Lukas Gage’s STD & BPD Confession Shocks Fans

• Lukas Gage’s new memoir, “I Wrote This for Attention,” reveals his deeply personal struggles with mental health, substance use, and traumatic relationships.
• In a shocking chapter titled “Big-Penis Disorder,” Gage recounts contracting both gonorrhea and chlamydia from an ex-boyfriend who then ghosted him.
• The actor bravely connects this traumatic experience to his lifelong fear of abandonment and his eventual diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
• Gage doesn’t hold back, also discussing his family’s difficult divorce, his drug and alcohol use, and the real story behind his headline-making love life.

Lukas Gage Reveals Traumatic Diagnosis After Shocking Betrayal

Actor Lukas Gage is laying everything bare in a brutally honest new memoir, “I Wrote This for Attention,” and an exclusive excerpt reveals a story of betrayal that led to a life-changing diagnosis. The star, known for his roles in HBO’s “The White Lotus” and “Euphoria,” is getting ahead of the narrative, sharing deeply personal struggles with trauma, relationships, and mental health.

The “Big-Penis Disorder” Chapter

In a chapter provocatively titled “Big-Penis Disorder,” Gage chronicles a painful relationship with an ex who he describes as an “easygoing, earthy Malibu himbo.” The story takes a dark turn as Gage reveals he contracted two STDs at once—gonorrhea and chlamydia—from the partner, who repeatedly lied about his infidelity.

Gage writes that after confronting his then-boyfriend with the undeniable symptoms, the ex continued to deny it, even inventing a fake illness caused by “Malibu bacteria” from the ocean. After the diagnosis was confirmed, the ultimate betrayal came when the ex ghosted him completely, moving to Utah the next day for someone else.

A Path to Diagnosis

The emotional fallout from the abandonment and betrayal prompted Gage to seek professional help. The actor shares that this painful chapter was the catalyst for him being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Gage explains how the diagnosis finally gave him a framework to understand his lifelong fear of abandonment, self-image issues, and extreme mood swings.

“Hearing it laid out made me feel so flattened,” Gage writes, but also notes the relief in feeling less alone. The memoir tackles his entire life with the same unflinching honesty, from his parents’ divorce to substance use and his highly-publicized relationships.