What happened in the second quarter of 2020 was something that shook the world. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic besides causing the spread of the disease itself, it also has a devastating effect on the global financial crisis. Thus, even though they are not exposed to physical illness, many people have undergone mental health problems during this pandemic.
A millennial woman who is also a
legal practitioner, Agita Pasaribu, has a special concern for public mental
health due to the pandemic. For that reason, she took the initiative to form
Bullyid Indonesia, a non-profit organization that has provided a digital channel
for free psychiatric and legal counseling since May 2020.
The Platform
One of the psychological counseling
teams who handle quite a lot of client problems is Nerissa Wijaya who lives in
Surabaya. Her interest in counseling the realm of children and families seems
to be very much needed by most of the public today. Moreover, Nerissa's
experience is helped a lot by case examples from her closely environment.
The Cases
Intimidation of HR during WFH - The emergence of the COVID 19
pandemic resulted in many work activities being carried out online at home.
This process has undeniably reduced the productivity of Human Resources
performance. Leaders who are stressed by the decline in company output, it
turns out that many also take it out on HR by intimidating them about their
performance which is considered unsatisfactory for the company and leads to
layoffs. This successive pressure in the realm of work is an example of a case
of mental disorders among working parents in their families.
Revenge Porn - With the socialization of #DiRumahAja (Stay at Home)
activities, most dating couples communicate more intensively in the online,
including the matter of "making out" which leads to sexual activity
(even though via online). Without realizing it, communication conflicts when
dating are also more vulnerable in a pandemic like this. When relationships break
up, many women are harassed by the posting of indecent photos of them online.
Teens are insecure to "speak up" even to their own parents.
Set the Good Mind & Firmed Lifestyle
For both Agita and Nerissa, the concept of mindset and lifestyle plays
an important role for mental stability at this time, so, what tips do they
have?
Agita Pasaribu speaks…
Nerissa Wijaya speaks…
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