I Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Further Conversations with My Psychiatrist

The sequel to the internationally bestselling South Korean therapy memoir, translated by International Booker Prize-shortlisted Anton Hur.

Whenever depression or emptiness came calling, I was all too eager to open the door of self-pity and go right inside.

I am trying to find ways to not resort to familiar self-indulgent tendencies whenever I feel depressed, to not feel sorry for myself because of my wounds.

I want to be healthy.

When Baek Sehee started recording her sessions with her psychiatrist, her hope was to create a guide 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, the U.K., and the U.S., reaching a community of readers who appreciated its frank and vulnerable discussions of depression and anxiety.

Healing is a difficult, non-linear process, though. In this second book, the inner conflict Baek Sehee experiences in treatment becomes more complex, more challenging, and she 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.