I know the feeling.

The only real way to stop this behavior, as someone else alluded to, is to fill or eliminate that need in a deeper way.

Attention seeking stems from our worst enemy - the human ego, which always wants more - more food, more sex, more attention, more money, more material things, etc.

You need to come to a realization that it's your ego that is seeking attention, and that, even if you get the attention you seek, it's only enough temporarily. Then, two hours later, or the next day, you need it again ! Sound familiar ? Kinda like what drug addiction feels like, right ? And, we know that that is not a rewarding way to live.

This is not a realization that the mind can convince you of ... that doesn't work for long. It's much deeper than that. It's sort of like your ego has to dissolve. In other words, you have to realize that you're enough without the attention you seek. For me, life experience is what has taught me the futility of seeking attention.