In search for compliments maybe, always a bit frenzied (8)
I believe the answer is:
feverish
'a bit frenzied' is the definition.
'in search for compliments maybe always' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'always' could be 'ever' (synonyms) and 'ever' is found within the answer.
'search' could be 'fish' (fishing is a kind of searching) and 'fish' is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
(Other definitions for feverish that I've seen before include "Restlessly excited" , "in a tizz" , "Frenzied" , "highly charged" , "Nervously excited" .)