There’s a phrase people love to use today:
“I’m just speaking my truth.”
But here’s the problem — whenever someone starts with “my truth,” what follows is almost never truth. It’s a personal story wrapped in emotional bubble wrap, designed to avoid challenge or accountability.
In practice, “my truth” usually means “my lie — but I want you to treat it like fact.”
Truth doesn’t need a pronoun
Real truth stands on its own. It doesn’t need:
qualifiers
disclaimers
emotional padding
When someone says, “Here’s the truth,” they’re grounding themselves in reality.
When someone says, “Here’s my truth,” they’re grounding themselves in emotion.
The twist: what if someone starts with “my lie”?
This is where the whole thing collapses under its own weight.
If someone says:
“Let me tell you my lie…”
Are they actually being more honest than the person saying “my truth”?
At least “my lie” admits:
this is my perspective
this is my story
this is not objective reality
Ironically, “my lie” might be closer to truth than “my truth.”
Because one is transparent. The other is manipulative.
Why people hide behind “my truth”
It’s a shield — a way to:
avoid being wrong
avoid being challenged
avoid responsibility
elevate feelings above facts
It’s a linguistic force field: “You can’t question me, because this is my truth.”
But reality doesn’t bend just because someone wants it to.
The consequence
When everyone has “their truth,” nobody has the truth.
And when nobody has the truth, people stop thinking. They start living inside whatever story feels good instead of the reality that would actually help them grow.
The alternative
You don’t need “my truth.” You don’t need “my lie.” You need truth — the real kind.
Truth is uncomfortable, but it’s the only thing you can build anything on:
Everything you’ve built came from dealing with truth, not protecting feelings.
Final line
The world doesn’t need more personalized truths. It needs more people willing to face reality without flinching.
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