Kim Kardashian is opening up about feeling like she had “Stockholm syndrome” while going through her breakup with Kanye West.
So, what exactly does that mean? And what did she have to say about it?
Keep reading to find out more…
The Cleveland Clinic defines Stockholm syndrome as “a coping mechanism to a captive or abusive situation. People develop positive feelings toward their captors or abusers over time. This condition applies to situations including child abuse, coach-athlete abuse, relationship abuse and sex trafficking.”
The condition was first named after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden back in 1973 when some of the bank employees developed sympathetic feelings for the bank robbers.
Kim shared her feelings during the season seven premiere of The Kardashians, which is now streaming on Hulu.
“I’ve been able to hide it for so long,” Kim said. “I always felt like I had a little bit of Stockholm syndrome, to where I always felt really bad and always protected [him] and always wanted to help [him].”
Kim used to think, “I should’ve stuck it out” or “I could’ve helped,” but “this was the first time I didn’t feel that responsibility personally.”
Kim doesn’t think that she can ever walk away from Kanye.
“That’s not my reality. This person, we have 4 kids together. It’s very confusing, because it’ll be all this talk on the internet of like, ‘I’m keeping the kids.’ He’s never once called and asked [to see them],” Kim said. “But then I’ll wake up, and it’s on Twitter that I’m keeping the kids. When it’s not true and not rational, I just have to… I can’t engage all the time. It’s a divorce, not a kidnapping.”
Kim also revealed a scary medical diagnosis on the latest episode.