{"product_id":"i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-a-memoir","title":"I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"At once personal and universal, this book is about finding a path to awareness, understanding, and wisdom.\" --\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Honest and authentic throughout . . . A sincere attempt at self-discovery that will resonate with young people who suffer from similar forms of depression and anxiety\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Candid . . . heartfelt . . . Sehee's mission to normalize conversation about mental illness is an admirable one.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"A testament to the gradual nature of therapy's cumulative healing effects, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Want to Die\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e should resonate with anyone who eagerly transcribes every nugget of advice they get.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Earnest . . . clever . . . [Baek Sehee] uses months of (real) transcripts from her therapy sessions to explore her own depression and anxiety, always tiptoeing toward something like self-awareness.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"An eye-opening view into a person's most vulnerable moments in a new way.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"With candor and humor, Baek offers readers and herself resonant moments of empathy.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"For readers feeling a little icy around the edges, [Sehee's] memoir promises to defrost.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWired.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e[ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e] is a therapeutic salve . . . Recommended by K-pop juggernaut BTS's RM, Sehee's memoir is a connective tissue for all of us looking for a silver lining. - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompelling . . . there is a fascination being inside the counseling room with [Sehee]. We feel we are a party to a sacred realm and find ourselves drawn to her testimony; mesmerized by her ability to keep thwarting herself from getting better. And we want her to get better. - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Film Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe South Korean runaway bestseller, debut author Baek Sehee's intimate therapy memoir, as recommended by BTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePSYCHIATRIST: So how can I help you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eME: I don't know, I'm - what's the word - depressed? Do I have to go into detail?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her - what to call it? - depression? She feels persistently low, anxious, endlessly self-doubting, but also highly judgmental of others. She hides her feelings well at work and with friends, performing the calmness her lifestyle demands. The effort is exhausting, overwhelming, and keeps her from forming deep relationships. This can't be normal. But if she's so hopeless, why can she always summon a yen for her favorite street food: the hot, spicy rice cake, tteokbokki? Is this just what life is like?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecording her dialogues with her psychiatrist over a twelve-week period, and expanding on each session with her own reflective micro-essays, Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops, knee-jerk reactions, and harmful behaviors that keep her locked in a cycle of self-abuse. Part memoir, part self-help book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis a book to keep close and to reach for in times of darkness. It will appeal to anyone who has ever felt alone or unjustified in their everyday despair.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in 1990,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaek Sehee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003estudied 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\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki\u003c\/i\u003e, books one and two. Her favorite food is tteokbokki, and she lives with her rescue dog Jaram.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor: Sehee, Baek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: November 01, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43731618103577,"sku":"RC537","price":26.35,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Like New","offer_id":43731618136345,"sku":"RC537","price":21.08,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":43731618169113,"sku":"RC537","price":16.86,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":43731618201881,"sku":"RC537","price":13.49,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":43731618234649,"sku":"RC537","price":10.79,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/products\/photo_2022-11-13_08-37-53.jpg?v=1717739784","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/i-want-to-die-but-i-want-to-eat-tteokbokki-a-memoir","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}