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Nick Cannon is opening up after he was recently diagnosed with a mental health condition.
In an exclusive report People published on Wednesday, November 27, the "Wild'N Out" host discussed his struggles with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) after he handed out dinners at the Los Angeles Mission ahead of Thanksgiving. He explained that he always wanted to get tested for mental health condition following his previous issues with ADHD and dyslexia. Cannon had "a bunch of tests" done before he was diagnosed and admitted he still doesn't "understand it all the way." However, he accepts it and plans to get all the help he needs.
"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,'" he said. "I just embrace mental health and therapy in such a strong way. To be able to say I'm an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too."
"I've been diagnosed with ADHD," he added. "Even as a kid it was dyslexia, but just knowing that I'm just a neurodivergent individual, I kind of always knew."
Nick Cannon first revealed his battle with the mental health condition at the top of November during an episode of his Counsel Culture podcast with Dr. Cheyanne Bryant. During the episode, he said that he relates to all the symptoms of the disorder.
"I've taken all the power away from the term narcissism 'cause I've researched it and I understand it," he told Dr. Bryant. "Call me whatever you want... now if I didn't know what it was, then I have issue with it."
Watch Nick Cannon talk about his diagnosis below.