Nick Cannon is getting candid about his mental health. The “Masked Singer” host recently admitted that he “needs help” after revealing that he’s been diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
He opened up about his condition during an episode of his “Counsel Culture” podcast earlier this month, and further discussed his journey while serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission’s Thanksgiving celebration on Wednesday.
“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,” the dad of 12, 44, told People at the event. “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.”
“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 continued. “To be able to say I’m an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too.”
The “Drumline” actor previously noted that he’s “taken all the power away from the term narcissism” as he navigates his “clinically diagnosed” condition.
“‘Cause I’ve researched it and I understand it,” he said during the podcast with Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, a Doctor of Psychology. “Call me whatever you want… now if I didn’t know what it was, then I have issue with it.”
Cannon is dad of twins Moroccan and Monroe, 13, with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey, and sons Golden Sagon, 7, and Rise Messiah, 2, and 3-year-old daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell.
Additionally, he’s the father to twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, 3, and daughter Beautiful Zeppelin, 2, with Abby De La Rosa, 2-year-old son Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi, and Onyx Ice Cole, 2, with LaNisha Cole.
In December 2021, his and Alyssa Scott’s son, Zen, died from brain cancer at 5 months old. The pair are also parents of daughter Halo Marie, 1.
This holiday, the star told People that he had “a bunch of dinners” to attend in order to celebrate with his children.
“It’s very complicated. I’m a busy man on Thanksgiving,” he said. “I’m going to be full by the end of the day, but everybody specializes in certain things, you know what I mean? Some people got good sweet potato pie, some people got amazing fried turkey. So I know every house that needs to have the things that I really like.”
December will be keeping him busy, too. He plans to travel to the East Coast, Aspen and Big Bear in California because “all the kids want to go to the snow.”
