Gucci Mane Opened Up About Men’s Mental Health, And What The Actor Is Doing To Break The Stigma

Gucci Mane, a fashion icon, rapper, and writer, has released his new memoir, Episodes, in which he reveals his diagnosis with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The legendary rapper and his wife, Keyshia Ka’ir, in a conversation with The Breakfast Club, showed how his wife helps him heal. 

Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’Oir opened up about his mental health

Married for decades, Gucci’s wife already knew about his signs, and when he started showing signs, Ka’Oir told the show hosts she always prepared for the worst. Keyshia said that she deleted apps from his phone; she deleted Instagram, Twitter, and everything. Ka’Oir continued:

“So that’s why he hasn’t had another one. And how you catch that is he doesn’t speak to you. He wants to be left alone. He doesn’t eat. He does not sleep—text messages. There’s a period after each word. And I’m like, ‘You’re going through an episode. You’re sick.’ ‘No, I’m not. Ain’t nothing wrong with me. Why do you think that?’ ‘You’re not speaking to me.’ ‘Well, there’s nothing to talk about.’ I said, ‘Well, that’s not how you speak to your wife.’ And I’m like, ‘You’re sick.’ And we snap out of it right then.”

What is his new memoir, Episodes, all about?

Gucci Mane has already given his audience two memoirs, the first being The Autobiography of Gucci Mane in 2018, which he began writing while serving time in prison, and his second, The Gucci Mane Guide to Greatness, which details the life principles he lives by. Both books were released by Simon & Schuster, including their memoir, Episodes. In his new book, Gucci opened up about his recovery and mental health journey, which was not easy to talk about. In his conversation, he said that he is trying to help people with addiction and mental health issues using his story. During the interview, the rapper also drew reflections on Kanye West’s mental health, referencing how West once gave away expensive gifts during manic periods.

Gucci acknowledged similar experiences, recalling how he’d given away jewelry during his own episodes and later realised how easily people had taken advantage of him. Gucci also revealed he cut off a ton of friends who took advantage of him during mental health episodes. When asked about his new album, he said the album shows a different side of Gucci Mane. He further revealed, “There is a vulnerable side of me on this album; it showed the part of me that I don’t really always show to the public,” said Mane.

Gucci Mane has been to jail multiple times

Gucci Mane has been arrested and jailed multiple times throughout his career for various charges, including firearm possession, assault, probation violations, and murder. In 2016, he completed his sentence for federal gun charges and was released. In 2014, before going to jail, Gucci Mane gave his then-girlfriend, now wife, Keyshia Ka’Oir $2 million to take care of herself while he served his sentence. Instead of spending it, Keyshia invested the money into her businesses and turned it into $6 million by the time he was released. 

Are Gucci Mane and Keyshia still married?

Gucci had proposed to Ka’Oir after performing at an Atlanta Hawks basketball game. Gucci Mane married Keyshia Ka’Oir, the founder of Ka’Oir Cosmetics and Ka’Oir Fitness, in Miami on October 17, 2017. They have two children together, Ice and Iceland. The latter is their daughter, who was born in 2023. In his 2017 autobiography, Gucci revealed that he had a son born in 2007, whom he had not known until the child was ten months old.

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