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Kanye West to David Letterman<\/span><\/p>\n Mental Illness is Like a \u2018Sprained Brain\u2019 \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n And Docs Do Everything to Make it Worse <\/span><\/p>\n 5\/30\/2019 5:47 AM PDT<\/p>\n Kanye West<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0described in vivid detail what it\u2019s like to have a bipolar episode, and he grouses doctors just don\u2019t get it \u2026 and actually made it way worse for him.<\/p>\n Ye opened up about his mental health struggles to David Letterman<\/strong><\/a> for his Netflix show, \u2018My Next Guest Needs No Introduction\u2019 \u2014 and we got hold of the footage where he tries to get people to imagine a sprained ankle and then transfer that concept to a sprained brain.<\/p>\n Listen to Kanye \u2026 it\u2019s a revelation when you think of a doctor bearing down on a sprained ankle, causing pain and exacerbating the injury. Now, think of doctors doing the same sort of thing to a cerebellum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Short story \u2026 Kanye thinks doctors mess up the minds of patients who are struggling with mental illness when they\u2019re first admitted for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n TMZ broke the story \u2026 Kanye had what seemed like a nervous breakdown<\/strong><\/a> back in 2016, which turned out to be a bipolar episode<\/strong><\/a>. He was handcuffed to a hospital bed and left alone, which only made things worse<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n He says he\u2019s opening up about all this to start a conversation about the way we treat bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n The entire season \u2014 which also includes interviews with Ellen DeGeneres<\/strong><\/a> and Melinda Gates<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 drops Friday on Netflix and we\u2019re told through it all, Kanye is for the most part very cogent and clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/h5>\n
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