Nick Cannon, 44, previously revealed he had been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
In an exclusive interview with People, the Masked singer host opened up about how he manages living with the disorder on a daily basis.
“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 shared with the outlet while serving meals at the Los Angeles Mission‘s Thanksgiving celebration.
“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,” he added.
Cannon continued, saying he’s learned to accept his diagnosis and uses it as a tool to better himself.
“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 says. “To be able to say I’m an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too.”
Cannon first revealed his NPD diagnosis while speaking to psychology expert Dr. Cheyenne Bryant during an episode of his “Counsel Culture” podcast earlier this month.
“I’ve taken all the power away from the term narcissism ’cause I’ve researched it and I understand it,” he told Dr. Bryant. “Call me whatever you want… now if I didn’t know what it was, then I have issue with it.”
The Wild N Out star, who’s welcomed 12 children since 2011, also opened up to People about how he spends time with all of his kids during the holidays.
“It’s very complicated. I’m a busy man on Thanksgiving,” he says of visiting multiple homes on the holiday. “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.”