really such a big deal. The world doesn’t give a rat’s rear end, you know? People see right through you and most often than not, they end up ignoring you and your need for attention.

# The group photo

You don’t realize it, but you always claw your way to stand in front of the group every time someone tries to take a picture of the group.

if you’re doing this, don’t be surprised if your close friends don’t want to click any group photos when you’re around. The way you keep photobombing yourself at the front of every photo indicates you have attention issues.

# The sore loser

You just can’t accept it if a guy hits on your friend instead of you when the two of you go out. You think the guy’s a loser, because you’re so much better, and it’s his loss he can’t see that!

Your ego and need for attention are getting in the way of being a good friend, and it’s evident with your frustration and tantrums.

# VIP treatment

You want all the attention when you go to a new place. If your friends get more attention than you, you think the place sucks. But if the manager or the chef speaks a lot more to you, you fall in love with the place even if the food sucks.

Really, your mood is dependent on people giving you attention, which makes you an evident attention whore.

# The real life

Even if it’s your best friend’s birthday and all of you are dining out or having a party, you try your best to be the life of the party and hog the attention with your antics.

And if someone brings this to your attention, you get angry because you’re only trying to ensure that everyone has a good time*. You don’t have it in you to be selfless even on your best friend’s birthday because you want to make it all about you. *bad friend alert!