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Nick Cannon Admits to Needing ‘Help’ After Narcissistic Personality Disorder Diagnosis

The comedian and media personality revealed his diagnosis on his ‘Counsel Culture’ podcast earlier this month.


Nick Cannon will require some extra mental health support after being diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.

The “Wild ‘n Out” creator, actor, comedian, and media personality revealed his diagnosis during an episode of his “Counsel Culture” podcast, during which he sat down with guest Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, a Doctor of Psychology and life coach. 

“When I did get diagnosed with it, because I have no problem with it–it's a spectrum,” Cannon said around the 13-minute mark of the video below. I think even it starts off with confidence, overconfidence, arrogance… And then that's when you step into the space of narcissism and in that there's markers. And when someone has extreme narcissistic behavior disorder, it has things like the lack of empathy, rage, all of those things, I don't have those.”

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But after being “clinically diagnosed” with the personality disorder, Cannon recently spoke to People on Wednesday, November 27, about leaning on tools to aid his mental health. 

“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,” he told the publication while volunteering at Los Angeles Mission's 88th annual Thanksgiving.

"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," he continued.

The father of 12 added that he’s learning to “embrace” his diagnosis as an opportunity to learn and utilize remedial treatments to help his unique circumstances.

"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."

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