I have a friend, his brother was poster child of not well adjusted, Drugs, illegitimate children, bad relationships, etc. He said his brother liked living in a soap opera. Drama!!
It made him angry, no on noticed or said anything about the good choices he made, Work, business, etc. But a semi-good action by his brother hailed more positive reinforcement from others because it was so unusual than his mundane, better ordered life. No kudos for him. As I discovered with my students so would not give them attention for bad, negative actions that usually got more response than positive behavior. I wanted positive, so focused on that, not the negative. That helped stopped it. Most people want attention, and if bad behavior was what it took, so be it.