There’s a new kind of addiction quietly shaping modern life—one that doesn’t come in a bottle or a pill, but through heartbreak, validation, and the endless scroll for connection. The viral story of a woman crying in her wedding dress after discovering her husband’s infidelity isn’t just about betrayal—it’s about how pain can become performance, and how social media turns trauma into currency. This piece explores the psychology behind it—and what healing really looks like.

When marketed as an unscripted mirror of our lives, reality television  often fails to deliver that promise. Behind the glossy edits and...