Nick Cannon, 44, shared he had been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, Media Take Out confirmed.
“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,” Cannon said in an interview, while serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission’s Thanksgiving celebration.
“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 adds.
Nick adds that he’s being accepting of his recent diagnosis and using it as a tool to better 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 says.
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – OCTOBER 09: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS) Nick Cannon (R) and his mother Beth Hacket attend Nick Cannon’s 30th Birthday Bash at Universal Studios Hollywood on October 9, 2010 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood)
“To be able to say I’m an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too.” Cannon first opened up about his diagnosis in a Nov. 8 episode of his Counsel Culture podcast.
After confirming to Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, a Doctor of Psychology, that he had been “clinically diagnosed” with narcissistic personality disorder, Cannon explained he identifies with nearly all “markers” for the disorder.
“I’ve taken all the power away from the term narcissism ’cause I’ve researched it and I understand it,” said Cannon on the episode. “Call me whatever you want… now if I didn’t know what it was, then I have issue with it.”
