AMY WINEHOUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH

 

    The film Amy (2015), by Asif Kapadia, is a kind of documentary about the life and difficulties of English singer Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) with her mental health. The documentary portrays the singer's genius with her wonderful voice, the drama in her love and relationship with her parents, the difficulties she faced with her career, addiction, fame and her premature death at the age of 27.

    One point that really impressed me in this account of her life was that in London, in the year 2000, with all the financial resources and access that the singer had, she did not find a psychic treatment that, instead of focusing on the symptom, focused on the subject. She discussed her relationship with dating, the difficulty she had in positioning herself in front of him. The issues with the shows: how, when and where I would like them to be held and in what way. The relationship with parents, with fame and with life.

    We don't know what it was like in reality, we discuss the film as an artistic process. However, the documentary only presents treatments that try to contain the symptom. Control her alcohol use, keep her away from her boyfriend and scandals. She was 8 or 80. Or she was hospitalized, without access to family, dating, work and alcohol. Or she stayed in her social environment taking medication, but without continued psychological treatment. Without intervention in your unconscious logic, your emotions. Impressive!

    The Mental Health Movement Café with Freud and Lacan proposes that we think about health from the perspective of the subject. From the growth and development of each unique human being, their unique desires and choices. So that they can follow their style and way of life, positioning themselves in relation to family, emotional and professional relationships with courage and dignity.

    This is the way to resolve the symptoms that are so popular in this century: anxiety, panic syndrome, stress, burnout, depression. Let's take care of our mental health and have a life with more love and achievements, sustaining the subject's positioning in the face of the adversities and bifurcations that are presented. Let's include and respect the emotional aspect more, listen to feelings and thoughts, elaborate on them and thus be more empowered in our daily lives, fight for our dreams and be able to stay close to who and what we love!

By: Psychoanalyst Fabiana Ratti

@psychoanalystfabiratti 

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