Overview
- Gucci Mane told ABC News' Nightline on May 26 that he has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia and previously detailed the conditions in his October 2025 memoir Episodes.
- He described short but severe 'episodes' marked by hearing voices, blackouts, memory loss and a 'total loss of control' that can last days to weeks and lead to dangerous behavior.
- The rapper credits sobriety, ongoing therapy, medication and his wife Keyshia Ka’oir's hands‑on intervention for stabilizing him and preventing harm during crises.
- Gucci framed past public incidents as linked to untreated illness and addiction, citing the 2011 ice‑cream face tattoo, a chaotic 2013 social‑media meltdown and a 2005 murder charge that prosecutors later dropped.
- He says he has apologized to peers he hurt during past episodes, including Drake, and he is using his story to push for accountability and to reduce stigma around mental health in the music community.