No other way to say it
Sometimes we tend to sugarcoat things to make others feel better and to avoid hurting their feelings. However, the truth is the truth. It's not always pretty, soft, subtle, sympathetic, or compassionate-it is what it is. When you refuse to accept the truth about yourself, you remain in a state of denial. Moreover, you'll expect everyone you come in closeness with to tell you the only the truth you want to hear, and after a while, you never want to be friends with anyone who doesn't believe in your truth.