{{{{{{{{{{{{Mystry}}}}}}}}}}}}}} You are SO right! We all need empathy and attention. "No man is an island!" Some of us don't have any problem asking outright for what we want or need... some of us do. Some of us have learned to keep our mouth shut. Some of us have learned other methods to get what we need.
So... if you've been told that all you want is attention, how much simpler can it get? Why don't they give it to you? EEEESH!
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Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.