Gucci Mane has his wife to thank for keeping him on the straight and narrow.<\/p>\n
The \u201cWake Up in the Sky\u201d rapper, 45, revealed that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in his new memoir, \u201cEpisodes,\u201d<\/a> which was released Oct. 14.<\/p>\n Gucci Mane revealed he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in his newly released memoir, \u201cEpisodes.\u201d Simon & Schuster<\/p>\n Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka\u2019oir, opened up about the rapper\u2019s mental health struggles during \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d radio show on Oct. 20, 2025. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM\/Youtube<\/p>\n Mane and his wife of eight years, Keyshia Ka\u2019oir,<\/a> opened up about the trap music pioneer\u2019s diagnosis \u2013 and how she helps him manage it \u2013 during a joint appearance on \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d<\/a> radio show on Monday.<\/p>\n Although Ka\u2019oir, 40, admitted that she keeps his episodes hidden from the public eye by removing his access to social media.<\/p>\n \u201cI delete Instagram. I delete everything,\u201d she shared. \u201cEven if I got to change his password, I\u2019m changing it because I don\u2019t need the public to know he\u2019s having an episode.\u201d<\/p>\n Ka\u2019oir discussing how she helps her hip-hop star husband manage his mental health struggles during \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d on Oct. 20, 2025. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM\/Youtube<\/p>\n Ka\u2019oir said she\u2019s been able to keep Mane\u2019s episodes hidden from the public eye by removing his access to social media. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM\/Youtube<\/p>\n Ka\u2019oir further explained how she has learned to pinpoint if the \u201cDope Love\u201d rapper is struggling.<\/p>\n \u201cHe doesn\u2019t speak to you. He wants to be left alone. He don\u2019t eat. He does not sleep. Text messages, there\u2019s a period after each word,\u201d she said, adding that Mane would spout \u201cmean\u201d things at her, and they would end up arguing back and forth before \u201csnapping out of it right then.\u201d<\/p>\n Elsewhere during the radio show, the couple discussed watching other celebs and their families suffer through mental health issues publicly.<\/p>\n Mane discussing his bipolar disorder and schizophrenia during \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d radio show on Oct. 20, 2025. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM\/Youtube<\/p>\n The Grammy-nominated rapper revealed that he would give away money and jewelry during his bipolar and schizophrenic episodes. Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM\/Youtube<\/p>\n Ka\u2019oir mentioned that seeing Kim Kardashian struggle during her marriage<\/a> to Kanye West before their Feb. 2021 split \u201cbothered\u201d her, and that she reached out to the Skims founder to offer support.<\/p>\n After \u201cBreakfast Club\u201d co-host Charlamagne tha God brought up Kardashian\u2019s recent claim that West once gave away five Lamborghinis<\/a> during a bout with his bipolar disorder<\/a>, Mane admitted that he would give away money and jewelry during his own episodes.<\/p>\n \u201cI gave away jewelry. Jewelry costs so much,\u201d the \u201cRumors\u201d rapper, whose real name is Radric Delantic Davis, shared. \u201cI gave my friends jewelry. And they knew I wasn\u2019t well, they\u2019d take it. They was taking advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n Ka\u2019oir and Mane attend an NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 2, 2022. Getty Images<\/p>\n Mane and Ka\u2019Oir attend another NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 26, 2023. Getty Images<\/p>\n Mane ultimately decided to seek professional help following a scary episode he suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter that, I was like, man, I got to really just hold myself accountable and take care of my health,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI don\u2019t never want to have an episode again. If I have to see a therapist, if I have to take medicine. I\u2019ll do what I need to do to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cEverybody Looking\u201d artist sought help for the sake of his family. Since marrying in 2017, Mane and Ka\u2019oir have welcomed son Ice, 4, and daughter Iceland, 1.<\/p>\n Mane and Ka\u2019oir celebrating the holidays with their son, Ice, and daughter, Iceland, in December 2024. laflare1017\/Instagram<\/p>\n Ka\u2019Oir and Mane with their son, Ice, on April 26, 2025. laflare1017\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to raise a family, and then my mental health is gone,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat if I have an episode I can\u2019t come back from?\u201d<\/p>\n Nearly five years since his last episode, and the Grammy-nominated rapper is now in therapy and taking medication to help manage his bipolar disorder and schizophrenia diagnoses.<\/p>\n \u201cYou got to do the work yourself, if you want to really get better,\u201d Mane concluded. \u201cPeople can want it for you, but you still got to want it more than they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gucci Mane has his wife to thank for keeping him on the straight and narrow. 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