It’s very difficult to move past being a cog in the narcissistic abuse machine. They prey on people who are caring and who will fight for them. I’d say his recovery is slightly (SLIGHTLY) slower than normal. It’s the fact it was public and she’s so awful and all-consuming. That was no relationship. That was a PR move for Colleen.mysterychild36 wrote:I'm conflicted about this. As someone who was never a fan of either Colleen or Josh and finds them both annoying as hell, I think they're both to blame here.
On the one hand, Colleen should do the decent human thing to do and tell her stupid fans sending these 'kill yourself' messages to Josh to stop. Like an earlier poster said, she could make it clear that she's not okay with such hateful messages being sent to her ex. But then again Colleen seems like a garbage human being and a narcissist, so I can't see that happening unless there's something in it for her.
Josh is clearly mentally unwell, but I do sideye his decision to post these MONETIZED videos, especially given the timing in that Colleen is about to go on Broadway. He's made no secret of the fact that he wants to be on stage and now these opportunities were 'taken' from him, so that just seems shady that he's saying he'll spill the tea, knowing that will distract her from her work.
And yes, it must be awful to get these horrible, nasty messages from people every day, but I've noticed for a while now that Josh is not as passive as he thinks he is. He fuels the flames and feeds the drama. Of course he doesn't deserve being told to kill himself (and I seriously hope he gets more therapy as it is horrible dealing with depression) but he has a history of shading Colleen, ranting, then going to ground when shit gets too intense. Just watch this video:
And again, not justifying the trolling, but the reality is that Colleen has moved on with her life, the divorce happened years ago, and it just seems like harrassment to keep bringing her up and hinting about her. I know what people have said about feeling sorry for Josh if Colleen really did cheat on him with Erik, and I'm not saying cheating is okay, but HE HAS TO MOVE ON. She doesn't owe it to him to console him. She has a right to live her life without her ex-husband continuing to try to get her attention. If that happened to me I'd get a restraining order.
And I don't know what Josh hopes to achieve with these videos. He'll get some sympathy from some people, but it's not going to stop all the trolls (who I suspect given Colleen's fan base are mostly kids). It's not going to change how Colleen sees him. He's not going to get the validation he needs. He gets lots of loving comments on his Twitter and YouTube, and he keeps saying how happy he is with Pamela, so i suspect the missing piece is Colleen's validation (woah i just got deep). Which judging by her latest Twitter posts about how much she loves her little family and she feels like her heart will burst when she looks at Flynn, she is not only not paying Josh any attention but is probably stirring the pot even more.
The video I want to see most of all is from Pamela! I can't imagine how she feels watching all this old drama get rehashed again and again.
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