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further conversations with my psychiatrist
by Baek Sehee
The sequel to the internationally bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by National Book Award finalist Anton Hur.
Whenever depression or emptiness came calling, I was all too eager to open the door of self-pity and go right inside.
Baek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist because she hoped to create a guide for herself. She never imagined her reflections would reach so many people, especially young people. I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki became a runaway bestseller in South Korea, then Indonesia, the U.K., and the U.S., drawing readers with its frank and vulnerable discussions of depression and anxiety.
Healing is an uneven process. In this second book, Baek's sessions intensify as her inner conflicts become more complex and challenging. Through her dialogues with her psychiatrist and reflective micro-essays following each session, Baek traces the patterns of her anguish, makes progress, weathers setbacks, and shares the revelatory insights that come just when she has almost given up hope.
I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki offers itself to the social media generation as a book to hold close, a friend who knows that grappling with everyday despair is part of a lifelong journey.
"In her distinctive voice, a noted South Korean author explores the roots of her mental illness and struggles toward a healthier life ... Baek's journey through the dark forest of depression is sometimes painful but ultimately revelatory and inspiring." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Sehee's admirable commitment to showing her 'deepest inner wounds' will resonate with readers struggling to unpack their own mental health issues." ―Publishers Weekly
"Ruminative ... [Sehee is] especially interrogative of her own relationship to her body, confronting binary judgments ... she's long endured, the damage internalized as self-condemnations of being 'insignificant, worthless.' ... 'I want to keep learning about myself and finding the best user manual for my life.' Wise advice for all" ―Booklist
"Ultimately hopeful. Through chronicling the therapeutic process, [Sehee's] self-awareness increases, and she gains the strength to put into place the building blocks of healing ... a reminder that even the smallest steps toward self-awareness can be a triumph." ―Shelf Awareness
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Born in 1990, Baek Sehee studied creative writing in university before working for five years at a publishing house. For ten years, she received psychiatric treatment for dysthymia (persistent mild depression), which became the subject of her essays, and then I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, books one and two. Her favorite food is tteokbokki, and she lives with her rescue dog Jaram.
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