Byron Katie’s 4 questions can dismantle even the most painful beliefs:
1. Is it true?
2. Can you absolutely know it's true?
3. How do you react when you believe that thought?
4. Who would you be without that thought?
The four questions work because they:
• Interrupt automatic thought patterns
• Create distance between you and your thoughts
• Engage the prefrontal cortex rather than the limbic system
• Activate neural networks associated with insight and clarity