Visionary artist Kanye West has been public about his struggles with bipolar disorder. Throughout the last month, Ye announced a run for president, a new album, and said some questionable things about Harriet Tubman. There were some reports speculating that Kanye was in the midst of a bipolar episode, but Yeezy has not confirmed that fact. Kanye has rapped about being his bipolar diagnosis or not taking mediation on “FML,” “Yikes,” “Reborn” feat. Kid Cudi & others.

To better understand what Ye could be going through and how the culture should engage with him, Genius spoke to mental health expert Dr. Tracey Marks and journalist Kiana Fitzgerald, who has bipolar disorder and has written about Kanye from that perspective.

Read more on Genius:
https://genius.com/a/how-should-we-talk-about-kanye-west-s-bipolar-disorder

Check out Dr. Marks YouTube channel here –
https://www.youtube.com/user/MarksPsych

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