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The photograph is of Byron Katie, the founder of The Work.

What is the work and how can it help you? Essentially The Work gets you to think in a different way. The work gets you to see how your normal thinking is wrong. I like the quote from Byron Katie, “A thought is harmless unless we believe it. Its not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering,” because I can see how true it is. We can think something negative, everyone does it from time to time, but when we become attached to the thought, and start acting upon it that is when problems start to occur.

I came across The Work when I was trying to find ways to beat social anxiety, but there are many other things that the work can help with. What are they? Doing the work can help in resolving anger issues, coping with depression, improving relationships, decreasing stress, clearing the mind and bring clarity, and bringing more peace and energy.

So what is The Work?

The Work is an inquiry, a process to take you through a thought and to make you self analyze why it is wrong, or why you think the way you do, and how you can change. 

How to do The Work:

-Find which worksheet is best for you and your situation
-Next ask the four questions
-Finally, turn the thought around.

Depending on what you are working on, there are different worksheets you can fill out.

The different worksheets that there are (which can be downloaded from the site)
1. Judge Your Neighbor
2. Judge Your Body
3. One Belief At A Time

The Judge your neighbor worksheet is to work through feelings like anger, confusion, disappointment (etc) with other people in your life. If you need to resolve issues with someone else the judge your neighbor worksheet could help a lot.

The Judge your body worksheet is for issues that have to do with your own body, your physical appearance, health, weight, height, and so on. In this worksheet you answer questions about how you view your body and what you would like it to be, or do for you.