- Overview
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An essay of an ordinary middle-aged man who, after unexpectedly being diagnosed with depression, admits his illness and eventually overcomes it.
- Book Intro
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“Am I crazy? Or am I sick?”
How to confront depression without being affected by unknown anxiety, fear, and misunderstanding.
After being diagnosed with moderate depression, the author calls his wife in a cab, gripping a paper envelope. “Honey, I have depression.” An essay of an ordinary middle-aged man who, after unexpectedly being diagnosed with depression, admits his illness and eventually overcomes it. He gives the account of his experience as a patient, while at the same time maintaining the objective view as a journalist, leading readers to observe depression from a step away.
The book depicts a truth that nobody’s safe depression, and a reality in which the life goes on even when you are struggling with the illness. It also makes us stop for a moment and think about the attitude we should opt for, whether as a patient or as an acquaintance, in the face of an unexpected agony. Readers will find a detailed record of what sort of situations depression patients might run into at hospitals, home, work or in the society, and how the author came to admit and overcome depression.
- About the Author
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Kim Jungwon
(English) I wanted to write at least a couple books before I die. But I never imagined that my first book would be about depression, “my” depression to be more accurate. I decided to be a journalist with an aim to change the world, but these days, I’ve painfully realized that it’s difficult to change myself, not to mention the world. I entered the media as a reporter of Korea Times, an English daily newspaper, after which I moved onto TV channels MBN and JTBC. Currently, I’m a reporter of a different channel, MBC. Ever since the diagnosis of depression in 2018, I have been practicing every day to lead a happy life without being too stressed out by it.
