cry for attention
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
- needyWanting in essentials
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- tantrumUncontrolled display of frustration
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
spotlight · validation · desperation · melodrama · outburst · clingy · histrionic · scene · look-at-me · performing · sobbing · wailing · theatrical · manipulative · demanding · jealousy · insecure · loud
visibility seeking
cry for attentionself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
withdrawal · flying under the radar · keeping a low profile · anonymity · reclusiveness