Prostitution is Legal. But Attention Prostitution Should Have Limits.

We all know an attention whore. Hell, maybe we ourselves are attention whores. There's nothing wrong with trying to get attention every now and then. Everyone needs some love. Hell, maybe even some hate. Any sort of attention can help fuel the fire inside that we all secretly know we have. But how do we know when we're crossing the line with our attention need?
Are we selling ourselves too much for attention?

Attention prostitution has become a big fad. Any cry for attention, no matter how extreme, from cutting to purging, is just that: a cry for attention. As far as cutting goes, it's only a cry for attention when you broadcast the fact. I'm not saying go cut yourself, but be quiet about it. I'm saying don't do it at all. But people do broadcast it, and that's one cry for attention that is most obvious and pathetic. Harming yourself to get attention is pointless and just... petty.
Everything is not about you. It is also about the people around you. You're not the only one that likes attention. Other people like to be heard and paid attention to. It's not all about just one person. Just because someone is different or of "higher status" - or "lower status" as the case may be - does not mean they deserve more attention.

There's a line that we stand on one side of that sometimes we accidentally cross. Sometimes we don't know we're crossing it. And sometimes, like most lines, it just blurs. I can't tell you when too much is too much. That's your job to determine when too much is too much. But broadcasting the fact that you are hurting yourself is not cool and it's not a good way to get "attention." Hell, hurting yourself in general is not cool and it's not good. Maybe think before you try anything.

I know this wasn't that great of a blog, and I'm sorry. I don't know quite how to address this issue fully and well-worded...ly?

~J*~

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