Nick Cannon makes brave admission as he reveals NPD diagnosis
Topics: Celebrity, Mental Health, Parenting
Kya Buller
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Topics: Celebrity, Mental Health, Parenting
Nick Cannon, ex-husband of Mariah Carey and father of 12 children, has candidly discussed his mental health diagnosis of an often misunderstood condition.
44-year-old Cannon, who was wed to 'All I Want For Christmas' singer Carey between 2008 and 2016, is an American comedian and TV host, famed for presenting The Masked Singer in the US.
The star has opened up about his recent mental health diagnosis in a discussion with People Magazine, where he shared that he lives with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Of his diagnosis, he said: "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."
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Cannon added: "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."
Cannon first shared that he has NPD while appearing on Counsel Culture podcast earlier this month.
Talking to Doctor of Psychology Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, he said he has been 'clinically diagnosed' with the condition, and said he lives with almost all of the 'markers' for it.
Cannon shared: "I've taken all the power away from the term narcissism 'cause I've researched it and I understand it.
"Call me whatever you want... now if I didn't know what it was, then I have issue with it."
Beyond his professional life, Cannon is known for making headlines regarding his 12 children, the first of which was born in 2011.
As yesterday marked Thanksgiving in the US, Cannon also shared how he divides his time to make sure they all get equal amounts of attention.
"It's very complicated. I'm a busy man on Thanksgiving. I'm going to be full by the end of the day, but everybody specialises in certain things, you know what I mean?"
He said, before adding: "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."
Admitting that he will be 'all over' the place over the Thanksgiving and festive period, he shared a little bit about his plans, explaining that he'll be 'everywhere from Aspen to Santa's Village, all of those things.'
He concluded: "All the kids want to go to the snow. So a little bit of East Coast, a little bit of Aspen, a little bit of Big Bear."