Since the onset of full-scale war, the incidence of online and real-life hate and bullying has significantly increased. The stage when Ukrainians united even under great pressure has passed. Currently, people are trying to find ways to relax after prolonged months filled with fear, anger, hatred, and anxiety. According to psychotherapist Oleh Chaban, this is a temporary situation, driven by fatigue, but it must be navigated correctly.

During the broadcast on 1+1 TV channel, the expert explains that Ukrainians are increasingly expressing their negative emotions towards each other, seeking ways to overcome internal tension. "After 523 days of trials with fear, anger, hatred, anxiety, panic - anything, it should have affected our health. The swings of our emotions and the fact that people start unloading on each other become quite predictable. This is a stage of experiencing our life in a state of war distress... These discharges and what I see on the Internet - when suddenly they find a target and vent their dissatisfaction, fear, anxiety about the future - it becomes clear to me that people are just relieving themselves, and there's nothing we can do about it," he says.

Oleh Chaban believes that a period of general unity will inevitably return, replacing periods of conflicts and bullying. "What initially united us - oddly enough, not joy. Remember the first days - it's fear, anxiety, panic, not understanding what's happening... In fear, one person helps another, but then fatigue sets in. It periodically happens - either relaxation or an uplift. The human psyche is adaptive, but this adaptation also has a certain stage of exhaustion. Then we need new ideas, new plots to unite," he explains.

The expert advises those facing bullying and those perpetrating it to consider that any war will end. "It's important to embrace the philosophy that this is temporary. Any war ends, and this one will end too. It's important to understand that this is a stage, a short period that will change," says Chaban.