Kanye West's Mental Health Battle In His Own Words: Bipolar Disorder, More

Kanye West has been candid about his mental health battle over the years. In 2016, West, who also goes by the name Ye, was hospitalized after abruptly canceling a concert. Two years later, West revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar type-1 disorder when he dropped his album Ye. “I hate being Bi-Polar, it’s awesome,” the 2018 album’s cover art read. After going public with his diagnosis, West began making headlines for a series of controversial political opinions and, later, for a series of antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ statements. In January 2026 — after refusing to walk back himself from his cl...

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