 Kanye West new album Yay just dropped and he discusses being diagnosed with bipolar But is this an excuse for his behavior? Let's discuss What is up everybody? This is Chris from the rewired soul where we talk about the problem But focus on the solution and yes in this video right here We're going to be talking about Kanye West His bipolar disorder his actions recently and is this an excuse for his behavior But do me a favor and share this video because whether or not you're a Kanye West fan I'm going to talk about the stigma of mental illness and a lot of topics that a lot of people need to hear So please please please do me a favor and share this video. All right, so real quick fun fact about me I was a huge Kanye West fan and when I say was it's not because of his recent behaviors It's just I'm not a fan of like his last few albums. That's about it But I really connected to Kanye West and his lyrics way back in the day like his first few albums I loved it like something that he talked about quite a bit was Overcoming obstacles and being driven with motivation when people told him that he couldn't do something He did it right and a lot of people saw that as uh forming his cockiness But for me like that is something that I try to use as my motivation For example this youtube channel right here a lot of people thought it wasn't going to go anywhere And now it's gradually growing and I love that like that is my fuel You know what i'm saying people thought I wasn't going to stay sober that is my fuel the other thing I really love I loved uh the way he produces albums like he used to have a little bit more of a soul style He kind of touches it on this new album But like I said me not being a huge Kanye West fan anymore It's more about his music than his actions. All right because I've watched Kanye closely And something that impacted him greatly was the loss of his mother So again in this video We're going to be discussing bipolar disorder and his actions recently and things like that and is it an excuse like The difference between myself and some others is a lot of people are looking at this guy and saying what a jerk I can't believe he did this but me I see a guy who's going through grief And he's also struggling with his mental illness. So on the cover of his new album. Yay It says I hate being bipolar. It's awesome. But what does this mean? Well, let's take a look at his outro on his track. Yikes. That's why I with yay. That's my third person. That's my bipolar What that's my superpower Ain't no disability. I'm a superhero. I'm a superhero. Well, let's talk about that real quick Can having bipolar disorder make you like a superhero? Are there benefits to being bipolar? So according to some of the leading researchers on bipolar disorder There actually are some benefits to being bipolar So if you are somebody with bipolar, there's some benefits to it If you know somebody with bipolar share this video with them because let's talk about some of the benefits to being bipolar So this is from an article that I actually pulled from psychology today And this gentleman actually went to a conference and he says first up was sherry johnson PhD who teaches at uc berkeley and does basic research on mania Her talk was about how people with bipolar disorder are more reactive to rewards and goals in their lives They tend to work harder towards such goals and refuse to give up long after quote unquote normal people do Dr. Johnson is currently conducting studies To understand the greater reactivity to success in this population. So think about that real quick I was just talking about how something I loved about cognac is his motivation to pursue his goals and accomplish these things This is actually a trait of people with bipolar disorder. So next let's talk about creativity Terrence Ketter md who teaches at stanford school of medicine and runs the stanford bipolar disorders clinic Covered the relationship between creativity and bipolar with details from many studies Inspired by his clinical work with exceptionally creative individuals. Dr. Ketter has developed a strong interest in the relationship of creativity and mood disorders He shared the latest research trying to figure out why the link between bipolar and creativity is so strong So think about that. Why is cognac who he is where he is in life He has done things with rap and hip hop and these are things that not many other people can do Like I remember watching a video where they broke down Like the things he does just like with his music from album to album and it's like pure genius So people with bipolar are also a little bit more creative than the average person. So these are very cool things All right. So now now we got to talk about the other stuff So recently Kanye West was at TMZ and The the the big news line was he said slavery was a choice. All right So after this, you know, there was a bunch of outrage and backlash and things like that kim kardash He and hopped on twitter saying, you know, you guys shouldn't, you know, just talk about mental illness like that Just all sorts of stuff going on and the question is is his bipolar disorder an excuse for this comment As well as some of his other erotic behaviors The answer is no it is not an excuse. It's a reason. So here's the ramp portion of this video I completely disagree with this idea that you should never apologize for your mental illness It is one of the million reasons why I started this channel I kept saying article after article after article like no, I won't apologize for my anxiety No, I won't apologize for my bipolar. No, I won't apologize for my PTSD like what? What like, okay, let's imagine instead of a mental illness a fix physical illness Let's say a guy was in a wheelchair, right? He's a paraplegic He's in a wheelchair and he just constantly rolls over people's feet on purpose Like when we look at that guy and say, oh, it's okay. You don't have to apologize You're in a wheelchair. So it's okay to be a jerk. No, I'd be like you're a jerk quit running over people's feet It's the same thing with mental illness. We can't just run around doing whatever we want and not apologize for it So like for me, for example, I've mentioned before my anxiety makes me kind of moody and aggravated and irritated And what I try to do is be very mindful of when my anxiety is coming So I can let the people know around me like in advance like hey if I snap at you I'm really sorry, but I'm in this mode right now. You know what I mean? Like I'm not apologizing for the disorder I'm apologizing for the actions that might have hurt somebody like I just mentioned in my last video about how this channel is changing Like I want to like promote like kindness and being nice to each other and stuff like that like Not apologizing for things you did in a manic episode is ridiculous and it's not cool Like once you come come back down like you got to sit back and reflect and say yo Like I'm sorry of what I did during that episode hurt you like One of the main reasons is is like we talk a lot about the stigma of mental illness on this channel And sometimes we're the ones perpetuating the stigma People then use that as a reason to stigmatize mental illness They think that we're all running around just acting nuts and not having to apologize for any of our actions And that's not cool because it's hurting the overall cause of what we're trying to accomplish together So yeah, Kanye, you should apologize when you freak out and do these things and not apologizing That has nothing to do with mental illness. That has something to do with pride and ego those two things That's it. So Kanye, you're my boy, but you need to apologize. All right, but anyways, I hope you enjoyed this video Uh me trying to explain the new album by Kanye West. Yay By the way, please do me a favor if you want to learn more about bipolar disorder living with bipolar disorder Uh, I will link in the description two of my buddies k a k a bipolar pug her channel and then also kim charlson Both of them i've done collapse with them They talk a lot about their struggles with bipolar and things that help them So please go check out their channels. All right. 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