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peterpam
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I ask alot of questions and I don't do it for attention, I do it for knowledge. I like to know the ins and outs of the situation and/or facts. If I'm told to do something I want to know all of the details and will ask as many questions as needed to get all the information. It's not about attention it's about knowledge. So in short, no.
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Attention seeking is not a crime. It's not a matter of right and wrong, or good and bad. It's a matter of unresolved anxiety about one's sense of self. The unresolved belief is some form of "I'm not good enough", "I'm unloved", etc., which the mind attempts to resolve by looking externally for self-validation. Attention and approval seeking are this anxiety manifesting itself. Again, they're not bad, they're just a symptom of incomplete personal development. To a child, "attention = being" -- without adequate attention, young children will not develop healthy ego structure. Almost all of us have some of this incomplete development still, but because there's a stigma associated with attention seeking, the behavior is often suppressed, and "offenders" are punished by the group. None of that is helpful or healthy, what helps is just to try to guide people back to self-examination: to the recognition "oh yeah, I still don't quite have myself as the source of my confidence and sense of being whole". So no, they're not "guilty", and yes, it can be an attention-seeking behavior.
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I think there can be several reasons. A person might be genuinely inquisitive of others opinions or for facts. A person might be points oriented to feed their ego. A person might be lonely and just looking for interaction with others. A person might be wanting to use questions to advance their own views. I believe there are more possible reasons but these came to mind.
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I guess that could be the case sometimes, but I think people ask a lot of questions because they want answers or opinions. "Inquiring minds want to know". (Oh JEEZE, please tell me I did not just quote the National Enquirer..I think I'll go take a nap).
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G'day Peter Pam, Thank you for your question. I ask a lot of questions but mainly for information or to see what people think. I often learn from the responses. There may be a spot of attention seeking. Regards
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i don't think so. I would like to think that people are genuinely curious.
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I assume they want answers.
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I don't ask many questions but from what I can see, I think it is people wanting answers and or they like commenting to several people about different things, but this is just a guess. I really haven't did any book work on the answer. lol
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I would think that they would be trying to divert the attention away from themselves to get the other person to open up.
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I have been told I ask alot of questions! So, I take my own personal inventory and I suppose I do! Almost every conversation I have starts with Hi, How are you doing? How are the kids? How's....etc. I am in the alternative healthcare field which might have something to do with it, but I also believe it is part of my nature, as I am curious! I also wouldn't know exactly how to have a conversation without some questions and answers involved. Examples: How did you like dinner? How is the weather there? Are you feeling better? What do you think of dreams or this certain religion? This is the kind of thing that encourages answers, conversation and THOUGHT. I suppose it opens your mind to how others may think........attention, I don't think so.....knowledge, curiosity, open mindedness.......yep!
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