Lil Nas X has broken his silence about his mental health journey.
On Wednesday, the “Old Town Road” singer, 27, shared a video on Instagram revealing he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
“I’ve been in rehab for a few months. And since then, I’ve been back at home. Whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself, friends and whatnot, and trying to ground myself down to earth and get out of my head,” he began. “I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which has been really helpful when I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis.”
He continued: “I feel like I had known for like the past few years. But I didn’t want to admit to it because I didn’t want to have to take medication and have people think different of me… Black, gay, bipolar. I’m like living life on like extreme hard mode.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition. It causes extreme shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration. Formerly known as “manic depression,” it involves alternating cycles of emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and profound lows (depression).
Back in August, Lil Nas X was arrested in Los Angeles, California, on multiple felony charges, including three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer. The incident reportedly began after police responded to reports of a naked man walking in the street. Upon their arrival, an altercation ensued, leading to the charges.
On Aug. 25, he appeared before a judge, waived his arraignment, and “pleaded not guilty to three counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer.”
The court determined that the incident was the direct result of a since-disclosed bipolar disorder diagnosis. Because of this, the judge suspended the criminal case.
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