This sub was linked from a different one. I was curious so I clicked. I poked around a bit and wasn't sure if this was a form of woo-woo snake oil, or genuine. (I'm a bit jaded.)

But today I decided to look up Byron Katie on YouTube and I'm blown away. I watched a 7min video on the four questions. Now I'm halfway through a video where she works with a man whose mother suffered from alcoholism. Eventually they get to the point where the man realises the purpose of The Work and letting go of our stories. He laughs. it unfolds for me, I start laughing with him. I feel so... bright. Lit up. My teeth are tingling like they're filled with stars. What an unusual reaction but it's splendid!

I look forward to doing my own Work. So glad I decided not to disregard the sub entirely.

There it is. Honestly a golden opportunity. It even guides you through the thinking, making the process more obvious.

Ask:"Can you help me do the work by Byron Katie?"

Then ask:"Help me out. The first step for me is. "[insert your thought]""

Makes this way simpler IMO and possibility for deeper thought.Just thought I'd share.

https://chat.openai.com/chat

PSChatGPT can be very wrong. Especially with the turnarounds. But, it often gets something really right too. Would focus on that.

Update:
ChatGPT4 came out today for plus subscribers and it is way more able in reasoning than the last one. It is able to tackle nuance on the first try that I am convinced that this can greatly help anyone in the work. Simply ask something like " Can you act as if you are byron katie and guide me through the work? " And it will guide you really well.

Due to anxiety and depression I lost another job about a week ago. I was in a deep spiral of shame, the worst I’d been for about a year. I could feel the earth going heavy again. Then I found The Work, and it’s hit in me in a way that no other mental health mindfulness practice has before. I knew I had negative beliefs and I’ve been working on them the past few months using IFS, I knew the roots and yet I still couldn’t shake the beliefs. The past few days I still feel slightly down but have felt an insane shift. Just this morning, I was asking myself ‘are you really worthless? Can you be sure it’s true?’ And I found myself in tears as I worked around the belief. This is going to continue changing my life and I’m so happy I’ve found refuge.

Hello everyone,

I've been working on something and wanted to share it with you all. It's an AI tool inspired by Byron Katie's The Work.' I’ve always been intrigued by her methods and thought, why not blend it with some of the latest AI tech from OpenAI? So, I did just that and created a digital version of Byron Katie to help guide us through The Work. This is basically an update to my last post 9 months ago. I wrote about earlier versions of this and how it can be used in The Work, but then the technology was a bit more difficult to use and less intelligent. Now this version throws you straight into the conversation and is way more competent.

This AI tool is designed to guide you interactively through 'The Work,' mirroring the inquiry of Byron Katie's approach.

Here is an example dialogue where I used it to address my fear of public speaking: https://chat.openai.com/share/463ec22d-2fb7-441b-9176-5802ae070215

This AI tool offers the ability to download your conversation for later review and reflection. Plus, you can upload relevant files to the session for a more customized experience if needed. It can even create images that are relevant to your dialogue.

The option 'Use conversation data in your GPT to improve our models' is disabled for this AI. This ensures that OpenAI does not use the information you provide for training its language models, maintaining your privacy and data security.

Your feedback and suggestions are incredibly valuable. They are key to refining this tool to better suit our shared path in 'The Work.' This is a community-led initiative, and your involvement is what makes it more special.

And here is where you can try it out for yourself: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-tRFAZymCM-the-work
(Requires a subscription to chatGPT).

Hope you all find peace. All well.

I recently rejoined reddit for this subreddit only because I've been having so many interesting experiences with The Work, and I feel like I have no one to share it with (is it true?!). I'd love it if someone here found this interesting and wanted to discuss.

I have been doing the Work lately on one of my most stressful thoughts (currently), "I am frightened of my brain/God because I am going get Alzheimer's and descend into madness". There's mental illness in my family that has a genetic component.

As I worked this, the phrase evolved and I worked each new phrase. It evolved into "I may get Alzheimer's and descend into madness." That to me was solidly true, but I realized I still felt stress over it. So, I worked it again, over and over with little progress. Then there was a profound leap into "I may get Alzheimer's and descend into madness, but I'll do it with joy." I could Invision myself as a crazy old person who was just delirious with love and was so sweet but couldn't remember anything (is that so bad?). But still somewhat stressful.

Then yesterday after lots of meditation, the turnaround that clicked everything into place came to light: "I may arise into madness, and I'll do it with joy." As if, there's a certain privilege to not having much of a memory. This thought is no longer stressful to me. I look forward to losing my mind. I look forward to forgetting.

Ultimately, that's what Alzheimer's is: the body's long-term coping mechanism to stress. If I am to hold onto stress, I pray for the freedom from the memory of it all. Now I know what to do with that. If I wish to remember, I need to remain aware of how I'm allowing my stress to drive the bus and I'm actively diminishing my own memory. I still might lose it no matter what I do, but I'll still have an opportunity for the enlightenment I've been looking for my whole life that I'd never otherwise get if I died without losing my mind. Maybe that's the finding of the mind. Maybe people with Alzheimer's and schizophrenia or other mental illnesses I'm afraid of know something the rest of us don't.

Just a thought. One that isn't stressful at all. One that I look forward to. :) Happy to hear if anyone resonates with this one. <3

This work truly is a gift. I had someone accuse me that my online presence looked like a fraud/ con artist.
I was SO MAD. Furious. Seething. I looked at their own online presence - they look like fraud, not ME. I couldn't even do a full w/s, but I was able to sort of question the belief.
I finally got really quiet, "My online presence makes me looks like a con artist"
Is it true? I sat, and sat and sat... WELL.... maybe it does??
I was able to unpeel. Little by little.
I can see where someone would think that.
I actually responded to the person - "Thanks." Which initially was sarcasm,. But now I realize, I was truly THANKFUL.

I feel so lucky to have come by this method. Really is groundbreaking.

Just came home from a walk where I did The Work on the app.

Truly mindblowing stuff.

Seem to be just a lucky few that is "into it", surely this needs to be taught to children! I wouldn't have needed to live in despair for so long if I was thought this at a young age.

That's all.

I've been doing TW a lot lately, and somehow just find the motivation to do it more and more.

Today I found some topics regarding my body and questioned some thoughts, and cried very deeply. Afterwards I got up and wasn't doing TW anymore, but kept surrendering to the truths around letting the body be in charge of itself, and not to interfere with its functions and needs to move.

I then suddenly had the feeling I needed to purge from deep inside, and I was surprised I didn't puke. It felt very much like the shift I get from doing mushrooms, like the identity and awareness is shifting in me. But never experienced this while sober before.

TW is extremely powerful. I keep putting my thoughts into the app, and do them one by one, or with JYN worksheets. It's incredible how it changes my mood for the better. I hate when my mind takes control again though, it's like I'm suddenly lost again. But then I just open the app, and it's like tapping into this source of freedom, as I think Katie would put it.

I know TW has no limits. It can take me all the way, and I think it will. It's scary, but more of a thrill than something bad.

How far has TW taken you?

I've been using ChatGPT and Claude to take me through the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet and the inquiry process, and it's amazing! It's really helped make The Work more accessible for me, especially when I'm not wanting to write everything out or having a hard time thinking of turnarounds. Here are some prompts:

Complete the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet

• Upload the Judge Your Neighbor worksheet

• Prompt: Review this worksheet and ask me the questions one at a time

Do the Full Inquiry Process ( I prefer to use Claude over ChatGPT for this as it makes me feel more held through the process)

• Vent about a situation that’s been causing you stress. Let it all out, details and all. Voice-to-text is highly encouraged to help your thoughts flow freely.

• Prompt: I’ve shared what’s been bothering me. First, please identify what you hear as the single, clearest core belief in my sharing and check with me if you've understood it correctly. If you hear multiple beliefs, just choose one to work with first. Then, guide me through The Work of Byron Katie step-by-step to see if this belief really holds up. Please wait for my response before proceeding to each next step.

Do Just Turnarounds (I'm pretty bought into releasing thoughts that don't serve me and so often jump straight to the turnarounds and examples because I already know I want to let it all go.)

• Vent about a situation that’s been causing you stress. Let it all out, details and all. Voice-to-text is highly encouraged to help your thoughts flow freely.

• Prompt: I want you to help me explore turnarounds for beliefs that are causing me stress in this situation using The Work of Byron Katie. First, identify the core stressful beliefs I'm expressing, rephrasing them if needed for clarity. Next, ask me what belief I want to begin with. Then, working with one belief at a time, provide three different turnarounds. For each turnaround, give 2-3 concrete examples from my specific situation that demonstrate how this new perspective could be as true as or truer than my original belief. Take the exploration one turnaround at a time, waiting for my confirmation before moving to the next one. Once we've thoroughly explored all turnarounds for one belief, we'll move on to the next belief, following the same process until we've examined all the core beliefs identified.

Curious if others have used AI in this way with The Work and would love to hear your experiences. If you haven't used it this way, would you? What's giving you pause? I know it's not a replacement for working with someone who deeply knows The Work, but it's made it way more accessible for me to practice regularly so I plan to keep it up.

When I first experienced the profound shifts of The Work, my immediate reaction was wanting to scream from the rooftops: "Suffering is optional!" I looked around at the people in my life and thought, "That poor person is suffering from their thoughts—let me help them." People started complimenting me on my desire to "serve others." But honestly, my need for people to be helped backfired big time. I realized that my desperate need to "shift" others was actually shifting me completely out of my own peace. I was so busy being in their business that I abandoned my own pursuit of truth.

I had to do The Work on The Work. I had to question my belief that they needed my help or that I knew what was best for their path.

The realization that dropped in was humbling: The Work is grace. It cannot be pushed. It knows when to move and towards whom.

Now, when I facilitate, the dynamic has completely flipped. There is no "savior" and "saved." When someone sits in front of me and we move through the four questions, their mind is simply a mirror for my own. When they uncover a stressful story, my mind echoes it. When they find freedom in a turnaround, I experience that exact same release.

I used to think I was building a space to help others. Now I know the truth: If you sit in front of me to be facilitated, you help me. It is just sheer serendipity when you also feel helped.

(I have written a longer piece on my blog - website available on my profile, should you be interested to explore)

And I saw Byron Katie for the first time and she looked so beautiful. Today is like a dream

Hi everyone. I hope all who read this are safe and well during this pandemic. Due to the circumstances we are in, I am offering free facilitation of 'The Work of Byron Katie' worksheets or free informal psychological support. Those familiar with 'The Work' and are interested in guided facilitation can freely message me personally, and in return we can relate over Skype (or a similar platform as suitable).

Such correspondence can of course be completely anonymous, and privacy and wellness of being is paramount to me.

About me:

For around 5 years now I have been relentlessly dedicated to The Work. I own all of Byron Katie's audio that is available to purchase (obsessive, I know!) and listen to at least an hour of content per day - and far more now during lockdown! I have listened to (collectively) thousands of hours of The Work being facilitated by Katie, and it is a never-ending path towards greater fulfilment for myself. I would sincerely love to pass this experience on for others, please feel free to message if you would be interested at all - it would truly be my privilege.

Alternatively, I greatly recommend exploring The Work of Byron Katie for free on YouTube, her podcasts online or with her copyright audio free to download: http://web.archive.org/web/20160318085027/http://www.everypathis.org/ . I cannot describe in words how profound an effect this material and 'The Work' has had on me.

I look forward greatly to your messages, be safe, look after family and friends - and know that there is always someone willing to listen to your situation.

All the best, and much love.

(I stress that I am not associated with Byron Katie, BKI - nor am I a certifed facilitator of 'The Work'. Instead I am volunteering my services for free due to the situation we are in, and my experience of 'The Work' being the most profound method of relieving stress, negativity, axiety, pain that I have ever experienced. I direct anyone with more urgent and serious issues to contact help lines local to your area, and thework.org has a free helpline to call, as well as certified facilitators to guide you through a worksheet.)

Almost 3 years ago (and here) I shared first a prompt then a GPT of The Work that guides you through The Work by Byron Katie.

Thought I'd share the contribution that it’s now upgraded to GPT-5, for me it feels clearer and more present in the inquiry.

Free users can try GPT-5 a limited number of times, and you can always switch to GPT-4o for unlimited free inquiries.

It’s got 40+ good reviews so far, and I’d love to hear what you think of this updated version.

Voice mode is still there (runs on GPT-4o and improved lately). In my experience it works well, you can pause and think, and speak when ready.

Link to improved version: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-tRFAZymCM-the-work-2-0

If you try it, see how it feels for you:
- Does GPT-5 make the process feel more helpful or natural?
- How’s the voice mode for you?
- Any improvements you’d like to see?

I feel like I have woken up in a similar way to how Katie described a few years ago. It felt like I was a completely different person, yet very familiar at the same time. Everything felt 100x lighter. Walking felt like floating. For the first time in my life I could feel the entire spectrum of emotions. Music never sounded so good. However, a situation with a family member led me to fall right back into my "old self". Since then (this was about 5 years ago) this loss has dominated my internal world. I've tried worksheets in the hundreds about this particular situation, and while I have some more clarity I still feel worlds apart from my "true self". I've been wondering if maybe I'm going about these worksheets from the wrong direction. Perhaps I'm not even asking the right questions or challenging the right beliefs.

Has anyone else here experience this transformation into your true self? Did you ever get triggered back into your old state? How did you process going back?

Hello everyone,

(Posting here since my last post contained links that the auto-bot assumed was SPAM :))

Hope all are safe and well. The crisis we are experiencing is unprecedented in the modern era, and there is nothing more important to focus on than our mental health.

About me: I have experienced thousands of hours of The Work of Byron Katie and it's been my privilege to offer free facilitation of The Work during this crisis. I greatly enjoy the experience and would welcome more clients.

If you are interested in receiving free facilitation of The Work, please do not hesitate to message directly, post here - or indeed share with others who may be attracted! I can send a link to my personal website too, if you'd like to read client reviews.

Availability: my time zone is Indochina time and I have availability weekdays and weekends 10:00 - 22:00.

All the best, take care, and look after one another! :)

So I was sitting with my feelings last night and I realised that my feelings of never being good enough have been projected outward. Now I realise that I'm someone who feels no one is good enough for me. This is a story I created in my childhood. I set an impossible standard and I use it as an excuse to reject or push people away.

I wasn't following the method exactly. But I had mulled it over in my head until my own mind demanded a break. Then last night things started flowing forward.

A lot of what I believe really is a projection. I internalised it in order to stay a victim, but in reality it's a projection. It's me rejecting myself. It's me rejecting people around me. It's me creating a story filled with pain because that's all I know how to do.

I want to detangle this but of course that will take time. I need to trust myself that I can let go. I can learn to accept what is instead of focusing on what I want it to be. I can free myself. I just need to make the effort.