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I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
slow-paced
2.0
This book comprises conversations between a patient and her therapist. She delves into various aspects of her life, ranging from personal to professional matters, her perceptions of her body image, fear of getting addicted, side effects of medicines and so on. Although it depicts conversations between the patient and her psychiatrist, the book is actually authored by the psychiatrist for individuals facing similar struggles as her patient.
This book has received a lot of hype in the bookstagram community and I too fell for that. I know there are many people who could relate to this book but I was unable to relate to anything that the psychiatrist was saying as it seemed a matter of simple common sense and a patient in need of therpy definitely needs way more than simple common sense as reply. It seemed the psychiatrist was only focused on prescribing and changing the dosage of medicines. The conclusion of the book was a real turn-off as we see the psychiatrist increasing the number medicines more than before without any observable improvements in the patient's mental health.
This book made me feel like rather than improving the mental health of the patient the therapy was making her more and more dependent on the therapy, the therapist and the medicines. And considering the stigma around receiving mental health support, this can be discouraging for people who really want to take therapy.
This book has received a lot of hype in the bookstagram community and I too fell for that. I know there are many people who could relate to this book but I was unable to relate to anything that the psychiatrist was saying as it seemed a matter of simple common sense and a patient in need of therpy definitely needs way more than simple common sense as reply. It seemed the psychiatrist was only focused on prescribing and changing the dosage of medicines. The conclusion of the book was a real turn-off as we see the psychiatrist increasing the number medicines more than before without any observable improvements in the patient's mental health.
This book made me feel like rather than improving the mental health of the patient the therapy was making her more and more dependent on the therapy, the therapist and the medicines. And considering the stigma around receiving mental health support, this can be discouraging for people who really want to take therapy.