FEAR PRECEDES THE CREATIVE ACT: THE PSYCHODRAMATIC ONLINE ACTUATION THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The COVID-19  health emergency caused a sudden change in people’s lifestyles, both personally and professionally. In this scenario of fear and uncertainty, the demand for psychotherapy increased and was redirected to a virtual context. The present study aims to understand how a group of psychodrama therapists dealt with the atypical scenario of social isolation. Based on a psychodramatic group interview, it was possible to identify axes of meaning in the interactions between the participants and to discuss the concepts of spontaneity and cultural conservation in psychodramatic psychotherapy. It is concluded that the feeling of fear was an initiator for changes in the practices of the psychodramatists interviewed, confirming the Morenian adage: fear precedes the creative act.