Rapper Gucci Mane has been opening up about his Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia diagnoses and how his wife Keyshia Ka’oir has been helping to intervene and treat his “episodes.” treat his “episodes.”
While appearing in a recent interview with ‘The Breakfast Club,’ Gucci Mane, 45, and his wife Keyshia Ka’oir, 40, talked about how they’ve been quietly managing the rapper’s mental health over the years. Ahead of the interview, in Gucci’s new memoir, ‘Episodes: The Diary of a Recovering Mad Man,’ he first revealed that he has Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
Further opening up about the diagnoses in their October 20 ‘Breakfast Club‘ interview, Gucci shared that he hit a turning point in his journey when he finally took accountability for his struggles and began receiving the help he needed.
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Gucci Mane And Wife Keyshia Ka’oir Explain How They’ve Been Privately Managing His Mental Health Disorders
During the sit-down, Ka’oir explained how she helps Gucci with his episodes. She said, “I have a system. I take his apps off his phone. First thing I do, I delete Instagram. I delete everything. Even if I gotta change his password, I’m changing it because I don’t need the public to know he’s having an episode.”
She continued, “I control that. You’re not going on Instagram, you’re not going on Twitter, it’s deleted. I control everything at home. Now, before the episodes come, I catch it. That’s why he hasn’t had another one. How you catch it is he doesn’t speak to you, he wants to be left alone, he don’t eat, he does not sleep. Text messages, there’s a period after each word.”
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Gucci then explained that he wouldn’t even know he was behaving in such a way. He noted that his episodes would feel like he’s in a “psychosis” or a “warped world.” he said that he would hear voices in his head and think people were against him.
His wife then said she would have to enter “mother mode” and ensure that her husband was getting the proper care while enduring these episodes. She admitted that it’s a “scary moment.” However, she knew that she needed to remain by his side. She explained, “It was really, really bad. It’s really sad because you’re seeing someone you don’t know.”
Ka’oir highlighted that Gucci would say things that were “so mean and disrespectful” during his episodes. However, she just had to remind herself, “I’m not talking to Gucci.”
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