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Committee says some victims of 2022 Itaewon crush may have survived with faster rescue efforts

A special committee said about 10 percent of those killed in the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush may have died from causes other than suffocation, underscoring possible missed chances to save lives.

2026.7.21

Episode 10: I'd still go to Itaewon that day — an ode to staying alive and remembering

If you suffer from a condition that traps you in the past, forgetting is no longer an option.

2026.7.1

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Episode 9: Four years later, October is still the cruelest month

As fall approaches, the specter of a tragedy and its possible reoccurrence lingers while the need for remorse, accountability, and social healing remains crucial.

2026.7.1

Late Itaewon bar owner who aided victims is officially recognized as disaster victim

The victim helped transport injured people to hospitals at the time of the disaster, but suffered from physical and psychological trauma as a result before taking their own life at the age of 37 in April 2025.

2026.6.26

Episode 8: Minesweeping through triggers, healing through help and confrontation

Hidden triggers, from abandoned shoes to the Jeju Air crash, continued to reopen my trauma. But treatment helped me endure.

2026.6.24

Episode 7: Running, giving, surviving: How I fought PTSD one day at a time

Identifying the illness was only the first step; treatment was the next, much harder one, sending on a winding road as I tried different activities in search of stillness and catharsis.

2026.6.24

Episode 5: Small gestures that help and words to avoid for those living alongside PTSD

After the illness entered my life, it was my psychiatrist who held me together inside the consultation room. Outside the clinic, it was the handful of people who knew about my illness — my partner and close friends — who kept me going.

2026.6.17

Episode 4: Working through the emotional aftermath as a survivor

For a long time, I wondered why I reacted so strongly to things that seemed minor. It was only through treatment and time that I realized it was not a matter of willpower; it was a consequence of physical changes in the brain.

2026.6.17

Episode 3: The importance of engaging in your own treatment

Psychiatric treatment ultimately depends on one’s own agency. The same can be said of other forms of treatment, but mental health care tends to be more effective the more actively the patient engages with it.

2026.6.11

Episode 2: Suffocating in the silence of my own denial

As a reporter on the social affairs desk, I covered the Itaewon disaster on Oct. 29, 2022. Since November of the following year, I have been receiving treatment regularly. I attend psychiatric counseling sessions and take medication every day.