#136: My Schizophrenic Mother • The Work of Byron Katie®

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🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Victoria, my guest this week, is stressed out by her schizophrenic mother, who demands money from her, lies about her to the neighbors, and doesn't clean her apartment. Victoria is new to The Work, but her mind is so open that she's able to inquire deeply. Join me and Victoria as she finds some clarity about her mother. Together, let’s do The Work!

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. Welcome to the work. My guest today is Victoria. her mother's schizophrenic, and she describes for us time on the telephone
0:19.6	with his schizophrenic mother of hers who lies to her neighbors about her after all she's done for
0:26.0	her mother. I hope you enjoy this it's a good one right up there with my top faves. Ready? Let's do the work with
0:35.2	Victoria. Victoria you have a question.
0:41.1	Hi, I, Maria?
0:44.8	Happy to be here.
0:45.8	This is my first time.
0:47.4	I'm new to the work.
0:49.1	Oh my goodness.
0:51.1	Never done the work before, but I can feel just so much love coming through your eyes just when I look at you.
0:59.0	Oh my gosh, you know, it's the absence of suffering.
1:03.7	The absence of suffering.
1:06.2	I'm open to suffering, but right now this is the absence of suffering.
1:10.0	I love that.
1:11.6	I love the absence of suffering. I have both. I did complete the work sheet but I also have a question.
1:22.0	So, with you... also have a question. So we do, as far as I understand, we do the work sheet about other people and we turn it towards ourselves.
1:32.0	But what do I do when I'm already unhappy with myself, when I already feel guilty
1:39.2	and don't like myself or something that I'm doing even in this situation.
1:44.7	Well, I identify what I am thinking about the people in the world and situations in the world.
2:01.0	I identify what I'm thinking about you and them and he and her.
2:07.0	Identify what I'm thinking about those people and I move it to paper and there are my thoughts.
2:37.0	So I am doing the work on myself. Those are my thoughts that is the cause of my suffering what I think about him, her, them, and life. So that's why I invite people, don't judge yourself, you know know the ego wants to take that shortcut but if you
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