Abstract :
Anxiety is a negative emotion that is felt by humans, the emergence of tense
feelings and thoughts, usually accompanied by symptoms of a fast heart, sweating,
and shortness of breath. Several treatments can be done to overcome or reduce
the level of anxiety in a person, either pharmacologically or nonpharmacologically. Problems that arise due to anxiety in adolescent victims of
bullying require treatment to prevent further mental disorders, one of which is
writing therapy. The purpose of the research is to hope that through expressive
writing therapy the client can reduce his anxiety, after being given writing therapy
without making individuals worry about being blamed for exploring the feelings
or emotions they experience. The method used in this research is a case study. The
data collection techniques used consisted of observation, interview, and literature
study. In this research process, firstly anxiety measurement is carried out using
the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) method, the total value of which will
be used as the pre-test value. Then the researcher did writing therapy for 30
minutes per day for 5 days in 3 meetings to see a decrease in anxiety levels. After
the therapy is finished, the researcher will measure the Hamilton Anxiety Rating
Scale (HARS) again as a post-test value. The results obtained after doing
expressive writing therapy there is a decrease in the level of anxiety from severe
anxiety to mild anxiety. It can be concluded that this expressive writing therapy
can affect reducing anxiety levels.