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This is an interesting, and curious, read. I have to admit, there were bits that felt self-indulgent, which is probably unfair given how honest and open the author is being about her vulnerabilities and darkest thoughts. It's a great insight into her therapy journey, and often relatable.

Next up. Haven't listened to audiobooks on Spotify before, looking forward to giving it a go and having another audiobook source.

What I wanted was an exploration in how simple pleasures in life can help bolster your mental health and improve your day to day routine alongside therapy. What I got was someone failing to self actualise and then telling me how to. I think self help books aren't for me in general.

This was a little strange… a self help type/psychology book translated from Korean. Much of the book, the author is recounting, word for word, her interactions with her psychiatrist. It seems like most of her problems stem from childhood problem or issues with societal norms. Some must really like it, as it has been translated in many languages and is a Korean best seller. In my opinion, it was alright. Something is learned from all we read.

I‘m all for the ‘I can‘t cope‘ theme. But this is exhausting

On the weekend i chanced across a local
Food Van selling tteokbokki. Delicious with a 🌶 hit

Life is as messy as a bag whose owner never cleans it out.
An unusual book, insights into Baeks mental health journey.
#memoir
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Four years have passed since I published I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki.
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Reading on the train to Glasgow. This book is excellent!

Great title, cover, & concept, but I didn't get much out of this.

I left with little idea of who the writer is as a person despite being privy to her inner thoughts. She's a bunch of contradictions & the messy feel of this book might reflect her inner chaos or it may just be poor structuring.

Sometimes empathic, sometimes mean-spirited, in turn insightful and blinkered. There's no real conclusion, just the meanderings of a soul looking inwards.

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These two books are #AboutMentalHealth
The tagged is on my TBR & the other we read for #SundayBuddyRead & it solidly confirmed my decision that group therapy is not for me.

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3/5 🌟

The only awesome thing about this book is the title. There were some parts that were relatable, as a lot of people do suffer from anxiety, but half-way through it just became repetitive and by the end I was lost (it lacked direction).

“Your hold is ready” is my favorite notification

A short audiobook of therapy sessions translated from the Korean. The cultural differences between the author‘s experiences and my own are great, and the tone was very different than what I am used to with “therapy memoirs”. This is mostly a transcript of the author‘s work in therapy dealing with anxiety, relationships with others, and self awareness. I had to Google tteokbokki and I want it!!

Inspiration beyond measure. Reflections that inspire intention. Knowing myself better because of another‘s journey. This is perfection in the imperfect. This is humanity. I am grateful to be me — and part of something much bigger than myself. 🖤

A memoir in the form of mostly therapy transcripts. It‘s both specific and universal in the ways most true things are. The therapy tone is very different than most would encounter here in the West because of our communication styles and cultural expectations. Please engage with the translation with that in mind, as well as with the awareness of story structure and expectations of memoir as someone let us in on a very personal journey.

It feels a bit wrong to rate or review something like this, which is best described as a therapy memoir. It's essentially transcripts of the author's therapy sessions, & each chapter ends with a summary of the author's reflections. I liked reading it; everyone has different problems but also many problems in common, so it was enlightening in parts & it made me think. I just wasn't a fan of the structure, because it had the sense of a textbook.

‘fear increases when it‘s something that you keep to yourself. instead of suffering alone, it can often be good to share it with someone else, like you‘re doing now.‘ ; therapy sessions for free . 4.2/5

I would recommend this bestselling Korean therapy memoir for folks who have never gone to therapy but are struggling with depression and anxiety. As someone who‘s been in therapy, I related but was also bored—it‘s primarily transcripts of sessions with some very short reflections tacked on. It is incredibly vulnerable and I see why it‘s made an impact, but I‘d recommend What My Bones Know or You Should Talk to Someone for those wanting to go deep.