--- title: "19 Stressful Quotes By Byron Katie" description: "19 Stressful quotes by Byron Katie. Plus more from Byron Katie and more Stressful sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/byron-katie-553_funny_there-are-no-new-stressful-thoughts-they_385963.png" --- > [There are no new stressful thoughts. They're all recycled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/there-are-no-new-stressful-thoughts-they-re-all-recycled/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/byron-katie-553_funny_there-are-no-new-stressful-thoughts-they_385963.png) > [Questioning our stressful thoughts, we come to see they're not true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/questioning-our-stressful-thoughts-we-come-to-see-they-re-not-true/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/byron-katie-553_questioning_questioning-our-stressful-thoughts-we-co_1634942.png) > [Put your stressful thoughts on paper, question them, and have a great life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/put-your-stressful-thoughts-on-paper-question-them-and-have-a-great/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/byron-katie-553_great-life_put-your-stressful-thoughts-on-paper-que_647258.png) > [Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/until-we-question-our-stressful-thoughts-we-remain-victims-of-the/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/byron-katie-553_inspirational_until-we-question-our-stressful-thoughts_2556650.png) > [It's our nature to be free, and until we're stuck in a stressful belief system, we're pretty happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-our-nature-to-be-free-and-until-we-re-stuck-in-a-stressful/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/byron-katie-553_belief_it-s-our-nature-to-be-free-and-until-we_1029735.png) > [Every (stressful thought) is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn't be happening. I shouldn't be having this experience. God is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/every-stressful-thought-is-a-variation-on-a-single-theme-this-shouldn/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/826/byron-katie-553_fairs_every-stressful-thought-is-a-variation-o_2566053.jpg) > [When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/when-you-realize-that-every-stressful-moment-you-experience-is-a-gift/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63a/byron-katie-553_freedom_when-you-realize-that-every-stressful-mo_1581256.png) > [Any stressful thought that you have about the planet, for example, shows you where you are stuck, where your energy is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/any-stressful-thought-that-you-have-about-the-planet-for-example/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/byron-katie-553_conditions_any-stressful-thought-that-you-have-abou_364817.jpg) > [I have never experienced a stressful feeling that wasn't caused by attaching to an untrue thought. Behind every uncomfortable feeling, there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-have-never-experienced-a-stressful-feeling-that-wasn-t-caused-by/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/byron-katie-553_behinds_i-have-never-experienced-a-stressful-fee_910480.png) > [Rather than understand the original cause-a thought-we try to change the stressful feelings by looking outside ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/rather-than-understand-the-original-cause-a-thought-we-try-to-change/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/byron-katie-553_causes_rather-than-understand-the-original-caus_1536893.png) > [If our stressful thoughts aren't true, what does that leave? It leaves, "I am loveable" - the very thing I could never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/if-our-stressful-thoughts-aren-t-true-what-does-that-leave-it-leaves/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/byron-katie-553_believe_if-our-stressful-thoughts-aren-t-true-wh_923343.png) > [It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-is-easy-to-be-swept-away-by-some-overwhelming-feeling-so-it-s/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/byron-katie-553_alarm-clock_it-is-easy-to-be-swept-away-by-some-over_353449.png) > [One morning, in February 1986, out of nowhere, I experienced a realization. In an instant, I discovered that when I believed my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/one-morning-in-february-1986-out-of-nowhere-i-experienced-a/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd7/byron-katie-553_february_one-morning-in-february-1986-out-of-nowh_2109580.png) > [Hurt feelings or discomfort of any kind cannot be cause by another person. No one outside me can hurt me. That’s not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/hurt-feelings-or-discomfort-of-any-kind-cannot-be-cause-by-another/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0f/byron-katie-553_believe_hurt-feelings-or-discomfort-of-any-kind_2135336.jpg) > [Depression, pain, and fear are gifts that say, "Sweetheart, take a look at your thinking in this moment. You're living in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/depression-pain-and-fear-are-gifts-that-say-sweetheart-take-a-look-at/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/byron-katie-553_believe_depression-pain-and-fear-are-gifts-that_2743192.jpg) > [So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/so-how-do-you-get-back-to-heaven-to-begin-with-just-notice-the/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/byron-katie-553_awakening_so-how-do-you-get-back-to-heaven-to-begi_2043472.jpg) > [They say, "Katie, you're wrong." And if I say, "How dare you say that? I have studied and studied." Or, "I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/they-say-katie-you-re-wrong-and-if-i-say-how-dare-you-say-that-i-have/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/byron-katie-553_areas_they-say-katie-you-re-wrong-and-if-i-say_203037.png) > [If your beliefs are stressful and you question them, you come to see that they aren't true - whereas prior to questioning,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/if-your-beliefs-are-stressful-and-you-question-them-you-come-to-see/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/byron-katie-553_alienation_if-your-beliefs-are-stressful-and-you-qu_849921.png) > [I have discovered that in every language and every country I have visited, there are no new stories. They're all recycled. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-have-discovered-that-in-every-language-and-every-country-i-have/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/byron-katie-553_arise_i-have-discovered-that-in-every-language_2280407.jpg) ## More by Byron Katie > [The moment it begins to question itself, the mind becomes so clear that it starts working with itself rather than with the body's identification.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/the-moment-it-begins-to-question-itself-the-mind-becomes-so-clear/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [People don't need sudden revelations. They get what they need when they need it, thought by thought by thought. It's a constant thing when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/people-don-t-need-sudden-revelations-they-get-what-they-need-when/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Your parents are your projection-nothing more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-parents-are-your-projection-nothing-more/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/when-a-thought-hurts-that-s-the-signal-that-it-isn-t-true/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Since the past is unreal and the future is unreal, all your thoughts are about nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/since-the-past-is-unreal-and-the-future-is-unreal-all-your-thoughts/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I used to sleep on the floor next to the bed, because I believed that I didn't even deserve a bed to sleep in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-used-to-sleep-on-the-floor-next-to-the-bed-because-i-believed-that/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can never make yourself believe that you're loveable, however hard you try, because when the chips are down what you really believe rises…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-never-make-yourself-believe-that-you-re-loveable-however-hard/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Your story is your identity, and you’d do almost anything to prove that it’s true. Inquiry into self is the only thing that has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/your-story-is-your-identity-and-you-d-do-almost-anything-to-prove/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-not-what-happens-in-life-that-bothers-us-it-s-what-we-re/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Love asks for nothing. Only personalities want something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/love-asks-for-nothing-only-personalities-want-something/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [I love what I think, and I'm never tempted to believe it. Thoughts are like the wind or the leaves on the trees or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/i-love-what-i-think-and-i-m-never-tempted-to-believe-it-thoughts-are/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [Reality doesn't wait for your opinion, vote, or permission, sweetheart. It just keeps being what it is and doing what it does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-your-opinion-vote-or-permission-sweetheart/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [As long as we believe our thoughts, there will always be war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/as-long-as-we-believe-our-thoughts-there-will-always-be-war/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [“Reality doesn’t wait for our agreement or approval. It is what it is. You can count on it. Gary:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/reality-doesn-t-wait-for-our-agreement-or-approval-it-is-what-it-is/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [You can't drop concepts. You can only shine a little flashlight on them as you do inquiry, an you see that what you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/you-can-t-drop-concepts-you-can-only-shine-a-little-flashlight-on/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stressful/byron-katie/#itemlist", "name": "19 Stressful Quotes By Byron Katie", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are no new stressful thoughts. 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