ConfusedHurting2632
Student
- Dec 22, 2021
- 116
As pathetic as it sounds, I used to do this literally all the time when I was 18, and now at age 20, after losing many, many friends doing this, I try to not do this anymore, though I do slip up every once in a while.
Don't get me wrong, throwing pity-parties isn't exactly fun. Not even for me, myself. But when you fail to get people to pay attention to you otherwise, it seems like the only way. If you can't get positive attention by doing impressive and/or productive things that require hard work and/or talent, then the next best way is to get negative attention through pity-parties, because it's still attention nonetheless.
Don't get me wrong, throwing pity-parties isn't exactly fun. Not even for me, myself. But when you fail to get people to pay attention to you otherwise, it seems like the only way. If you can't get positive attention by doing impressive and/or productive things that require hard work and/or talent, then the next best way is to get negative attention through pity-parties, because it's still attention nonetheless.