The Myth Of Me: Escaping A Life Not Lived

Author : Darshan Jogi

The Myth of Me: Escaping a Life Not Lived by Darshan Jogi is a deeply introspective and poetic manifesto for those silently aching under the weight of societal expectations and internalized narratives. It is not a guidebook, but a confession- a soulful rebellion against the myths we inherit and perform: the myth of success, control, validation, love, identity, and more. Jogi strips these illusions bare, exposing the silent suffering of living a life shaped more by fear and approval than by truth.

Drawing from the wisdom of philosophers like Dostoevsky, Camus, Krishnamurti, Carl Jung, Marcus Aurelius and more, the book explores the quiet collapse of a self built on borrowed meaning. It reflects on the fatigue of pretending, the hollowness of applause, and the longing to reclaim a raw, unfiltered existence.

Through lyrical prose and honest storytelling, Jogi speaks to the part of us that always knew something didn’t add up- the quiet self we silenced to survive. This book doesn’t promise clarity or perfection, but presence. It invites us to burn the scripts, question everything, and meet the version of ourselves that existed before the world told us who we should be.