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I liked some of the patients stories and the brother but I have to admit that the main lead story was inconsistent at times regarding her diagnosis/symptoms and behavior.
You‘d think that in such a setting the plot would involve her doing therapy… 🥲

That drama would fit this list as well! Also it was very entertaining ~ I was making fan subs of the bts at the time and people really seemed to resonate with the mental health & treatment aspect :)

A drama about the making of webdramas ^^
The screenwriter was certainly going thru some inferior complex given some of the self deprecating lines against web drama writers 😆

I aspire to learn something from every drama as you seem to have. :)
'A Piece of Your Mind' was a really beautiful, slow watch :)

Most definitely. :)
It’s strangely contradicting and yet somewhat philosophical how a place where no physical healing takes place, the most mental healing is found.

Thank you for your positive feedback:)
And I absolutely agree, while I decided to only highlight dramas that do feature some sort of licensed therapist, there are probably more 'healing' dramas out there that don’t and it’s perfectly fine :)
I‘m looking forward to reading what kind of drama you benefited from the most ;)

I agree on that aspect. Romance and K-Dramas usually go hand in hand but in this case it would have been better if it didn’t have romance - or at least not between psychiatrist and patient.

Happy to know that the article might be helpful ~ now you can include dramas into study time :D

I still have the OST "romantic sunday" on my playlist :D - but I agree, it feels very calming and healing.

Thank you for your feedback 🙏🏼 ~ I hope we get to see even more emphasis on mental health and the treatment of mental problems in future dramas :)
I wonder, since you have experience working with mental patients, do you think the misrepresentation of mental illness in dramas has declined / improved? Once in a while I see a drama where I have to close all eyes and ears when I hear a so-called therapist say something unfitting.

Thank you :)

Oh, I actually remember reading your review on the drama a while back :)
Doesn’t it kind of feel like it’s all gonna be okay, when you can relate to something so sensitive and unique as mental health in a drama?
I‘m impressed whenever a character has the same job as me, let alone face a similar mental health struggle.

Thank you for your feedback ~

In 2021 he stepped out shortly after PS and there are many reports&pictures on it. It looked botched but apparently he got it somewhat fixed afterwards.
In his case you can clearly see a difference in nose, chin and overall skin tightness.
You can google it to see the images :)

Interesting to know! I noticed that dramas tend to refrain from actually stating the exact form of therapy they want to portray. Maybe it's a way to avoid misrepresenting it or attaching a name to it.

True ~ they would fit this list of dramas as well.
Mad For Each Other was a lot of fun to watch. ~ enemies to lovers + healing? Yes please :D

Oh I remember that!
Love that a more taboo subject was front and center without it being portrayed as something ridiculous.

That would be another example of inpatient psychiatric care 👍🏼
I ultimately decided to go with Soul Mechanic since I found it to be less dramatizing. But IONTBO surely belongs to this genre of dramas :)

For the sake of the article's length I only focused on dramas that featured some sort of therapist but in MLN they used journaling, which is known to be therapeutic as well. I too keep many quotes of that drama near and dear to my heart.
Have you considered making your own liberation notebook? :)

Haven’t heard of that variety show as of yet but it sure sounds calming.
I decided to only include dramas that portray actual therapy in the article ~ however "Meet Yourself" feels very healing. Also the scenery is so beautiful :0

sounds like I need to add it to my watchlist asap :D
After seeing Lee Min Ki in My Liberation Notes, I have high hopes for his performances:)