Dumbojum
When a person is so obsessively focused on acquire attention the use any means necessary to gain it. A severe example of this is putting someone you love in harms way to acquire the attention you desire. When the attention has been acquired it will only grow the persons hunger for attention and prolong the need for a growing amount of attention.
Patient 23 shows symptoms of a dumbojum.
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You are being a real dumbojum.
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You are being a real dumbojum.