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Book #7 of 2025: “I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki” by Baek Sehee

What a relatable title. If I had read this book 10-15 years ago it would have changed my life. If you‘re relatively new to your mental health journey, I highly recommend this book. It‘s relatable, reflective, and has solid advice on dealing with depression and anxiety.

I hesitate to critique this memoir/therapy recounting because the subject matter is so personal.
I think the title is an attention grabber, I think the cover is stunning. I admire the choice to be so vulnerable and the aim to share such experience with others who may be going through it, but even as short as it is, the writing felt simultaneously both banal and disjointed to the point that I had trouble staying engaged long enough to finish. 1/2

Linguistic upgrade, I like it!

An expansion on "there's plenty of fish in the sea" ?!

South Korean author Sehee taps into universal feelings in this book about her experiences in therapy for depression and anxiety. This memoir has been translated into many languages and was just released in English this month. The majority of the book is transcripts of her work with her therapist. Anyone who has been in therapy will likely find a familiar ring to Sehee‘s worries and problems and her therapist‘s insights about them. #NFNov