Gucci Mane opened up about his mental health journey in his new memoir, Episodes, revealing that he’s been diagnosed with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
During an interview with The Breakfast Club, the rap icon and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, discussed how they navigate his condition — with Ka’oir sharing the steps she takes to help him manage episodes privately.
“I take his apps off his phone,” she explained around the 8:40 mark. “First thing I do, I delete Instagram. I delete everything. Even if I got to change his password, I’m changing it because I don’t need the public to know he’s having an episode. You realize you’d never know about any other episode since Sept. 13 because I control that. You’re not going on Instagram, you’re not going on Twitter, it’s deleted. I just control everything at home.”
“Now, before the episodes come, I catch it,” Ka’oir went on to say. “That’s why he hasn’t had another one. And how you catch that is he doesn’t speak to you. He wants to be left alone. He don’t eat. He does not sleep. Text messages — there’s a period after each word. And I’m like, ‘You’re going through an episode. You’re sick.’
‘No, I’m not. Ain’t nothing wrong with me. Why do you think that?’ he’ll say.
‘You’re not speaking to me.’
‘Well, there’s nothing to talk about.’
I said, ‘Well, that’s not how you speak to your wife.’ And I’m like, ‘You’re sick.’ And we snap out of it right then.”
Ka’oir’s mention of Sept. 13 likely refers to Sept. 13, 2013 — the day Gucci Mane’s friend called police over his erratic behavior. The incident resulted in the rapper being charged with carrying a concealed weapon, marijuana possession, and disorderly conduct. He was reportedly hospitalized following the arrest and later served 183 days in jail.
