At the beginning of March 2020, with the first case of coronavirus infection in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it became quite obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic is going to affect our lives, together with the lives of people around the world. Not long after the appearance of the first infection, other cases followed, and the authorities gradually introduced new measures of isolation and travel bans with increasing intensity. Under a deluge of media reports presenting overpowered hospitals and rising death numbers around the world, with many of them being contradictory to one another and to statements made by officials, people were overwhelmed and confused. In such a situation, the entire population is exposed to intense feelings of fear and helplessness, being unable to do anything effective against the invisible enemy. Adding to the numerous health hazards caused by the coronavirus, the pandemic raised numerous psychological and social challenges.