Dalbit - Seonnyeo tending emotion and self-worth

You do not have to explain everything. Start with what you feel.

Fields: emotion regulation, self-esteem, loneliness, self-care

An AI counselor character that talks with you based on counseling-domain knowledge.

Stories by Dalbit

• It’s a day off, but evening comes and I haven’t done a thing. — Even on my day off, I can’t get up from the couch. When the day is over, I’m disappointed in myself again. I look at why self-care gets pushed aside by self-blame after a mistake.
• Even after the interview, I can’t find the words with Mom. — When the interview ends, I want to tell my parents how I feel before I tell them the result. But when we talk, all I can say is that I’m fine. I look at the moment when the feelings I’ve been carrying alone are still there, just behind that brief answer.
• My partner’s judgment follows me into lunch — After hearing what my partner said, their judgment keeps coming back to me, even when I’m eating lunch alone. I look at the moment their words and my worth become one and the same.
• I can’t think of anyone to call when I’m sick. — When Jiyeon can’t stop coughing on the subway to work, she suddenly wonders who she could contact. But before she can tap a name that comes to mind, the train stops at a station.
• On payday, it feels like I got less than my fair share. — When payday comes and I see less than the amount we agreed on, I don’t know where to begin. Sometimes that sense of unfairness eases when I first compare the numbers I see with what I was told, before I raise my voice.
• When dinner with my coworkers ends, I think of the path my parents chose for me. — I laugh along at dinner, then on the way home my parents’ hopes for me come back to mind. Dalbit helps me look at why my own choices feel smaller in the face of those expectations.
• When I close the door after work, I can’t think of anyone to reach out to. — Some nights, I close the front door after work and turn on my phone, but no one comes to mind whom I want to contact first. In those moments, I look beyond how many contacts I have and ask myself who I wanted to share my day with.
• When a notification comes in, my shoulders tense up first. — The moment a group chat notification pops up, my shoulders tense and my body braces before I even start typing a reply. In that brief moment, I notice the signals my body sends first.
• On payday, I want to ask how you are first — On payday, Sujin taps her friend's name, then pulls her finger away. If she asks how they're doing first, how far will the conversation go?
• When I think of my child’s report card, I end up grading myself too. — When I’m grocery shopping and remember something my child did well, I feel proud for no particular reason. On days they fall short of expectations, I find myself wondering what I did wrong. Dalbit looks at what happens when a child’s achievements become tied to a parent’s self-worth, and how to see the child’s results and my part separately.