I popped into our hometown Discord voice channel just hoping for some casual gaming, and... they were screen-sharing my breakup texts. Literally running a weekly "podcast" where my ex reads my private messages out loud and our mutual friends rate my arguments out of ten. Am I losing my mind? Like, how does an entire room of adults sit there on a Friday night and turn someone's heartbreak into local spectator sport?

Deep breath: No, you haven't lost your mind, but your entire friend group has clearly misplaced theirs. That isn’t harmless banter; that is a digital pillory with a laugh track. Small towns breed weird boredom, but turning someone’s private grief into weekend content is downright grotesque. Your ex is using a live audience as a crutch for their bruised ego, and your mutual friends are treating your actual feelings like cheap reality TV because their own lives lack substance. Do not join the channel to defend yourself. Do not give them a season finale. You do not owe an explanation to spectators who munch popcorn while your heart is on the operating table. Right-click, leave the server, and block the ringleader. If any of those "judges" text you asking why you’re being dramatic, give them one dry sentence: "I’m an adult with self-respect, not your weekly entertainment." You didn't just outgrow an ex here; you accidentally identified the entire town dump. Time to find a lobby with actual humans in it.