On June 17, Lil Nas X shared a video on his Instagram account providing health updates since his arrest last August. In the latest video, the rapper said that he was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and that he went to a rehab for treatment.
Lil Nas X provided more details on his mental health and how he coped with his disorder.
The rapper said he was at rehab for past few months. After his treatment, he has spent time with his family in Atlanta and friends in LA.
“First, where I’ve been, I’ve been in rehab for a few months. And since then, I’ve been, you know, back at home, whether it’s in Atlanta with my family or in Los Angeles with myself and friends and whatnot and trying to ground myself down to earth and get out of my head.” Lil said.
He said currently he has a therapist and psychiatrist.
“I have a therapist now and a psychiatrist, which has been really helpful when I got my bipolar disorder diagnosis. I feel like I had known for like the past few years, but I didn’t want to admit to it because I didn’t know how to take medication.
He also said:
“I’m already Black and gay, like damn, God. Come on, Black, gay and bipolar? I’m living life on extreme hard mode. On a serious note, I’m doing much better, I’m feeling better. I’m creating freely and there’s less fear in my heart and I’m smelling the roses.
Lil Nas X was arrested in August last year
Last year, Montero Lamar Hill, aka Lil Nas X, was apprehended and sent to a hospital in August after being spotted wandering along a LA street without clothes. The 27-year-old then entered a not guilty plea to three felony counts of violence with injury against a police officer and one felony offense of resisting an executive officer.
In his video, the rapper also revealed that his new music in on the way.
“I’ve been doing music for seven years now. Speaking of music, I want to let you guys know there’s new music on the way. I’m not getting completely to it just yet but I’m excited to do that.”
Lil Nas released music on March 28 last year. He dropped his EP, named Days Before Dreamboy, with a total of 8 tracks.
Edited by Shatakshi Gupta