It’s OK to be “thirsty”

The thirst is real and it’s inside all of us.

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Claudy With a Chance of Controversy, Claudia Chen

The word thirsty, originally intended to be a synonym for parched, has been morphed by pop culture to become a synonym for “desperate” or “attention-craving” to high school students. Under this connotation, being described as “thirsty” seems like a negative thing; after all, who wants to be characterized as a desperate person that craves attention? Because of this critical view, many of us try to cover up our thirst for attention.

I too used to think that being “thirsty” was a negative thing, and I too used to try very hard to disguise my thirst. But, the more I tried to disguise it, the more I realized that being thirsty is inevitable.  There is a small (or large) part in everyone that seeks attention or desire acceptance. We are all desperate to be accepted by someone other than ourselves. And that is absolutely OK.

The more that we try to cover up our innate craving for attention, the more we are straying from who we actually are. We shouldn’t be ashamed just because we’re inherently thirsty; after all, we are just being who we truly are in the inside.

This blog post itself is one of the highest levels of thirst. I want you to comment on it. I want you to retweet and favorite it. I want you to agree with me. And while you’re at it, go ahead and follow me on Twitter (@claudnine)/Instagram (@claudydaze) and favorite my posts! So go ahead and call me out on being thirsty, because when you say, “you’re thirsty,” I hear, “you’re human.”