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Gucci Mane Discloses Schizophrenia and Bipolar Diagnoses as Wife Outlines Private Safeguards

New disclosures detail treatment progress alongside his wife's system to head off episodes.

Overview

  • Gucci Mane’s memoir Episodes, released Oct. 14, reveals diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and set up a joint Oct. 20 Breakfast Club interview.
  • Keyshia Ka’oir says she deletes his social-media apps and can change passwords to keep crises private, citing a personal system she has enforced since a date she referenced as Sept. 13.
  • She watches for early warning signs such as silence, isolation, not eating or sleeping, and text messages with a period after each word.
  • Gucci describes past episodes as feeling like psychosis in a ‘warped world,’ including hearing voices and believing people were against him.
  • He says a 2020 episode prompted therapy and medication; he now identifies triggers like drugs, alcohol and stress, reports no current episodes, and cut off friends who took advantage when he gave away expensive jewelry.