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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat TteokbokkiSeries

This series delves into the complexities of mental health, specifically exploring the struggles of depression and anxiety. It follows a young woman's journey as she navigates understanding her emotions and learning to live with them, all while maintaining a facade of normalcy. Through candid dialogues and personal reflections, the series examines how internal battles manifest in everyday life, offering a tender yet insightful look at the fragility of the human psyche. It's a narrative about seeking self-awareness and finding solace even in the most unexpected moments.

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: further conversations with my psychiatrist. Sequel to the Sunday Times and International bestselling Korean therapy memoir
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

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    I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki

    • 208 pages
    • 8 hours of reading
    3.3(8011)Add rating

    THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLERTRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR'Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside.' RedPSYCHIATRIST: So how can I help you? ME: I don't know, I'm - what's the word - depressed? Do I have to go into detail? Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her - what to call it? - depression? She feels persistently low, anxious, endlessly self-doubting, but also highly judgemental of others. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends; adept at performing the calmness, even ease, her lifestyle demands. The effort is exhausting, overwhelming, and keeps her from forming deep relationships. This can't be normal. But if she's so hopeless, why can she always summon a desire for her favourite street food, the hot, spicy rice cake, tteokbokki? Is this just what life is like? Recording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a 12-week period, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions and harmful behaviours that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki is a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness.

    I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
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    I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: further conversations with my psychiatrist. Sequel to the Sunday Times and International bestselling Korean therapy memoir

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading
    3.7(161)Add rating

    The sequel to the Sunday Times and international-bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize-shortlisted Anton Hur When Baek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist, her hope was to create a reference for herself. She never imagined she would reach so many people, especially young people, with her reflections. I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki became a runaway bestseller in South Korea, Indonesia, and the U.S., and reached a community of readers who appreciated depression and anxiety being discussed with such intimacy. Baek's struggle with dysthymia continues in I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki. And healing is a difficult process; the inner conflict she experiences in treatment becomes more complex, more challenging. With this second book, Baek Sehee reaches out to hold the hands of all those for whom grappling with everyday despair is part of a lifelong project, part of the journey.

    I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: further conversations with my psychiatrist. Sequel to the Sunday Times and International bestselling Korean therapy memoir