Daily Dose of Sunshine

✒ ⚕️ The New Normal? °good°

Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely 〰 I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue 〽 Worry, why do I let myself worry ? ♻ ¿ Wondering what in the world did I do? 〰 I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying 〽 And crazy for loving you-ooo-oo
~Willie Nelson, as sung by Patsy Cline~

“We all stand on the border between normal and abnormal,” we hear. Normal. What is that, even? One thing that's typical is that, “In a lifetime, we will all experience some difficulties.”

Jung Da “Eun” is a person who loves. She cares. This cruel world isn't always kind to such fragility. One thing I've learned from hitting bottom - from complete and total failure to stay afloat - is that we all have our limit: Mind-over-matter cannot fix everything. We can't power-thru every problem. Each one of us is capable of crashing. DDOS serves as an elementary school primer for mental illness. That is not a criticism. The treatment is gentle and simple, but the facts are true. We see that all types of people, successful and floundering, well-off and poor, from intact families and broken backgrounds, all types of people can struggle with mental illness. Park Bo-Young (Oh My Ghost-10, Doom at Your Service, Strong Girl Bong-Soon) is Eun. I love her. She's legendary in OMG, and she's one of my favorites just from that show. Lee Jung-Eun from OMG is reunited with Park Bo-Young as Song Hyo-Jin. She's my favorite actress right now. Her part as a nurse manager is not a big challenge. She doesn't do much until ep10. It's wonderful to see her onscreen, regardless.

DDOS is a 2023 release that is rated 91 on AWiki. It is 1 season consisting of 12 52-70 minute episodes. The opening credits, artwork and music are spot-on and properly set the mood. Jang Dong-Yoon (The Tale of Nokdu, My Man is Cupid-5.9) plays Song Yu-Chan, Eun's lifelong bff. This is the 1st effort for director Lee Jae-Kyu. Same for the writers: Lee Ra-Ha (webcomic), Lee Nam-Kyu, & Kim Da-Hee. DDOS is a drama that contains some romance, but romance is not the centerpiece. Even so, the primary romance is cute and the 2ndary one is sweet. Yeon Woo-Jin (Thirty Nine) plays Dong Go-Yun. I've only seen him as a recluse in My Shy Boss-6.5. In DDOS, he plays a wacko (in the funnest sort of way). It was great to watch him in such a different role ~ He's funny! Contrary to what one might think, he is NOT a patient. He's a doctor from the next unit over. He's an eccentric - a term used for functionally crazy people of means. Eccentric people often are such because they don't see the point in being fake to fit in with “normal” people. Eccentrics think that “normal” derives from one original and the sheeple who copy that original ~> y’all are nutz.

Nobody can recite the perfect formula or ratio, but a functioning society requires that we all hammer our individualism down to fit in with others. (Keep yourself and your domicile clean. Be polite. Don't lie, steal, or harm. Stop at the red light and go on green. Keep your word. Take your meds. Don't be too loud.) If we are too individualistic we create friction and strife. If we hammer ourselves down too much to fit in, though, we lose ourselves, usher in an oppressive system, and propagate phoniness & depression (Don't speak the truth as nobody can handle it. Don't wear/eat/like that, as people will think you're strange. Do this, don't do that. Join here. Hate those people. Vote this way. Don't disagree. Take your meds. Think this way.) There's not one thing normal about normal. It's often a means to bully others, “What we probably need right now is the courage to face down the hate directed at us. Yet our longing to be loved by others, our need for approval, they cause us to take the knives to our souls and carve out what we want others to see. That's the reason we are always enduring unhappiness and pain,” is one character‘s astute assessment. Gaslighting. Social anxiety. Paranoia. Toxic mothers. Bully bosses. Obsession. Compulsion. Obsessive-compulsiveness. Depression. Narcissism. Suicide. Most odd behavior is linked to pain. So how, then, should we live? Unselfishly, most of all. Authentically, next. And we should re-examine our presuppositions every few years. Remember, it's simply impossible to be human and to be correct about everything.

One patient wants to talk to the psych about obsessive knuckle cracking - it makes his knuckles large and that could “hurt others”. After a couple visits to discuss this weirdness, the doc has had it and cuts him off: “Large knuckles won't hurt anybody anyway!,” is doc's parting shot. Later we see how and why the doc was so tragically wrong. It's funny.

“Strange, isn't it? We always notice other people's flaws before our own flaws. When it comes to that, we're all blind.” Amen to that. They take a deep dive into the stigma around mental illness. The nurses comment about how many of them chose that field due to a sick loved one.
Eun is compassionate. That may make her slightly less efficient at her job, but does it really make her worse at it? She's providing care and encouragement to those who see very little of those human qualities. The mentally ill tend to experience public ignorance, intolerance, and isolation. “It's not that I like my child being called disabled,’ says one mom, “but that is the reality.” What is more difficult for a parent to go through than mental illness in their child? It's not only heartbreaking, but it's also emotionally and physically exhausting. It's Hell's roller coaster and the off-switch isn't working.

Sometimes, all that pain leads to suicide. They couldn't address mental illness without going /there/. A patient’s self-inflicted demise causes multiple ripples through the unit. One of the nurses is so heartbroken that she ends up being committed for depression in the fallout. She doesn't want to come back to work. ‘Can you not take a pulse now? Can you not set up an IV? If you can do your job, who cares what anyone thinks about you?’ Sometimes we want to quit because things didn't go the way we wanted. Well, welcome to the human race! The people who think things are going the way they want just haven't had their troubles yet. Nobody gets everything s/he wants.

The rest of the unit is in pain over the suicide, too. “Self-harm is really a cry for help. Some might want attention, while others have been pushed away so often by society that they start believing they deserve it,” a nurse opines. Cliches contain truth, but are often treated as final truths when they fall short of being so. One cliche that is not entirely false but still does nothing to bridge the gap between logic and emotions is that suicide is an act of cowardice, which clearly isn't entirely true, either. I don't believe that suicide is the answer to anybody's problems, but it is an act borne from unbearable pain. If one hasn't felt emotional pain so horrendous that one wishes s/he was never born, then perhaps, be slow to pronounce callous judgments (shut-up and count your blessings?). The whole unit reacts to the death of the patient, but each professional also handles it personally. “Dealing with death isn't something you can just get used to. It's sad every single time.” One new employee accused the lead doctor of not caring about the patient's demise and gets a talking to. Later we'll see that doctor, who supposedly doesn't care, taking some pills.

Pills. That seems to be what Western medicine is now reduced to. In my case, the pills nearly killed me. I had Serotonin Syndrome, and none of my doctors caught it - Not even when I was experiencing escalating seizures and losing my mind. Doctors don't seem to think in terms of bad drug reactions. Their answer for me was only, ever, MORE 💊. I am thankful to Redditers because they are the ones who put me on the path to recovery. Medication can be a life saver, but the ultimate recovery would be to get off the meds, if it can be done safely. Nearly dying from prescription medication has spurred me onto a journey of health. We have a plethora of chronic illnesses now that hardly existed a few decades ago. If you find yourself overcome with anxiety, depression, or any number of GI or autoimmune diseases, please consider, along with whatever else you are doing, going organic and eliminating sugar. Not only does sugar have highly addictive qualities (so they put it in everything) and zero nutritional benefits, but sugar and grains feed fungi that exist in our bodies, and these fungi can affect our emotional and GI health. This is why you'll hear “health nuts” constantly going on about gut-health. Serotonin receptors are in the gut, not the brain! For me, going off the meds was only part of my recovery. I had to clean out my whole system and it is an ongoing process. We joke about the warnings that accompany drug commercials and all the ingredients in our food that we cannot pronounce, but there is a dark side to this stuff that isn't funny - not one bit. Years before I knew I had a problem (I was on the medication that was slowly killing me for 10 years) I heard cardiologist Christopher Davis, a nationally recognized “Top Doc”, speak. He realized that the medical industry was generating lots of income, but not making anybody well. He now runs a clinic that focuses on the right food as the primary medicine and he's healing people. He's getting them off of the meds. I might not be completely sane, but he certainly is, and thankfully there's a growing number of functional medicine doctors with the same vision, who see themselves as more than a drug-pusher.

In all, shows like this are a public service. This subject is a heartbreaker, so with the remaining space, here's some jokes to lighten the mood.

☄I have generalized anxiety disorder, but it sucks because it affects me specifically.

☄They say mental illness runs in my family. But in my family, we’re all pretty lazy, so it just sort of meandered its way through the generations.

☄I don’t do drugs. I do therapy. Unfortunately, therapy isn’t as fun and it’s just as expensive.

☄I have bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety, disordered eating, and psychosis—which are more friends than I had in elementary school.

☄I never say I’m bipolar. I like to scream it at the top of my lungs while running around naked at the supermarket.

☄It makes perfect sense mental illness runs in my family. I’d run too if I had a family like mine.

☄The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your three best friends. If they’re OK, then it’s YOU.

☄My therapist told me that I over analyze everything. I explained to him that he only thinks this because of his unhappy relationship with his mother.

☄A question that always makes me hazy is, is it me or are the others crazy?

☄They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me!

☄I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth. She was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers and a bartender. (Rodney Dangerfield)

☄Hello, welcome to the mental health hotline.
If you have obsessive compulsive disorder, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are codependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.
If you have multiple personality syndrome, press 3, 4, 5, and 6.
If you suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be transferred to the mothership.
If you are hearing voices, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic depressive, it doesn't matter which button you press. No one will answer anyway.
If you are dyslexic, press 96969696969696.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the pound button until a representative comes on the line.
If you have amnesia, press 8 and state your name, address, phone number, date of birth, social security number, and your mother's and grandmother's maiden names.
If you have post traumatic stress disorder, slowly and carefully press 911.
If you have bi-polar disorder, please leave a message after the beep. Or before the beep. Or after the beep. Please wait for the beep.
If you have short term memory loss, please try you call again in a few minutes.
If you have low self esteem, please hang up. All our representatives are busy.


QUOTE📢

Happiness isn't complicated. Being free to do what you like, that's happiness.


〰🖍 IMHO

📣7.5 📝7 🎭8 💓6 🦋5 🎨7.5 🎵/🔊8 🔚8 ♦ 🌞7 ⚡3 😅3 😭6 😱3 😯4 😖2 🤔5 💤1

Age 11+With a caution about some infrequently scattered PG-13
Language: ($h!+, pr!(k, b!+ch) this is a gentle introduction to the issue of mental illness that reinforces compassion. To that end it is well suited for kids and adults. Rated TV-14


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Felt waaay too close to home.

I never thought I will feel this close to someone's feeling.
As someone who went through depression, I fully understand how Daeun felt and suffer when she entered the psych ward.
Well, I have never went to a psych ward before, but I fully understand how hard it was even to open my eyes.

I admire how amazing the actors acted. It was incredibly amazing, especially for the patients. Thank God they casted the perfect actress (Park Boyoung). I had a moment of realization that I'm only watching a drama lol love her so much
I loveeee the nursing team, they are my favorite ;(

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The good
The cgi
The way the cgi represented the mental illnesses
Park boyoung’s acting all around and her character 👍🏻
My JDY🫶🏻
Old guy, nurse?

The bad
Not as deep as they thought they were
Love triangle 😮‍💨
Romance wasn’t the focus but it was triple the dragging point
Annoying rich guy poor nurse🫡
Fls “romance” flirting method by repeatedly repeating what the ml said with oh yeah, oh right, cutely over and over again 😬
Eventho short I zoned out multiple time
The patients were horrible actors I couldn’t connect at all

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Daily Dose of Sunshine Indeed --- This is why I am drawn to K-dramas

Wow, just wow, I am overwhelmed by this drama. What a gem! The story, the acting, the cinematography, the imagery, the colors, the brilliant and creative visuals inside the minds of those who have mental illness and those working so hard to help them reach that healthy spectrum and how it affects them mentally but most importantly emotionally. Where to start: I will begin with the story and the message and then talk about the different actors who touched me throughout the journey. I loved how it loudly and clearly called to attention how thin the line is between mental health and mental illness and how important it is to understand that mental health is a scale, and there is no clear-cut line between what is considered normal and abnormal. We all experience various emotions and struggles in life, and seeking help is not a sign of weakness but rather a courageous act of self-care. I read somewhere that has stayed with me where the writer said that mental health is a continuum, and we all fall somewhere along the spectrum. Another thing that this drama did very well is bring much-needed awareness to the importance of quality health caregiving, spending time with patients, listening to them, interacting with them, and not just giving out prescriptions to maximize time.

I was particularly drawn and impressed by this message -- asking for help is not a weakness, no matter how much a taboo it may be, and debunking the idea that mental health is only relevant when one is struggling with a mental illness. I loved the message, I loved the delivery, and I loved the importance of clarity of the message. I also loved how it raised the question of who cares for mental health carers, from doctors to nurses. The show did a great deal of showing snippets of this with trainee Nurse Ji Seung Jae and others. But the best was how it gradually showed the bond caregivers create with patients while helping ease their mental illness and the constant exposure to human suffering, and sometimes death can lead to mental illness. Jung Da Eun's loss and how she tethered the mental health scale was, to me, the core of this drama. And how her mind naturally decided to lean into Kim Seo Wan's world for her grief was a touch of brilliance. Just because someone (doctor, nurse, layman) may seem perfectly normal on the outside, it doesn't mean they aren't suffering from a hidden mental illness, and it doesn't mean they are crazy; it just means that life has become so difficult to handle that they lose touch with reality for some time and need help finding their way back. How long that takes doesn't matter; what matters is that they make it back all the way.

Now, actors Park Bo Young, Yeon Woo Jin, and Jang Dong Yoon were brilliant together; their friendship with each other separately and eventually together was uplifting to watch, as was Chang Ryul as Doctor Hwang Yeo Hwan—his struggle with love and acceptance along with Nurse Lee Hye Won. Her mother is an entirely different story. It seems every K-drama must have one of those; I have come to accept it. I wish the message with those types of mothers, fathers, and siblings is to cut ties with the toxicity. Just because they are family doesn't mean they deserve to be in your life. I wish to see this loud and clear in kdramas and pray it translates to life, back to Bo Young, Woo Jin, and Dong Yoon, among others. I loved the bond they had as kids and how they built on that and, in adulthood, worked in the same field more or less and cared for each other's mental health, be it in a professional or personal setting. I don't typically like how kdrama depicts love triangles because it doesn't do it correctly. A love triangle is when one person in a romantic relationship with someone is at the same time pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with someone else. It is not a love triangle when one person loves a second person, who loves a third person; to me, that's just unrequited love. But that's just how I see it. That said, I loved how neither of them, especially Song Yu Chan, let it come in the way of his friendship with Jung Da Eun but, more importantly, Dong Go Yoon.

All the actors were impressive, but three stood out to me the most: Jeon Bae Soo as Nurse Yoon Man Cheon and, last but not least, Lee Jung Eun as Head Nurse Song Hyo Jin. The care and reserved passion Nurse Yoon showed to the patients and his colleagues, especially Da Eun, won me over each time. What a great actor, indeed. The other was Noh Jae Won as patient Kim Seo Wan, a fantastic actor. How he articulated Kim Seo Wan's struggles, bridging the world in his head with the reality on the ground, was utterly brilliant. Kudos to the writer; ingenious. He had me all twisted up in him and the world he created for his peace of mind. I was also totally impressed by his physical changes as he took us on that journey with him, which is why losing him was such a blow. I understood how and why Da Eun's mind decided to deal with it the way it did. As for Head Nurse Song Hyo Jin, she was a rock throughout everything that happened despite having to deal with hurtful stigma on her sister and, ultimately, her. Nothing is worse than defining one by one's illness rather than who they are as an individual. The same goes for Da Eun; having to deal with discrimination from the families of mentally ill patients, she was trying so hard to help for being on the spectrum herself. That was hard to watch, but I loved her determination more than anything, not letting it trigger or pull her back. I pray this drama is a stepping stone to overcoming the stigma of mental illness, helping many of us speak out against stigma, and instilling courage in others facing similar challenges as outlined in Daily Dose of Sunshine. I highly, highly recommend this drama!

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It is okay to be sick

It was one of the most beautiful drama I came across.The message I got in each episode is just so compelling to love oneself.It created a bubble where I want to stay and never come out.From complementing oneself to prioritising oneself , I don't know if I learned to do that yet but it did create an impact over me and I am grateful for that.You can have an episode and still embrace yourself.If you are sick or your near ones are sick , you should understand not to give dark times to those who are recovering or who have recovered.Being sick is okay and accepting it is not embarrassing , love yourself and make both gloomy and happy moments to remember them and go through them all over again.Every pain is painful and don't belittle your own pain for the sake of other, because that is the least you can do for yourself.These messages were so overwhelming and capable of reaching my heart that I can rewatch it and go over through it all over again just to understand it a little more.

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Before the sunshine there will be darkness, after the sunshines there will be darkness...

Mental illness, the stigma people with it face, challenges of treating mental illness and so on are all very important issues. The creators of this drama seem to want to do it all tackle how it is to treat an illness, the perspective of family, friends, the patient and society all in one while still offering the viewers a dose of sunshine between all these very painful issues . Offering the viewers a whole palette of mental issues. To be honest I think they got pretty close but there is something that keeps me from giving this a full score.

I feel like I a m a bit undecided about the way they try to visualise the perspective of the patient experiencing an episode of mania, depression, anxiety and so on. And there are a few scenes that just feel forced and a bit to over the top healy for my liking. But they do manage to squeeze in a whole lot of great lines and important cases that need to be shouted out loud a lot more.

I could also relate to several parts of the story and perspectives, however as they took these to the extreme the relatability kind of subsided a bit (again lowering the score) .

Our female lead is amazing, Park Bo Young does a great job showing the whole spectrum of her character as well as how different she can be depending on the situation or who she is with. Playful with her bestie, child like with her mom, stand offish with the guy who acts weird on the bus and extremely patient with har patients while still showing us that nurses are human too. Probably one of the characters I could relate to the most from all the dramas I have watched so far.

Our male lead is so sweet and fun whenever the female lead was mentioned or on screen it felt feels like watching a child about to open presents on their birthday. Yet the guy still managed to seem competent and interesting.
So I would say Yeon Woo Jin nailed this role.

Jang Dong Yoon A.K. A the best friend is also adorable, interesting and a blast to watch, a great character versatile, helps forward the plot as well as made me feel bad for hi so many times it got ridiculous.

This is not a romance but it does have som romance and the second couple outshines the first couple with their screen time together as well as their story some of the best scenes in this drama where given to them and the way D.R Hwang adresses the mother in law issue was the cherry on top of this salty caramel sunday of a show.

The rest of the nurses, doctors, and patients where very well casted, some of the patients guardians or what they are called had me boiling but the acting was good.

All in all a drama I do recommend, just be were of the triggering elements

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A slice of life drama amidst fantasy, crime and historical dramaland nowadays. I like that they release it in one day, all 12 episodes. I was a 2 days late watching from the release date but it's fine. It's a good drama, especially dealing with mental health. I really like the realization of the female lead. The doctors in the drama, which are also humans is portrayed in a humane way, which I like. The nurses are also given exposure and also the caregivers. Good representation of the medical field is portrayed so I like it. The cases portrayed is also simple that someone who is not in the medical expertise could understand. A good watch.

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something you need to watch

I am so glad I started watching this TV series.

I loved acting of all characters, in interesting way, rather then focusimg on mainly doctors helping patients, it was more focused on nurses and their work with patients. New approach for me and I really liked it.

I think many of stories were relatable and I have to admit that writers of this TV show are briliant. The plot was not what I was expecting, I really loved it.👍

The top moment (among many) was the speach of head nurse in ep.11, it was so powerful scene about stigma on patients with mental illnesses, I think everyone should hear it and rewatch it for sure.
For people who like more deep and mature TV shows, this is something you need to watch.
I also loved how some of disorders were portrayed- it was also very easy to relate with amazing visual effects.

I am happy korean dramas are getting more popularoty, so much deserved.

I dont want to reveal much of plot, but you will definitely cry, laugh, feel light watching this drama.

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Dose of Sunshine ...

This series doesn't put a foot wrong in exploring and explaining mental health conditions in the context of demanding and stressful environments of Korean society, including addressing such issues as stigmatisation and lack of medical confidentiality and the need for better worker rights. It shows how to address these issues in a realistic & beautifully directed drama. In a strong cast, the stand out figure is Lee Jung Eun, who is exceptional in her role as Lead Nurse. Park Bo Young also explains mental illness in the first person without resorting to over dramatisation and Yeo Woobin is exactly the feel good addition we all need. I hope it will encourage more people to seek help and also encourage more healthywork practices. Fantastic work

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No one of us is immune against mental diseases

Just finished it and trying to give it a proper rating now:
_Story&Plot: 2/3
it's a calm slice of life drama, with many stories about different mental diseases and the obstacles the patients and their families encounter and the daily challenges that face the medical team (specially nurses since the FL is one of them) in the mental section, it starts weak but it grows on you, you get connected to the FL's life and start picking your favorite characters. It has romance, light love triangle and second couple but romance still not the main focus. I cried several times and felt so depressed at times. The title gives the wrong idea about the drama, I thought I'll be smiling and feel the "sunshine" with each episode but it got much dark than I expected.
A random change of course for one of the characters at the end felt so out of place and so "Netflix's touch" to send their usual message: "no to racism" (so we bring a bunch of people from different races with a random black person and let them dance), then you go overseas to chase a dream.
_Acting&Cast&chemistry: 1.5/2
PBY is perfect for her role, she is the "daily dose of sunshine", she delivered the change of her character correctly
We didn't really have a ML as important as the FL, instead we had 2MLs who are a support characters to the FL, UWJ's character suffered from the short screentime, I guess they were afraid to increase the romance focus, JDY was a great friend but that's it. Nothing special about the chemistry but it wasn't bad
All the support characters were great, 2 actresses I felt like they could profit from them more than they did, Lee Jung Eun as the Head Nurse, they kept mentioning at the beginning how much she is a scarry person but we only saw a kind mother to the rest of nurses, wished if we saw both sides more to give her more presence in the first half of the show, I felt like she was a guest role.
FL's mother played by Hwang Young Hee, seeing her in WYWS as suzy's mother can tell how much she can give to her role. We barely saw her in most of the drama.
_Directing&Camerawork 2/2:
The illustration for each disease was beautiful and odd at the same time, I liked it, same goes for the intro it was illustrating the title and the combination of sunshine and mental disease, at first I thought I heard wrong or some voice technic problem.
_OST 0/1: Netflix originals lacks when it comes to ost, Kdrama is known for giving the best ost that deliver the emotion of the scene, but this drama had NOTHING. Play a random song with the credit at the end means nothing for me.
_Style&view&colors 0.5/1:
The color of the nurse's uniform is perfect, nothing special about the character's style in clothes, but the colors at the hospital were beautiful
My problem was with the FL's house the colors were depressing and you could barely see with the lightings, what it was so depressing for no reason.
_Ending 0.5/1:
It was good when it comes to the FL but not much as I mentioned in the plot part, when it comes to another character.

Total is 6.5 but I'll add my bonus point because the drama touched me deep and cried many times, it had some medical accuracy and realistic touch instead of magical recovery of diseases, and with a great message that No one of us is immune against mental diseases

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MENTAL ISSUES

I for one hardly write reviews Because I'm not much of a Writer, and the genre is also not my cup of tea because I don't like slice of life that much but I was convinced to watch it and I decided to give it a try because park Bo young is my favourite actress and I have to say she's so good at picking her scripts.

So, This drama focuses mostly on mental issues our daily struggles, fear and what we deem ourselves to be.

The Acting is very good, The Story line is wonderful, The way the drama focused on the lives of each of the characters is splendid from the nurses down to their patients.

Watching this drama it felt so relatable, it was as if it was talking to me and at some point I felt so attacked. This Drama shows that anyon (irrespective of who you are and how old you think you are) can struggle with mental health.

Sometimes we are not mentally sound and we don't even realise sometimes we are and refuse to acknowledge it.
And we accept that yes we are not mentally sound then we can move forward to finding solutions and help for ourselves
Ep 9 is my favourite character though as it shows and discusses alot about self acceptance which is difficult to do.
The drama did not fail to demonstrate major disorders that population these days pass through but it's short comings was that it scarcely focused on how to overcome them (they did but barely).

Moving down to the Characters, Each characters especially the nurses were beautifully written. Min deul re and her self esteem and self worth. Showing how she was able to overcome how she thinks about her self with the help of her doctor boyfriend.
The Head nurse and her struggles.
The Nurses with glasses and how she tries to juggle with being a mother and a nurse effectively.
The female lead and how she cares for her patients on a other level, she tries to do a work that is much more than a nurse, she tries to become Thier friends and all that, I also loved her she grew in the series especially after her therapy session. she became much stronger and was able to go after the things she wants and put herself first

Last of the list Kim seo wan. He was my favourite character and his story was so strong. Though I couldn't relate but his story passed a message. though it was sad that he wasn't able to persevere.

I wasn't really interested in the romance as it was more of a sub plot.....

I Just want to add, that this drama is a must watch especially for people who likes slice of life, people who are passing through one problem or the other.

The drama shows that there's a thin line between a normal person and a person that is not mentally sound.
it is an eye opener for people who are oblivious to Thier struggles or who do not wish to accept it


P.S: The drama won an award

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