Open AccessGAMBLERS ANONYMOUS GROUPS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – RESEARCH REPORT
Author(s) -
Beata Hoffmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trakia journal of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1313-3551
pISSN - 1312-1723
DOI - 10.15547/tjs.2021.04.011
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , notice , social isolation , isolation (microbiology) , face (sociological concept) , social distance , psychology , internet privacy , public relations , face to face , political science , social psychology , sociology , medicine , social science , law , virology , psychiatry , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , philosophy , epistemology
The COVID-19 pandemic, both in Poland and worldwide, has a huge impact on social, demographic and economic processes. The situation we are currently facing is particularly difficult because it is highly unpredictable. Isolation, breaking social relations, fear of infection and any other violation of everyday functioning may pose a serious threat to people maintaining abstinence. Virtual communication proved to be the only alternative to live face-to-face communication during the pandemic. Across the country, meetings of therapy groups have been suspended until further notice. This has led to an unprecedented situation where, out of necessity, GA had to move online. This begs the question of whether this form of contact can replace the traditional face-to-face meetings?