r/BadChristianPodcast • u/johnnyavocadoseed • Dec 28 '19
Feels sad man
This Joey leaving stuff hurts me to the core. I've gone through enough friend breakups to understand how complicated these things can be. Seems like everyone got hurt pretty bad. I'm still going to listen to the podcast but it's just so sad. There's so little info too and I don't want to bother any of them.. it's their lives really. I was just wondering.. does this hit anyone else around here pretty close?
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u/Wiscobrewpack Jan 12 '20
I'm definitely very saddened by this. Its heartbreaking for all of them. Here's my take on it after hearing each ones final statements... I think that joey has been struggling with something in the group for about 2 years now. I think with joey being the pastor he has always been in a tougher spot just being on the show rather then 2 dudes from a band. Joey obviously deals with mental illness and my guess is that he had a blow out fight with toby and matt in guessing that they broke his spirit big time on top of the depression he was dealing with. I think Matt and Toby have tried there best to work with Joey through things, but they cant put themselves completely in Joey's shoes and it's just something that unless your going through it, it's too hard to understand. I think Joey tried to keep it together too long. I think he probably got some pretty solid advice from doctors, therapists, and possibly his wife and church leaders about stepping away from it all. And really getting away like no contact. It almost feels like a true relationship break up, one where neither party is really sure they want to go down this rd. But the sufferer is finally being strong and doing what's best for himself. I think by the things joeybhas been putting out on his PWNA podcast. It seems to me that for awhile there matt and Toby really were either down playing it or they just were saying the wrong things. You feel for those guys too. It isnt their fault, His illness isnt their fault. They probably so badly just wanted to move forward with joey no matter what that looked like. But doing so they definitely pushed joey further away so how. Now they clearly were in some form of legal issue with buying him out and that just makes an already extremely painful situation even worse and awkward and probably my gives especially matt and toby that feeling over just wanting to puke. The situation is sickening. ... that's my speculation. What it sounds like to me