{"id":93,"date":"2007-04-27T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-27T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sprajan.wordpress.com\/2007\/04\/27\/look-at-me-i-am-the-best\/"},"modified":"2010-05-10T10:01:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T15:01:45","slug":"look-at-me-i-am-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/look-at-me-i-am-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Look at me! I am the best!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"> There are numerous things in the world that need attention and the past posts have been on environment that needs our attention but this post is going to be about a different type of attention-seekers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"> Remember your cousin\u2019s wedding when you were 8 years old, the videographer was your guru, you kept running in front of the camera hoping to be there on all shots and at the same time trying to act cool! Remember when you were in a minor accident and blew it out of proportion when you were in 4th standard? I am sure everyone of you has had such moments (me included! Yes I was the one who wanted to be on all photos during my uncle\u2019s wedding!!) but at some point of time you grow over it. Was it at adolescence? teenage years? When did you realize attention-seeking was bad and tried to behave? How did it happen? Did mom and dad give you a big lecture or did your friends say what a big show-off you were? When did you realize the world does not revolve around you and your so-called success stories? It just happens and I guess it is tough to pin-point a time or incident that changed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"> Well this post is not on the lil ones that seek attention but the rather grown-up attention seekers. I am no psychiatrist but I do recognize symptoms of attention seeking when I see it. Attention-seekers (henceforth called AS! Well just add another \u2018s\u2019!) are going to love this as I am doing what the AS\u2019s really want &#8211; giving them attention in my blog!Believe me acting coy and putting up a drama when you are a grown-up looks bad. Yes we\u2019ll need a bit of attention and pampering from friends and family, but there are limits to which you can seek attention. Strangers\/acquaintances will not put up with your attention seeking tactics. And when there is one AS in a group of acquaintances there is an underlying tension you wish to get away but cannot, you look at each other in uneasy comfort while the AS  goes on! Interrupting conversations, acting all-knowledgeable, being rude come easily to such people and causing discomfort to others. Do AS\u2019s realize what they are doing? Do they know how unfriendly and unsocial they become because of their behavior?<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_3S8bDSA63GQ\/RjIKnc6ntFI\/AAAAAAAAAMY\/dhJB5kTys7E\/s1600-h\/jmo1992l.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_3S8bDSA63GQ\/RjIKnc6ntFI\/AAAAAAAAAMY\/dhJB5kTys7E\/s320\/jmo1992l.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">I did a bit of googling and found some interesting facts. Attention-seekers are mostly females! And there are many methods AS\u2019s use to gain attention, like acting as a sufferer, the savior, the rescuer, the drama queen, the busy bee, the victim and the list goes on. Hmm sounds familiar?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Now how do we deal with a grown-up AS? 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