# @un_filtered_wisdom on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUFB4UeAQM7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59739198-un-filtered-wisdom-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/964db6f144.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-29T02:55:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rhaab Grien (@un_filtered_wisdom) — https://gondola.cc/un_filtered_wisdom

## Caption

One thing you’ve got to understand, if someone is actually ashamed of something and you ask them about it, the first thing they’re going to do is try to project that shame onto you.

They’ll say things like: “You’re not a real man for asking that.” “You’re insecure.” That one’s their favourite.

Because if they can make you feel small for asking the question, they don’t have to face the truth behind the answer.

But here’s the reality…

If they weren’t insecure, they would just answer it.

If you ask somebody what they ate for dinner last night, they’ll say: “I had three chicken tacos and a salad.” No flinching. No drama. No defensiveness.

Because there’s no shame in it.

But ask them something sensitive… Something that hits a sore spot… Something they don’t want to be exposed…

And suddenly YOU become the problem. Suddenly the conversation becomes about YOUR “insecurity.”

That’s not confidence. That’s evasion.

People who are at peace with the truth don’t need to attack you for asking about it.

And when someone says “you’re insecure for asking,” what they’re really saying is: “I’m not proud of the answer, and I don’t want you to see who I really am.”

Pay attention.

Because the truth doesn’t need aggression to defend it. Only lies do.

#UnfilteredWisdom #EmotionalIntelligence #Gaslighting #Manipulation #Boundaries SelfRespect RelationshipTruth Accountability MindsetShift RedFlags TraumaHealing TruthOverComfort

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## Tags

gaslighting, unfilteredwisdom, emotionalintelligence, boundaries, manipulation

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