Why Can Other People Live Normally While I Cannot?: An Application of Telecounseling Due to COVID-19

Abstract

In Nusa Tenggara Barat province, on May 04, 2020, there were 275 cases out of 11,587 total cases in Indonesia COVID-19 not only has an impact on physical health issues, but it also impacts on psychological issues One of the psychological issues is how society experiences negative emotion (e g , depression) during the spread of COVID-19 This study aimed to explore the telecounseling process on the individual who had experienced negative emotion especially in the case of depressive disorder in the COVID-19 Nusa Tenggara Barat province This study used a single-case research design approach, and the collected data were analyzed qualitatively The results showed that the participant reported everything she felt and thought about in stage I Next, in stage II, the participant analyzed what she thought and wished The statements of having suicidal thoughts, having negative emotions (e g , feeling sad) and not being interested in any activities indicated that the participant experienced severe depression (BDI-II) Stage III took the form of a strategy of how the participant realized her goals Through the telecounseling process, the participant understood the goals and strategies to achieve them amid COVID-19