Nick Cannon is opening up about his plans to “embrace mental health” after just lately discovering he has narcissistic character dysfunction.
The singer and actor mentioned his analysis with Folks journal throughout a Thanksgiving gathering Wednesday hosted by the Los Angeles Mission, a downtown shelter, the place he advised the journal how he’s dedicated to his psychological well being journey.
“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 mentioned whereas serving meals on the charity occasion.
The star shared that he all the time suspected his mind labored in another way.
“I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD,” the previous youngster star added. “Even as a kid it was dyslexia, but just knowing that I’m just a neurodivergent individual, I kind of always knew.”
Cannon, a father of 12, mentioned he’s working laborious to “embrace” his new analysis with out stigma.
“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 defined.
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“I just embrace mental health and therapy in such a strong way,” the host of “The Masked Singer” continued. “To be able to say I’m an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too.”
Cannon first went public about having narcissistic character dysfunction on the Nov. 8 episode of his podcast, “Counsel Culture,” when he defined that he plans to rise above the adverse associations that include the analysis.
“I’ve taken all the power away from the term narcissism because I’ve researched it and I understand it,” he advised life coach and psychology skilled Cheyenne Bryant. “Call me whatever you want. Now if I didn’t know what it was, then I have issue with it.”
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Cannon started his psychological well being journey lengthy earlier than this analysis.
He mentioned he premiered his Amazon Prime Video model of “Counsel Culture” in spring in an effort to “destigmatize male mental health.”
“It’s a safe space and a brave place to allow men to discuss their emotions and allow themselves to learn, grow and heal,” the “America’s Got Talent” host mentioned in a press launch. “Instead of canceling each other, we are counseling each other. … Nothing is off limits.”
