Nick Cannon admits his mental health is in jeopardy.
Cannon, 44, spoke about how she was previously diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder and the steps she took to heal.
“I still don't fully understand it, but I've always wanted to get tested. I've had a lot of tests,” Cannon said. People magazine.
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Nick Cannon has admitted he is in a vulnerable spot regarding his mental health. (Prince Williams/Getty Images)
“I've been diagnosed with ADHD. I've been dyslexic since I was a child, but I just knew I was just a neurodivergent person. I always thought that,” he said. continued.
The “Masked Singer” host admitted that he proactively sought help and looked on the bright side of his diagnosis.
“I feel like there's a lot of labels out there…to be able to accept that and say, 'Look, I'm healing. I need help. Show me.' and embrace therapy very strongly,” he added. “Not only can I be an example to others, but I can also be a healer during my own process.”
Earlier this month, Cannon revealed that he had been “clinically diagnosed” with narcissistic personality disorder.
in his episode “Counselor Culture Show”he sat down with Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, Ph.D., in psychology, to unravel his diagnosis.
Nick Cannon has revealed that he has been “clinically diagnosed” with narcissistic personality disorder. (Michael Becker/FOX)
Ms Cannon described her mental health problems as a “spectrum” starting with “self-confidence, overconfidence and arrogance”, but at the “extremes” to “lack of empathy and anger”. He explained that it was a possibility.
He then confessed that he “identified” with all of the traits except “lack of empathy” and “rage.”
“I took all the power out of the word narcissism because I studied it and understood it,” Cannon said. “Call it what you like…If I didn't know what it was now, I'd have a problem with it.”
Cannon went on to talk about how she was raised in a Christian home and how she “can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
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Nick Cannon is the father of 12 children with six women, including Mariah Carey. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
His comments come after he previously claimed he had received a “manifestation or vision” from God indicating that he would have a bountiful offspring. Cannon is the father of 12 children with six different women.
In a podcast with Dr. Laura Berman in June, he explained the unclear vision he might have about becoming a father: “It's going to fall apart, it's going to fragment.”
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“So it's like the conversation of Abraham the father…'You will be the father of many nations'?” He said God told Abraham to “make him very fruitful,” He asked the question, citing a Bible story in which he promised to do so.
Nick Cannon previously claimed he had a “manifestation or vision” from God that indicated he would have a bountiful offspring. (Sharif Ziyadat)
“I'd never heard such clear words, but 'Hey, you're going to father a lot of children. Your great influence, your lineage, your descendants are going to do great things.' I had a similar experience, and I think, “Well…the more the merrier.'' We roll the dice to determine the name and what you build. ”
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Cannon welcomed his 12th child, a daughter named Halo Marie, with Alyssa Scott in December 2022. The two are also parents to a son, Zen, who passed away in 2021 at the age of five months.
He has two older children with Mariah Carey, twins Moroccan and Monroe. Brittany Bell has three dogs: Golden Sagon, Powerful Queen, and Rise Messiah.
Abby de la Rosa has three children with Cannon: Zion Mixolydian, Zillion Heir, and Beautiful Zeppelin.
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