Crying for Clicks: Are We All Addicted to Misery?

Are we healing — or just performing pain for attention?

This week on Not So Christian Brothers, Colm Hayes, Justin Caffrey, and Rebecca Horan get brutally real about the age of emotional exhibitionism.

From crying selfies and mental health influencers to therapy addiction and Irish repression, no one’s safe.

Colm thinks we’ve replaced resilience with victimhood, Justin argues for real healing, and Rebecca calls out the hypocrisy on both sides.

It’s funny, uncomfortable, and more honest than most therapy sessions.

Everyone’s sad. Everyone’s online.

And everyone’s telling you about it.

Colm’s had enough of performative misery. Justin’s defending therapy. Rebecca’s trying to make sense of it all.

It’s Irish honesty at its finest — sharp, savage, and weirdly comforting.

If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at a crying influencer (or been one), this episode’s for you.

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⏱️ Chapter Timings

• 00:00 – 02:30: Oversharing, misery & the therapy epidemic
• 02:30 – 06:00: Colm vs Justin — resilience or repression?
• 06:00 – 09:30: Rebecca on empathy burnout & online sadness
• 09:30 – 12:00: Irish mental health, male silence & dark humour
• 12:00 – 15:30: Crying selfies & trauma as content
• 15:30 – 18:00: When therapy becomes a brand
• 18:00 – 21:00: Real talk — loneliness, loss & living offline
• 21:00 – End: Sunday tease + a final jab at influencers

🎙 Next Episode: Sunday, 2 November 2025

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