I keep making myself look like a dumbass and putting myself into vulnerable positions where I feel like I have to defend myself because of my tendency to brag, and my fragile fucking ego.

Like very recently I mentioned in a comment somewhere that I've slept with just north of 100 women over the course of my life, which is the absolute truth, not an exaggeration.

The comment was made to serve a point I was making about something related to the topic, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel any pride typing it out. I'm aware of this.

I know how saying something like that makes me look, but yet I still say this kind of shit anyway because I have huge fucking ego. Inevitably I get remarks about how only "insecure people brag", "if you have to brag it isn't true", or "the most you've probably slept with is two bodies".

While I could just totally ignore these comments or handle them with the usual amused mastery or literally anything but get defensive, I start to get defensive. As if this post wasn't autistic enough. How do I cut out this bullshit? Why do I feel the need to brag or even mention something like that? What is the insecurity stemming from? I know I don't have to prove anything to anyone, yet I still do it. I am a very prideful person, but I'm also aware this is completely fucking stupid.

Edit: I think I know what the issue is actually. While it's true that that's my notch count, it's also true that I haven't been laid in quite a while (my last lay was a year ago). I think this is why I feel compelled to compensate for the drought by boasting about my sexual history.