Nick Cannon Says He 'Needs Help' Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder Diagnosis

Earlier this month, Nick Cannon revealed he was diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, and now he's admitted he still "needs help" understanding the diagnosis.

"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," the 44-year-old Masked Singer host told People. "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."

Despite the lack of understanding he has about the diagnosis, the father of 12 said the diagnosis has convinced him to work on 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 said. "To be able to say I'm an example for others, but also be healing during the self-process works too."

Earlier this month, Cannon revealed the diagnosis on the Counsel Culture podcast. "Call me whatever you want," he shared. "If I didn't know what it was, then I have [an] issue with it."

During the interview with People, Cannon also spoke about his Thanksgiving plans, which were more complicated than most people's because he has 12 kids with six different women. “It’s very complicated. I’m a busy man on Thanksgiving,” he said. “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.”

Last month, Cannon got candid about some of the insecurities he had during his marriage to Mariah Carey, with whom he shares two children.