Madness

Psychoanalytic Theory 

posits that Narcissism is related 

to attention-seeking behaviour. 

In The Theory, 

an excessive need 

for attention or admiration 

is termed narcissistic supply.

A 2019 study on adolescents with narcissistic tendencies and the use of social media explores this relation between Narcissism and attention seeking behaviour. 

In the study it was found that adolescents’ social media behavior was used as a means of gaining acceptance, validation, 

and attention. 

The research suggests that 

the need of motives behind 

social acceptance 

mediated the link 

between social media use 

and narcissism. 

The research also found that attention seeking behavior increases when these adolescents experience social rejection or threats to their ego/self-image.

Henry Irving married 

Florence O’Callaghan 

on 15 July 1869 

at St. Marylebone, London, 

but his personal life took second 

place to his professional life. 

On opening night of The Bells, 

25 November 1871, Florence, who 

was pregnant with their second 

child, criticised his profession : 

“Are you going on making 

A Fool of Yourself 

like this all Your Life?” 

Irving exited their carriage 

at Hyde Park Corner, walked 

off into the night, and chose 

never to see her again. 

He maintained 

a discreet distance from 

his children as well, but 

became closer to them 

as they grew older. 

Florence Irving 

never divorced Irving, 

and once he had been knighted 

she styled herself “Lady Irving”; 

Irving never remarried.