

It's Okay to Not Be Okay
“When you can't control yourself, count to three.”
Desperate to escape from his emotional baggage and the heavy responsibility he’s had all his life, a psychiatric ward worker begins to heal with help from the unexpected – a woman who writes fairy tales but doesn’t believe in them.
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An extraordinary road to emotional healing opens up for an antisocial children's book writer and a selfless psych ward caretaker when they cross paths.

1.The Boy Who Fed On Nightmares
8.620-06-20201h 15mMoon Gang-tae has a striking run-in with his brother's favorite author, Ko Mun-yeong, when she comes to his hospital to read to the children.

2.The Lady in Red Shoes
9.421-06-20201h 14mMun-yeong invites Moon Sang-tae to a book signing event that ends with a nasty commotion. Gang-tae hears about a job opening in his hometown.

3.Sleeping Witch
9.127-06-20201h 17mHaving followed Gang-tae, Mun-yeong begins teaching literature classes at his new hospital. Chaos breaks out when a VIP patient runs away.

4.Zombie Kid
8.428-06-20201h 10mThe VIP patient's incident triggers childhood memories for Gang-tae, who remains an emotional puzzle to Mun-yeong. Lee Sang-in arrives in town.

5.Rapunzel and The Cursed Castle
9.504-07-20201h 13mWith nowhere else to take Mun-yeong, Gang-tae brings her back to his place. Discovering her there surprises everyone, most of all Nam Ju-ri.

6.Bluebeard's Secret
9.705-07-20201h 12mWhen Mun-yeong offers an opportunity to Sang-tae, Gang-tae is forced to bend to their will. A patient at the hospital rattles Mun-yeong.

7.The Cheerful Dog
9.811-07-20201h 12mGang-tae takes a day off from work to spend time with Mun-yeong, who seems to need a distraction. While drinking alone, Ju-ri encounters Sang-in.

8.Beauty and The Beast
8.712-07-20201h 17mSeeing Mun-yeong with something that belongs to him upsets Sang-tae. When a belligerent visitor shows up at the hospital, Gang-tae snaps.

9.King Donkey Ears
9.518-07-20201h 15mGang-tae and Mun-yeong decide to go on a day trip together. During their mountain getaway, an unforeseen situation crops up.

10.The Girl Who Cried Wolf
9.519-07-20201h 22mRefusing to go home, Sang-tae coops himself up in a room. Gang-tae wrestles with the demons of his past and the constraints of his present.

11.The Ugly Duckling
9.625-07-20201h 26mAn escaped patient shows up at the mansion. Mun-yeong makes an effort to change Sang-tae's mind about allowing her a place in the brothers' lives.

12.Romeo and Juliet
9.826-07-20201h 14mWanting to overcome his trauma, Sang-tae opens up about his darkest memory. A cruel twist of fate threatens Gang-tae's newfound happiness.

13.The Father of the Two Sisters
8.501-08-20201h 23mSang-tae shows Gang-tae that he's been practicing drawing his greatest fear. Mun-yeong receives word about her father's worsening condition.

14.The Hand, the Monkfish
9.502-08-20201h 19mThe identity of the vandal who ruined Sang-tae's mural sends everyone into a state of shock. Mun-yeong struggles to process a devastating truth.

15.A Tale of Two Brothers
8.308-08-20201h 19mAfter a chilling phone call, Gang-tae rushes over to the mansion. Later, Mun-yeong asks the brothers to leave her — but they refuse to listen.

16.Finding the Real Face
9.609-08-20201h 22mMun-yeong decides she's going to publish the new fairy tale after all. Everyone comes together at the hospital for a reading of the book.
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