olympic discipline of heart spilling

i wanted to rant about something, but am not sure what got me started on this. must be my old age :). what i do remember however, is the point i wanted to make. i seem to have an issue with putting your life, your emotions on display, to an as large crowd as possible. i simply cannot understand this ‘doing the laundry in public’.
there is a tv show running here, hosted by a guy who graduated psychology (i think), discussing people’s problems on tv. i do not have the nerves to watch, so i can’t give you any more details. what makes it worse than your average “my neighbour stole my salad from the gargen” talk show is the fact that this guy actually studied to help people with issues in thei lives. that is they come and pour their hearts out, and he tries to make them find a way out. in private. and he has something like professional confidentiality to observe - that is not going to the superstore and chatting to the cashier about someone’s troubles. but no. this one does it on national television. and people actually go to the show and stick their insides out in front of the camera for a nation to see, if they care to watch (and they do).
is it me being behind times and changes, or is this totally wacko??? all of a sudden tom cruise and the penible show he put on on oprah, making a total fool of himself, doesn’t seem that out of place anymore, not for someone called thomas cruise mapother IV, anyway… crazy times we live in, i tell you.