I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: The cult hit everyone is talking about

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A whole group of essays concludes the book, and this is the best material -- personal, honest, beautiful. I’ve had my fair share of these conversations myself, but I think that I wasn’t triggered by it—but someone else definitely would. The poetry (more accurately described as italicized notes-to-self with line breaks) remains strewn liberally through the pages, often summarizing the takeaway or the emotional impact of the events described: "I was / and still am / an exceptionally / easy target.She worries constantly about her appearance and what other people think about her, a mindset that plagues many Korean women. I had someone to listen to my ramblings about how much I dislike myself and how desperately I wanted to change, even though I couldn’t find a way to achieve that. They (their gender is never revealed) give advice which in my cultural environment would be highly unprofessional (not to say that it isn’t helpful at all): “Just tell yourself, ‘I won’t drink so much next time’” or “Try to enjoy the present” or “Don’t think about the future too much. The book is like a conversation between her and her therapist, which makes it so real and relatable. For example, if you’re suspicious of the love you’re receiving, and so act out until your partner lashes out and leaves you, you feel relief.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.She hides her feelings well at work and with friends, performing the calmness her lifestyle demands.

and i finally picked up the book during a really bad mental health week, which was actually a good choice because it was nice to escape into someone else's problems, self-analyses, and anxieties (although it did make me question whether i'm doing therapy right). The literal Ctrl+C of the discussions you have with your psychiatrist do not hold any literary merit, which surprises me and puts into question the validity of creative writing courses in Korea. Buku nonfiksi ini berisi rekapan percakapan antara si penulis–yang menderita Distimia–dengan psikiaternya selama prosesnya untuk bisa lebih menyayangi dirinya sendiri. After three months of therapy the author states “Everything is a mess” and feels more out of control than before she started the therapy, which I fully understand, considering the low quality of sessions she had.

I had wanted to love this book, and that is exactly how it ended to be—and perhaps I love it more than I had hoped. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. After each ‘session’, Baek provides a short, self-help monologue, often summarising what she’s learned about herself, and these are supplemented by more bonus features at the end of the book. Maybe with cinnamon and slightly too ripe bananas, maybe with alpro chocolate milk, absolutely piping hot and thick. I don't read a lot of self-help books–I can't remember any apart from Loveability by Robert Holden, but I didn't even finish reading the book completely–so I was quite unsure what to expect from reading this.

Crossing those barriers between hot and cold, I forget the lukewarm boredom of life; that lukewarm state is what I fear the most. It also provides key insights to issues that are widely applicable, definitely found myself bookmarking certain places! The South Korean runaway bestseller, debut author Baek Sehee's intimate therapy memoir, as recommended by BTS.In Baek Se-Hee’s words, this book isn’t a replacement for professional help, but it can light the way toward self-discovery, acceptance, and, ultimately, healing. This book is literally (yes, I mean literally) TRANSCRIPTS of her therapy sessions with her therapist with some short reflections re the sessions.