People say im desprete for attention?

people say im desprete for attention wen im not because i used to be very desprete for attention or for someone to tak a second look but i changed over the summer n i try to tell people im not desprete for attention n im not a rich brat n people continue to talk n i dont know wat to do even after i confronted my cl about it n i ended up in tears could not handle emotional distress. wat should i do to get it to stop?