Marco Mengoni is the winner of Sanremo 2023. His text has once again conquered the home audience who rewarded him from the first evening of the Festival, making the victory of this edition already clear.
Her passwords practically always manage to touch the soul of the listeners, also because the artist deals with modern issues and often spoke of Mental health in general and also of his own. Not surprisingly, this time too, his song has an important psychological significance.
The psychological journey of Marco Mengoni
Anyone who knows the artist will also know his past. Several times Mengoni has quoted his tpsychological therapy mainly due to his non-acceptance of the body. The boy weighed 106 kilos, had long hair that covered his face (in order to hide) and did not perceive any difference between subjective and objective beauty. Shame dominated his life and forced him to hide for too long.
Il Mengoni today he presents himself with an apparently very different physique and self-confidence. But despite this, the singer continues his own journey into his psyche especially to deal with a disorder that still afflicts his life: body dysmorphia.
Marco Mengoni and body dysmorphia, what is it about?
Il Body Dysmorphic Disorder it is a mental condition in which people focus on the appearance of a specific part of their body, such as the nose, and place undue importance on the appearance of that part of the body.
These concerns, seemingly meaningless to their friends and family, they interfere with theirs life daily life and behavior. Body Dysmorphic Disorder is characterized by pensierifeelings and behaviors destructive which can lead to trough, anxiety, social isolation, eating disorders and more.
Treatments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder include cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, and medications for depression or anxiety.
Major symptoms
Body dysmorphia yes manifest through:
- Excessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in one's body
- Constant control of the appearance in the mirror
- Excessive care of one's appearance
- Belief that one's appearance attracts negative attention from others
- Frequent request for surgery without satisfaction
- Avoidance of social situations for fear of being seen
- Discomfort or problems in social, work or school life due to concern about physical appearance.
Attention: the symptoms are not synonymous with a diagnosis, which must always be made by a professional in the sector.
As a result, often Marco Mengoni brings these into his songs reflections personalities that come out of his own introspective journey.
Did you know that the song has Neapolitan origins?
Behind every successful musical note there is a great composer, as is the case with "Due vite" by Marco Mengoni, winner of the Sanremo 2023 singing competition. This triumph must be attributed primarily to the Neapolitan David Petrella, creator of the melody in collaboration with Davide Simonetta and the singer himself. Petrella, better known as Tropico, was also one of the authors of the song "Cenere" by Lazza, which came second.
But Petrella doesn't limit himself to taking care of the musical plot for other artists: he is also an interpreter soloist, whose stage name is Tropico, and his most famous song is "There is no love in Naples". In his latest album there are numerous duets of great prominence, including those with Calcutta, Cesare Cremonini, Elisa and Franco 126.
