In the midst of his latest Tweetstorm, Kanye West candidly addressed the state of his mental health and how being off medication has impacted his songwriting.
In recent days, West has used Twitter to discuss his ongoing issues with Drake. But on Saturday morning (Dec. 15), the rapper and fashion designer veered into his struggles with being bipolar and how the mental disorder has affected his music.
“I’m loving the new music I’ve been working on. 6 months off meds I can feel me again. Remember when dark fantasy came out I used to tweet a storm also,” West wrote.
The tweet references his critically acclaimed 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which produced hits such as “Power,” “Runaway,” and “All the Lights.”
“You don’t make runaway on medication Even alcohol is and addictive substance called spirits that actually block our earthly connection to our spirit when we drown ourselves in it,” he wrote.
Over the past year, West has opened up about his bipolar disorder and the impact it has had on his career and family life. On Saturday, he shared his desires to speak more candidly to the press about mental disorders in hopes to educate the public.
“I’ve been trying to do a serious interview speaking on mental health but it seems as though all members of press are afraid to speak to someone who has been diagnosed but is still everyone’s favorite super hero,” he wrote.
See West’s latest tweets about mental illness below.
People will no longer take mental health for a joke
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Drake verbally attacked Cudi when he was in the hospital and went at me after TMZ because I decided to release albums in June Is snowballed and he refused to meet with me but texted my mother in law and did sneak disses on peoples records that I consider family
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
All of this foolishness weighed on my mental health so @ArianaGrande you know I got love for you but until you’re ready to really make sure everyone’s ok don’t use me or this moment to promote a song
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
No one would ever choose to end up in a mental hospital and diagnosed with a mental disorder but god chose me to publicly go through this journey and it is beautiful
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I am able to experience first hand how people who have mental health issues get written off by society. Don’t listen to him cause he’s crazy. He’s washed cause he’s crazy etc…
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I don’t blame people for not knowing how to handle this that said we as a society will learn together
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
People try to ‘handle you when they think you have a mental problem
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I’ve been trying to do a serious interview speaking on mental health but it seems as though all members of press are afraid to speak to someone who has been diagnosed but is still everyone’s favorite super hero
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
Perhaps we stop looking at my tweets as rants and start looking at them as therapy testimonials and some even ministry
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I cannot be on meds and make watch the throne level or dark fantasy level music
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
You don’t make runaway on medication Even alcohol is and addictive substance called spirits that actually block our earthly connection to our spirit when we drown ourselves in it
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I’m loving the new music I’ve been working on. 6 months off meds I can feel me again. Remember when dark fantasy came out I used to tweet a storm also.
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018
I love that we are destigmitizing mental health Gucciman and Quavo have a song Bipolar this is so good for culture
— ye (@kanyewest) December 15, 2018