Lil Nas X Opens Up About Bipolar Diagnosis and Improved Mental Health: ‘Black, Gay and Bipolar? I’m Living Life on Extreme Hard Mode’

The Grammy winner says he's working on new music.

By Marc Malkin

Marc Malkin

Senior Editor, Culture and Events

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Lil Nas X is opening up about his mental health and bipolar diagnoses.

The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to explain how he’s been doing since his arrest in Los Angeles in August.

“When I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis, I feel like I had known for 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,” he said.

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