Lil Nas X Shares Mental Health Update After Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis

Lil Nas X says he’s “doing much better” while working to “ground myself down to Earth and get out of my head” after entering a mental health program. He faced felony charges in connection with an August 2025 incident during which he was said to have been “strolling naked along Ventura Avenue in Studio City when police were called to the scene,” per a previous news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “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 and friends and whatnot, trying to ground myself down to Earth and get out of my head,” X told fans in a video shared to Instagram “I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist which has been really helpful.” Turning to his initial reluctance to accept his assumption that he had bipolar disorder, which has since been confirmed through a diagnosis, X exhibited his signature charm and humor. “When I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I felt like I had known for the past few years but I didn't wanna admit to it because I didn't wanna have to take medication and have people think different of me,” he said. “I mean, I'm already, like, Black and gay. Damn, God. Come on. Black, gay, bipolar. I’m, like, living life on extreme hard mode.”

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