Breaking: Nick Cannon, admits he ”needs help” after being diagnosed with n@rcissistic personality disorder
Nick Cannon an American actor and comedian has admitted that he “needs help” after being diagnosed with n@rcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
The father of 12 said he displayed nearly all the markers for the condition and opened up about how it has affected his daily life during an episode of his “Counsel Culture” podcast.
At the Los Angeles Mission Thanksgiving charity event, the actor told People that he was always under the impression that he had been undiagnosed.
“I still don’t understand it all the way, but I kind of always wanted to get tested for it. I did a bunch of tests,”
“I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD. Even as a kid it was dyslexia, but just knowing that I’m just a neurodivergent individual, I kind of always knew.”
After coming to terms with his diagnosis, Cannon said he’s working on becoming the best version of himself.
“I feel like there’s so many labels out there, but it’s like, to be able to embrace it and say, ‘Look, I’m healing. I need help. Show me.’ I just embrace mental health and therapy in such a strong way,” he said.
“To be able to say I’m an example for others but also be healing during the self-process works too.”
Cannon first revealed his diagnosis during the November 8 episode of his podcast, alongside special guest Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, a Doctor of Psychology.
The comedian said he had been “clinically diagnosed” with the condition and has “taken all the power away from the term n@rcissism” by “researching it and understanding it.”
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